Jantine Patricians
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The Jantine Patricians were Imperial Guard Regiments[1i] hailing from Jant Normanidus Prime.[1b][1f][1i]
Of particular note was the First Regiment of the Jantine Patricians, who were often referred to as the Jantine Patricians in and of themselves.[1a][1i]
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Combat Doctrine
The Jantine Patricians were primarily heavy infantry regiments, fielding troops comparable in some ways to storm troopers.[1h] They were considered extremely skilled and disciplined[1h] and, despite their reputation for aristocratic snobbery, they were surprisingly adaptable and resourceful.[1f]
In addition to their heavy infantry core, each regiment had access to moderate armoured support, including Phaethon-pattern Leman Russ Battle Tanks, Leman Russ Demolishers and Chimeras, along with some light artillery in the form of Griffon Armoured Weapons Carriers.[1c]
In battle, the Patricians were known to sing and chant to unnerve their enemies. The most notable of these was an ancient Jantine war-hymn called the Alto Credo. Both officers and guardsmen of the Jantine were graduates of a prestigious military academy on Jant, which gave them great pride in their martial abilities and inclined them to think themselves superior to other Guard regiments.[1h]
Equipment
The Jantine Patricians sported deep purple uniforms edged with chrome.[1b][1d] Rank was denoted by a number of decorative gold markers. They wore heavy metal cuirasses and other ornate armour, to denote their role as heavy shock troopers.
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Known Actions
- Kentaur — Fighting against orks.[1f]
- Khedd 1173 — Fighting against native Kheddite nomads when they rebelled against the Imperium.[1f]
- Sabbat Worlds Crusade[1a]
Known Regiments
- Jantine First — Known as the Emperor's Chosen. The most highly decorated regiment, to the point that they were often known as the Jantine Patricians, despite the existence of other Jantine regiments.[1a][1i] One of the oldest and most decorated regiments to take part in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade[1a], they were embroiled in a conspiracy by Lord High Militant General Dravere and Inquisitor Heldane to take control of the Crusade. They were wiped out while trying to eliminate the Tanith First on Menazoid Epsilon by the Vitrian Dragoons Third.[1i]
- Jantine Third[1e]
- Jantine Fourth — Known to have fought on Khedd 1173.[1f]
- Jantine Eleventh — Known to have fought on Khedd 1173.[1f]
Notable Members
- Aldo Dercius — General. Commanding officer of the Jantine Patricians prior to the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Killed in a duel with Commissar Ibram Gaunt on Khedd 1173.[1f]
- Draker Flense — Colonel. Commanding officer of the Jantine First during the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.[1a]
- Brochuss — Second officer to Colonel Flense.[1b]
- Saulus — Major[1f]
See also
Sources
- 1: First and Only (Novel) — The Founding (Omnibus)
- 1a: Part Two, Chapter Four
- 1b: Part Two, Chapter Eleven
- 1c: Part Three, Chapter Five
- 1d: Part Four, Chapter Two
- 1e: A Memory: Manzipor, Thirty Years Earlier (Interstitial between Parts Four and Five)
- 1f: A Memory: Khedd 1173, Sixteen Years Earlier (Interstitial between Parts Five and Six)
- 1g: Part Six, Chapter One
- 1h: Part Six, Chapter Sixteen
- 1i: Part Six, Chapter Twenty-One
