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== Organisation==
[[Image:Khorne berserker2.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Khorne Berzerker]]]]
Even before their fall to Chaos the War Hounds were known to favour close assaults, and this doctrine only grew more pronounced under the command of Angron and the transition into the World Eaters. Angron did little to change the higher-level organisation of the legion, with the [[echelons]] (a World Eaters formation roughly equivalent to the [[Chapters]] of other legions) only undergoing a slight biasing towards line infantry. The World Eaters as a legion force could best be described as a hybrid of tactical and close assault units, with significant amounts of assault support units such as [[Terminators]] and [[Land Speeders]].{{Fn|14e}}
==Culture==
As determined masters of close-combat, the World Eaters were skilled in the employ of practically all hand-to-hand weapons. One in particular grew synonymous with the legion however; the [[chain-axe]]. The legion favoured a broad-bladed pattern that dated back to the [[techno-barbarian]] tribes of Old Terra, and their habit of using this type of weapon grew into almost an obsession after their Primarch was revealed to be a master with the weapon type. Angron refined the chain-axe and it's use in his legion, as well as teaching his warriors new ways to kill with it, inspiring a cult of personal combat concentrated around using the weapon. The reputation of the chain-axe as a weapon grew in the Imperium thanks to the World Eaters, and its use spread to other legions as a result. At least one record opines that the chain-axe was the perfect metaphor for the World Eaters themselves; a brutal, remorseless machine with no purpose other than to kill.{{Fn|14e}}
The huge emphasis on personal combat was present inside the legion as well as on the battlefield. Training was with live rounds and whetted blades, often against other legionaries. Indeed, past a certain point in training, gladiatorial fights became potentially sanctioned ass to the death.{{Fn|14e}}
After a certain point, almost every legionary would undergo the voluntary implantation of the [[Butcher's Nails]], the psycho-surgical implants that heightened aggression and pain tolerance to extreme levels. A side-effect of these devices would soon become apparent; they robbed the wearer of peace, satisfaction or joy except when stimulated in battle. While the effect of the Nails was not identical from person to person, the shared burden of bearing them would unite all World Eaters (and even their sire, Angron) in a bond of tortured familiarity.{{Fn|14e}}
==Recruitment==
The standard tactics of the War Hounds, and especially the World Eaters, typically resulted in high casualty levels for the legion. In order to keep up their strength, the World Eaters were involved in continual recruitment, with Angron choosing to personally streamline and cut out elements of the standard process, in order to accelerate the viability of recruits. He was also noted to have regularly donated his own genetic material direct to his [[Apothecaries]], in order to speed up the organ culture and implantation process, as well as ensure the stability of the grafting. These recruits were taken from various [[Feral World]]s and [[Feudal World]]s that the legion came across.((Fn|14e}}
==Noted Elements of the World Eaters==
**{{Endn|14c}}: p.86
**{{Endn|14d}}: p.87-88
**{{Endn|14e}}: p.89
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Betrayer (Novel)]]{{cite this}} pgs. 240-242
**{{Endn|15a}}: Chapter 9
