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Back on their home world, Catachans maintain strong tribal traditions and structures, and this carries over to the regiments, drawn from the death world. Whereas the tribe would elect a headman, the regiment would elect its own captains, sergeants and other ranking officers and entire regiments could be drawn from small geographical areas. It is not uncommon for many squads to be made up of men related to each other. Cousin fighting alongside cousin, brother alongside brother and quite often serve under an uncle or, in rare circumstances, a grandfather. These close-knit structures have resulted in levels of trust and teamwork that are virtually unparalleled within the Imperial Guard.
Catachan regiments generally lack Commissars. Even these tough and uncompromising officers are unable to assert their authority over the Catachan soldiers; in fact, they are resented by troops, and it is not uncommon for Commissars assigned to Catachan regiments to be "dragged" by their own troops, or for them to simply go missing. For their part, the Commissars do not take issue with the Catachans abilities as soldiers, they aren't cowards or idlers, they are born killers, tough, ferocious and skilled - they just have no respect. The hardy Organns - who may well have evolved on Catachan themselves - commonly fight in Catachan regiments, indeed, due to their heavily developed physiques, normal human Catachans are sometimes referred to as "Baby Ogryns". Catachan regiments, do not field the typical Hardened Veterans as other regiments do, instead, due to the sheer lethality of their home world, even a standard Catachan Guardsman is considered to be a Veteran in their own right, these troopers are formed into Veteran Infantry Squads.
Catachan Devil Squads - The fearsome Catachan Jungle Fighter regiments, include squads of warriors exceptional even by the exacting standards of their birth world. They are seasoned Jungle Fighters who are deadly in close combat, also making use of a versatile array of ranged weapons for every occasion. In Catachan regiments these elite soldiers are called "Catachan Devils", in reference to their famous kill-knives and the voracious predators of their world whose fierceness they emulate in combat. The Devil's senses are honed to a razor's edge, allowing them to recognize hidden threats in their midst, even enemies who are under cloaking devices. Their particular mission is usually to conduct long-range penetration raids deep behind enemy lines, responsible for bearing the brunt of the enemy's response when battle is finally joined. In other instances Devil's are used as expert scouts and specialists, when deployed in this manner they range ahead of the Catachans main force, engaging enemy ambushers, launching surprise attacks, setting traps and herding enemy forces into the most dangerous of terrain. These squads consist of one veteran Sergeant and between four and nine "Catachan Devil" Guardsmen, some squads may include a veteran officer. Even a regular Catachan is genetically superior on a level that normal humans simply cannot match, making the Devil's reputation even more impressive. The greatest of these fearsome warriors is the famed "One Man Army", Sly Marbo.
Veteran Assault Teams - Second only to the Catachan Devils themselves, these groups are formed from the bravest and most "Gung Ho" of the regiment's warriors. Assault Teams take the fight directly to the enemy, they bear the brunt of the bloody combat that often occurs in jungle fighting and so are heavily armed with Frag Grenades, Demolition Charges, Flamers, Meltas and Plasma Guns.
Veteran Snipers - The Catachans recruit their own snipers from amongst their finest marksmen, considered to be some of the best in the Imperial Guard. These snipers will take up a position for hours, even days before a battle just to find the perfect spot in the trees or amongst the roots and will conceal themselves fully before the enemy draws near. Concentrated sniper fire can throw enemy units into complete confusion, as the snipers are almost impossible to spot in the dense jungle canopy of the environments where the Catachans usually serve. They often impregnate their bullets with toxins which give them a second chance at killing the enemy, if the bullet didn't succeed then the poison probably will. They are also excellent at disappearing in terrain as well as making use of the best cover in their operating environment. Most companies have up to three Veteran Snipers that act autonomously. These elite snipers are superior even to the skilled Sharpshooters and Imperial Guard Snipers used by other regiments.
Catachans are even known to field unique Rough Riders, who fight atop one of the mighty Giant Reptiles native to the planet.
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