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Catachan Jungle Fighters

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'''"We've run into scorpions the size of battle tanks. Three men died from Eyerot last week and I've sweated enough to fill a lake. Emperor help me, I love this place -- it's just like home!" — Captain Rock of the Catachan III "Green Devils," commenting on [[Varestus Prime]]
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The '''Catachan Jungle Fighters''' also known as '''"Baby Ogryns"''' due to their slabs of muscle, are the fearsome [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s from [[Catachan]], possibly the most notorious [[Death World]] in the [[Imperium]]. Because of this, Catachans have a well-deserved reputation as the deadliest jungle-warfare experts in the galaxy. Extremely resourceful and uncompromising warriors, they are deadly skilled up close with their specialised and brutal [[Catachan Knives|close combat blades]] or from ambush with their [[lasgun]]s. In jungle terrain they are unsurpassed, with each Catachan being worth ten of any other regiment. Their ranks include some of the deadliest men in the Imperium, including the legendary "One Man Army" [[Sly Marbo]] and "Stonetooth" [[Harker]], a man who's endurance and strength could rival a [[Space Marine]]{{Fn|1f}}.
== Recruitment and Training ==
==Organization==
Catachan regiments generally lack [[Commissar]]s. 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 "fragged" by their own troops. [[Ogryn]]s however - who may well have evolved on Catachan themselves - commonly fight in Catachan regiments.{{Cite This}} Due to their heavily developed physiques, normal human Catachans are sometimes referred to as "baby Baby Ogryns."{{Cite This}}
'''Catachan Devil Squads''' - The closest thing the jungle fighters have to [[Storm Troopers]], Catachan regiments include squads of warriors exceptional even by the exacting standards of their birth world. In Catachan regiments these are called "Catachan Devils," in reference to their famous kill-knives and the voracious predators of their world whose fierceness they emulate in combat. These elite squads consist of one veteran Sergeant and between four and nine "Catachan Devil" Guardsmen. Some squads may even include a veteran officer.
 
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