Rapid Reaction Regiment Part 2

After Colonel Damonx returned to Tiberius from the 2nd war of Armageddon, he was hailed as a Hero and was promoted to General. The war had a profound affect on the General,he know from his experiences at Hades Hive, that the old slow tactics he was trained in were not suited to the fluid nature of some War zones.

The new General campaigned hard to reform the military Forces on Tiberius . He was finally given the task of reorganizing the whole Planetary Defence Forces. He wasted no time, The old Planetary Defense Forces were reorganized into Battle Groups, Incorporating Mechanized infantry, Armored units and Air support. Better suited to respond quickly to any and all treats. Depending on the size of the threat, depends on how many Battle Groups are sent. The next part was how new recruits to the PDF are to be trained plus the ongoing training of the PDF. Making sure that all elements worked in a cohesive manner. The surviving members of the 633th Regiment were placed in positions to pass on their experiences. The Elite of the PDF are formed into the Rapid Reaction Forces. Which receive further training and equipment, It is from these forces that Imperial guard Regiments are formed.

The legacy of General Damonx has prepared Future Imperial guard Regiments to be able to rapidly redeploy with little external support and have the equipment to deal with most threats. This has lead to concerns from the Administratum and the Inquisition about over stocking of war supply's.

Regiment Commanders know that combat losses reduce the effectiveness of a regiment. They are flexible and willing to include units from other regiments. This has had many benefits from new tactics and equipment also created good trade and defence treaties across the Sector.

Rapid Reaction Regiment Part 1

Imperial guard Regiments raised from Tiberius Primaris Are called Rapid Reaction Regiments, this was not always the case, before they followed the more traditional Imperial guard regiment structure. Until the return of Colonel Damonx from the 2nd Armageddon War in 941.M41

Colonel Damonx Was the Commanding officer of the 633th Tiberius Regiment, when the Orks invaded Armageddon. The 633th along with the 573rd Armored Regiment where dispatched to fight the Xeno scum.

After arriving and seeing the scale of the invasion and the inept job Overlord Herman Von Strab was doing of command. Colonel Damonx supported Commissar Yarrick's decision to order the Astropaths to send a signal for aid. Which eared him von strab's displeasure so the 633th were exiled to Hades Hive.

Col Damonx quickly learned that the old tactics that the 633th where trained in would not work in a city fight. A new fluid reactive approach was needed,it was not long before the Col and the 633th were engaged in hit and run raids on the orks.

Soon Captain Thanatos from the 6th Company pioneered the use of Imperial tanks too badly battle damaged to be of any more use in combat,so they were made to look like looted ork tanks, fitted with basic remote controls and filled with home made explosives. Rolling them up to mobs of orks and detonating them. The orks never did catch on, maybe because ork tanks naturally just go Boom!

Despite the desperate rationing of supplies and ammo. Col Damonx and Yarrick know that the city couldn't last much longer, the Iron will of the defenders alone wouldn't be enough. So it was with a heavy heart that they started the evacuation of the city.

Many wounded soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice in holding back the ork attacks, so the rest could be evacuated. Running the gauntlet of anti aircraft fire and fighters trying to intercept them.

Most of the 633th did not survive the war, those that did went back to Tiberius as a Honour guard for the Colonel. The 573nd Armored Regiment were completely destroyed at the battle of Secundus .

Background

SEGMENTUM : SOLAR

SECTOR : Canis Minoris

Sub Sector : Procyon

System : Tiberius

Population : 14,000,000

Affiliation : Imperium

Class : Gamma (Civilised)

Tithe Grade : Exactis Tertius ( Ore, Metals)



Tiberius Primarius is unusual in that it is now a progressive Planet. With an elected Lord Governor, as like most Imperial planets they have had there far share of civil strife, crime and xeno raids. There is for the most part widespread stability, mainly due to a good education system. Higher learning is well respected.

Mining of a dense asteroid belt is the main Industry and employer on the Planet. It has a tech level of Alfa thanks to good Trade and defence pacts with the Adeptus Machanicus at Phaeton. There has been confrontation in the past between mining company's and the Adeptus Mechanicus on the usage of non sanctioned equipment.

The Planetary Defence Force (PDF) are well trained and Equipped. They are formed into Battle groups. The planet Tahnel has a military exchange program with Tiberius Primarius, this has lead to having a well trained PDF Ocean Navy.
The Elite of the PDF are selected for the Rapid Reaction Force(RRF)this is where the Imperial Guard Regiments are formed from.