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[[Image:cadian-kasrkins.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Cadian Kasrkin Storm Troopers]]
'''Storm Troopers''' are highly-trained shock troops forming the elite core of an [[Imperial Guard]] force that is a Storm Trooper regiment. They are trained to carry out special operations such as deep strike assaults, reconnaissance, and infiltration beyond enemy lines.Storm Troopers are the very best soldiers the Imperial Guard has to offer, being trained to the peak of human perfection, their combat skills are unmatched within the ranks of the Imperial Guard.<sup>5</sup>
Storm Trooper recruits are chosen from the progena of the [[Schola Progenium]], where they have been raised and educated, and molded into loyal and dedicated servants of the [[Emperor]]. They are then taught superior battle tactics and the use of more advanced equipment than the average Guardsmen.
While Storm Troopers are organized into their own Storm Troop regiments, the regiments are not deployed as a whole. Units (most often single companies or platoons) of Storm Troopers are attached to other Imperial Guard regiments for a specific campaign, to provide an elite specialist covert operations core entrusted with carrying out important missions requiring more training and initiative than possessed by the average Guardsman. Storm Troopers are effective at spearheading assaults into heavily fortified positions, infiltrating behind enemy lines and sowing confusion and panic. They are often dropped into the thick of combat from [[Valkyrie Assault Carriers|Valkyrie]], guns blazing before they even touch the ground.
Regular Guardsmen often regard the inimitably dedicated and better equipped Storm Troopers with a certain amount of animosity, referring to them by such names as 'Big Toy Soldiers' and 'Glory Boys'.Regardless of the opinion of the average Guardsman, none who witness Storm Troopers in action can deny they are worthy of such titles.<sup>5</sup>
Storm Troopers are deployed throughout the Imperial Guard. Regiments that commonly employ Storm Troopers include:
The Storm Trooper's standard equipment is superior to regimental Guardsmen and includes [[carapace armour]] (superior to the standard [[flak armour]] in use by regimental Guardsmen) as well as the [[Hellgun]], a higher powered lasgun which incorporates a [[targeter]]. They are equipped with both [[frag grenade|frag]] and [[krak grenade]]s.
More recently, Storm Troopers hellguns are being equipped replaced with [[Hotshot Lasgun|hotshot lasguns]], a type of modified lasgun with a supercharged magazine with high armour-piercing corecapabilities.<sup>5</sup>
==Variations of Storm Troops==
These are the elite of the already superior [[Cadian Shock Troops|Cadian]] military and are picked up while still serving as [[Whiteshield]]s in the Cadian armed forces. Their training is comparable, if not better to that of [[Storm Trooper]]s (they are the Cadian equivalent) and they are utterly dedicated to the preservation of Cadia, whereas Storm Troopers are indoctrinated to the defense of the entire [[Imperium]].
They are highly trained in the use of numerous weapons, and are armoured with [[Carapace Armour]]. They have an ethos of duty and honour and a devotion to the Emperor that is impressive for members of the [[Imperial Guard]].<sup>5</sup> Whereas the standard Storm Trooper is looked down upon in envy by Imperial Guardsmen, the standard Kasrkin is looked upon up to with favour. They are the ultimate warrior to fight against the enemies of the Imperium (such as the forces of Chaos), and they lead the charge in the defense of Cadia. To be a Kasrkin is to hold a position of honour, and all Cadians recognize this.
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