Jouran Dragoons
The Jouran Dragoons are Imperial Guard Regiments raised from Jouran. They are mostly mechanised infantry.
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Battle Style
- The brave may fall, but never surrender — Regimental motto.[2]
The men and women of the Jouran Dragoons ride into battle in armoured transports like the Chimera. They are often seen in the vanguard of Imperial armies supporting armoured regiments like the Narmenian or Ketzok Armoured. Some of these associations stretch back over millennia and the Jourans have participated in the speartip of many great campaigns throughout the Imperium. After a salient has been created by the heavy tanks of the armoured regiments, the Jouran Dragoons speed through the gaps to gain territory and disrupt the enemy front.[2]
Masters of blitzkrieg warfare, the Jouran regiments are often seen following armoured thrusts closely. Many a campaign has been won by a timely coup de main executed by the Jouran Dragoons.[2a]
Appearance & Uniform
In battle, troopers wear a heavy vest of ballistic cloth with extra pectoral protection and flexible shoulder reinforcements. For formal occasions and the day to day, members of the regiment wear a sky blue jacket.[2a]
Weapons & Equipment
The Jourans carry the standard Mars pattern lasrifle into battle along with the normal Imperial Guard support equipment, and a ceremonial dueling knife that is traditional on Jouran.[2]
In battle they wear bulky flak vests and fighting overalls. They ride the Chimera transport into battle with supporting Leman Russ Battle Tanks for heavy support. In addition to this they use standard Imperial Guard support tanks such as the Basilisk.[2a]
Notable Regiments
- Jouran 23rd Dragoons Regiment — known to have fought at Ekonif XIV and the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 29th Dragoons Regiment — known to have fought at Ekonif XIV and the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 30th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 39th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 44th Dragoons Regiment — Specialised in combating the Tyranid menace, this unit is also know for its use of Ogryn auxiliaries.[5]
- Jouran 87th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 103/9th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 112th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade. Part of Battlegroup Vindict.[1a]
- Jouran 327th Dragoons Regiment — The Eleggan Projection.[4]
- Jouran 383rd Dragoons Regiment — Annihilated as a fighting force by Chaos Space Marines during the Siege of Hydra Cordatus.[2d] Survivors were taken as slaves by the victorious Iron Warriors, later seen on the planet Medrengard,[3] or redistributed to other Jouran regiments.
- Jouran 384th Dragoons Regiment — Participated in the 13th Black Crusade.[1b]
Notable Members
- Castellan Vauban[2b]
- Lieutenant Colonel Mikail Leonid[2a]
- Major Tedeski[2c]
- Colour Sergeant Ellard[3]
- Lieutenant Larana Utorian[2b]
- Guardsman Julius Hawke — 383rd regiment's only non-captured survivor after the Hydra Cordatus incident.[2d]
See also
Sources
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- 1: The 13th Black Crusade (Background Book):
- 2: Storm of Iron (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Chapter Five
- 3: Dead Sky, Black Sun (Novel) by Graham McNeill, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight
- 4: White Dwarf 284 (UK) – Eye of Terror: Famous regiments of the Imperial Guard, pg. 84
- 5: White Dwarf 286 (AU) - Regiments of the Imperium, pg. 110
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