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As regiments fight grueling campaigns that last for years on end, eventually they will shrink in size as the number of casualties rises. In many cases an entire company will be reduced to a single squad of the most battle-tested, hardcore Guardsmen blessed with the strength and will to survive the nightmarish battlefields of the [[M41|41st Millennium]]. These [[Hardened Veterans]] are experts in all aspects of warfare, from marksmanship to demolition work, and carry a variety of non-standard weapons and equipment. Some regiments may have whole companies of battle-born killers, having survived the grim realities of warfare relatively unscathed. In many cases however these [[Imperial Guard Squad#Veteran Squad|lone squads]] of hardened survivors will be attached to other regiments, often newly-formed ones, in the hope that their skills will be assimilated by their new parent unit. The [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]]

do not contain Hardened Veterans as elite troops, instead their standard soldiers are considered to be the equivalent, having grown up and survived on the galaxy's deadliest planet.{{Fn|5e}}{{Fn|11}}

===Heavy Gunner===

*{{Endn|12}}: [[Only War: Hammer of the Emperor]], pg. 58

*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (8th Edition)]], pg. 10

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