Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-25356210-20160316023355/@comment-26258526-20160318005802

Infantry:

Whiteshields: The name for the planetary defense force these men are the last line of defense and normally quite young. When you join the guard you are put into the Whiteshields until you see combat, then you become a proper guardsmen. They are armed with flak armor and a lasrife

Guardsmen: The standard infantry of the Imperium they are White shields that have been promoted. They makeup the garrison of every planet and form the main offensive arm of the Imperium. Armed with flak armor, a lasrifle, grenades that are mission specific, and heavy weapons that support the infantry.

Heavy Infantry: Armed in an advanced form of flak armor along with gas masks mounted into their helmets the heavy infantry are guardsmen who have severed in 5 campaigns and passed the required tests. Heavy Infantry are armed with heavy laser rifle, 2 frag grenades, 2 AT grenades, and 2 gas grenades.

Steel legion: More commonly know as grenadiers the steel legion is an advanced group of heavy infantry who have become skilled in the use of using APCs in battle. Originally an army group that the general requiped with specialized weapons and armor the steel legion quickly showed their effectiveness and became a specialized form of heavy infantry that every guardsmen is given an option to join after they become 5 campaign veterans. Armed is the older Mk3 helmets and brown greatcoats the steel legion has made a name to any who oppose them.

Death Korps: The only type of infantry that is region specific the Korps is known throughout the Imperium for their never take a step back attitude and their famous mask. Formed after a huge invasion of aliens engulfed the who solar system and moved on to the next the Imperium was to busy holding off the invasion to send relief to the planets of the besieged system. Holding every city of every planet to the last man for 80 years the men of the Krieg system become highly elite. After holding for 60 years the commander of the Krieg system order the use of nuclear weapons and the evacuation of every citizen below grounds, soon the planet of the Krieg system where radioactive waste lands covered in trenches from the ongoing siege. When the Imperium finally broke the siege they expect to find nothing but the dead left of the once beautiful system, they didn't expect to find a whole army of men highly trained in trench combat and fighting in hostile terrain. The Korps adopted the MK1 helmet after weapon and armor shortages occurred, they also use the standard lasrife and guards armament, but they wear a greatcoat instead of flak armor and use old style boots instead of standard issue boots.