Information about Plastic Model Kit
| Model kit: | Warhammer 40000 Imperial Guard Cadians Snap-fit |
| Finished: | 2012 |
| Manufacturer: | Games Workshop |
| Colour version: | Cadian Standard Uniform |
| Number of miniatures: | 5 |
| Number of parts: | 15 |
| Size of the model: | 4 cm |
| Difficulty: |  |
| Quality of the model kit: |  |
Specifications
| Unit Composition: | 1 Sergeant + 9 Guardsmen |
| Unit Type: | Infantry |
| War Gear: | Flak armour, Lasgun, Close-combat weapon |
Description
The Cadian Shock Troopers are Imperial Guard regiments from the fortress world of Cadia. On Cadia the birth rate and recruitment rate are synonymous. Cadian regiments are highly disciplined, excellent shots and use elite shock troops to lead their attacks. The primary strength of every regiment is its manpower and their wide array of powerful weapons. Infantry squads such as this are the back bone of the Imperial Guard.
Located at the edge of the Eye of Terror, Cadia forms the first line of defence against Chaos incursions, such as the Black Crusades. Because of this, Cadia is one of the most strategically important planets in the Galaxy, and the entire population is militarized to some degree. The Cadians are widely regarded as some of the best troops in the Imperium, short of the Space Marines themselves.
As a fortress world, the entire population of Cadia is under arms. Cadian children are taught to strip, assemble and shoot a Lasgun before they are taught how to write. As soon as they are of age, every Cadian teenager is inducted into the Youth Armies, organized into Whiteshield platoons and trained under grueling conditions at a castellum. When not in combat alongside the Shock Troopers these Youth Armies fight mock battles against each other in the Cadian wilderness.
Any Cadian who can't field-strip his own lasgun by age ten was born on the wrong planet. – Cadian proverb
As a heavily industrialized and militarized planet, Cadia is able to supply the Shock Troopers with the finest equipment available. Their uniforms are camouflaged to suit the various terrains found in the Cadian wilderness. The M36 Kantrael lasrifle, the stock lasgun of the Shock Troopers, is noted for its robustness compared to other lasgun marks.
Cadian regiments are organized around a core of companies, anywhere from two to thirty depending on a variety of factors when it was raised. Infantry companies, normally between one to four hundred men each, are led by a command squad and consists of between two to six platoons, as well as any additional support units attached to the company, such as a squadron of Sentinels and a Sentry Gun battery. Each platoon will be led by its own command squad and consist of between two to six squads. Normal infantry squads are given a unique three-digit identifier that consists of company number, platoon number, and squad number.
Source of information:
- Imperial Guard Cadians. Link to the source: www.games-workshop.com.
- Cadian Shock Troopers - Lexicanum. Link to the source: wh40k.lexicanum.com.
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