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Cadian Shock Troopers

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==Organization==
[[Image:Cadian-sniper-1.gif|thumb|right|200px|Cadian Sniper]]
The primary Cadian regiment, known as a Shock Trooper regiment, is a combined-arms force which integrates a mixture of arms and equipment, from artillery to heavy armour, although other more dedicated types of regiments exist as well, including armoured, artillery, mechanised and reconassaincereconnaissance.{{Fn|12b}}
Cadian regiments are organized around a core of [[Imperial Guard Company|companies]], anywhere from two to thirty depending on a variety of factors when it was raised; for example the Cadian 91st, raised in response to the [[13th Black Crusade]], numbered ten companies and was considered a small Cadian unit,{{Fn|11a}} while the storied [[Cadian 8th]] numbered twenty-four.{{Fn|3a}} Infantry companies, normally between one to four hundred men each, are led by a [[Imperial Guard Command Squad#Company Command Squads|command squad]] and consists of between two to six [[Imperial Guard Platoon|platoons]], as well as any additional support units attached to the company,{{Fn|11}} such as a squadron of Sentinels and a Sentry Gun battery.{{Fn|8}} Each platoon will be led by its own [[Platoon Command Squad|command squad]] and consist of between two to six [[Infantry Squad|squad]]s.{{Fn|11a}} Normal infantry squads are given a unique three-digit identifier, while command squads use a two-digit number with a central skull motif; special veteran or Kasrkin squads use a three-digit number beginning with one or two zeros.{{Fn|3b}} In some infantry regiments, the heavy weapons and infantry are segregated, in which case every fourth company is a dedicated [[Heavy Weapons Company]],{{Fn|9}} while in others they are intermixed, such as one heavy weapons platoon per company or one heavy weapons squad per platoon.{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|8}} Armoured companies are typically composed of three squadrons of three vehicles and a command vehicle.{{Fn|9}} Super-heavy tank companies are composed of four vehicles.{{Fn|6h}} However, the sizes of each unit is not fixed in place and can change drastically in times of war, a necessary feature inherit in the flexible command structure.{{Fn|11a}}