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|Population = Unknown
|Affiliation = [[Imperium]]{{Fn|2}}
|Class = [[Hive World]]{{Fn|2}}, [[Industrial World]]{{Fn|6a}}
|Tithe Grade = [[Exactis Extremis]] reduced to [[Solutio Tertius]]{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|6c}}
}}
Armageddon's surface features three main bodies of land: the [[Fire Wastes]] surrounding the north pole, the [[Deadlands]] around the south pole and one large equatorial landmass. These continents are separated by a world ocean.{{Fn|6c}}
The equatorial landmass supports the majority of the planet's population, including a number of [[Hive|hive cities]]. It is split into two continents - [[Armageddon Prime]] in the west and [[Armageddon Secundus]] to the east, which meet in a [[Equatorial Jungle|region dominated by a massive jungle]].{{Fn|6c}} The planet's atmosphere is thick and has been contaminated by thousands of years worth of industrial by-products, along with hydrogen sulphides (produced by volcanic activity) and carbon oxides (produced by decaying organic matter and a lack of plantlife). An average [[human]] requires mechanical assistance to breathe, although the thicker atmosphere does counteract the planet's relatively weak magnetic field, protecting Armageddon from cosmic radiation.{{Fn|2}} ===Other Planetary Data{{Fn|2}}===*'''Orbital Distance:''' 1.1 AU*'''Gravitation:''' 0.91G*'''Temperature:''' 60°С*'''Diameter:''' 900 miles*'''Moons:''' None
==Military==
Armageddon operates a large standing army, including both a [[Planetary Defense Force]] known as the [[Armageddon Defence Force]]{{Fn|1b}} and the famed [[Armageddon Steel Legion]] of the [[Imperial Guard]], which specialises in mechanised warfare and fighting [[Orks]].{{Fn|12a}} During the [[Second War for Armageddon]], they also operated specialised anti-[[Ork]] units known as the [[Armageddon Ork Hunters]]. In times of crisis, Armageddon also mobilises militias, such as the [[Armageddon Ash Waste Militia]] and the [[Armageddon Hive Militia]].{{Fn|6}}
The planet also sports extensive orbital defences, including layers of [[orbital mines]], spacedocks, weapons platforms and two manned [[Imperial Space Station]]s (one located over each pole).{{Fn|2}}
==Armageddon patterns==
**{{Endn|1a}}: pg. 61
**{{Endn|1b}}: pg. 2
*{{Endn|2}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic]] System Map at [https://web.archive.org/web/20021020234436/http://www.armageddon3.com/ English/Campaign/BFG/BFGmap.html Battlefleet Gothic Armageddon 3 Web SiteWarzones] ''(site archived page, last accessed 2007.06.11via Wayback Machine 24th December 2020)''
*{{Endn|3}}: [[Codex: Orks (4th Edition)]], pg. 25
*{{Endn|4}}: [[Codex: Grey Knights (5th Edition)]], pg. 13
