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[[Image:GalaxyTransport.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Galaxy Troop Ship{{Fn|2}}]]
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.{{Fn|2}}
[[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.{{Fn|1}}
The Galaxy has a compartment large enough to fit approximately 4 regiments but the size varies depending on the size of the regiments and the mission they're on.{{Fn|2}}