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The '''Galaxy''' is an [[Interstellar travel|interstellar]] fleet support ship used to transport regiments of the [[Imperial Guard]] from one star system to another. The Galaxy itself is not a proper warship although it will often operate as part of a [[battlefleet]], supplying troops for planetary landings.
[[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s are recruited from a world's best warriors - — [[gang]] fighters from [[hive world]]s, [[Planetary Defence Forces|planetary defence forces]] from industrialized worlds, tribal warriors from [[Feral World]]s and the feudal elite from [[Feudal World]]s.
At the time prescribed by the [[Administratum]], a troop ship such as a Galaxy arrives at the planet to recruit the elite warriors. They then begin a great journey through space during which they are trained in the armaments and tactics of the Imperium. They are issued with standard Imperial equipment - — [[lasgun]]s, [[flak armour]] and so forth - — and instructed in the [[Imperial Cult]]. When they arrive at their destination, they have been trained into a crack force, their natural warrior skills honed to a razor-sharp edge.
Some regiments are sent to conquer and pacify newly-discovered planets and may remain there afterwards as a garrison, forming a new warrior elite to rule the planet. Other regiments may be moved from warzone to warzone, fighting countless battles on the Imperium's behalf.
==Sources==
{{Cite}}*{{Endn|1}}: ''[[The Beguiling (Short Story)]]'' - — [[Ciaphas Cain: Hero of the Imperium (Omnibus)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], pg. 520
===Uncited===
*[[White Dwarf 139 (UK)]], [[White Dwarf 140 (UK)]], ''Imperial Spaceships'' by [[Jervis Johnson]], [[Andy Jones]], [[Simon Forrest]] and [[Rick Priestley]]
*[[Space Fleet (game)]]
[[Category:Imperial Fleet]]
[[Category:Naval Vessels]]
[[Category:Other Spacecraft]]
[[Category:Vehicles (Astra Militarum)]]
