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[[Image:Geno25.jpg|thumb|right|450px|Warriors of the {{PAGENAME}} bow before a member of the [[Alpha Legion]].{{Fn|1a}}]]
The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a regiment of the [[Imperial Army]] raised on [[Terra]], one of the [[Old Hundred]], those Terran military formations that the [[Emperor]] allowed to continue past [[Unification]] and on into the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|1c}}
Originating on [[Terra]] during the [[Unification Wars]], the Geno Five-Two Chiliad were selected to be one of the [[Old Hundred|Terran military formations]] allowed to continue fighting under the banner of the Emperor, and were part of the initial [[Great Crusade|Crusade]] force sent out into the [[galaxy]]. As such, by the approach of the [[Horus Heresy]], they had one of the longest and finest military histories of any Imperial unit.{{Fn|1c}}
The Geno Five-Two Chiliad fought throughout the Great Crusade, but their most notable actions were those under the command of [[Lord Commander]] [[Teng Namatjira]], where they battled the heretical forces present on the world of [[Nurth]]{{Fn|1c}}, and then were deployed — and subsequently lost — in mysterious circumstances upon the world of [[42 Hydra Tertius]] around 003.[[M31]].{{Fn|1h1i}}
===Notable Campaigns===
**[[Zantium]] — Fought the [[Dragonoid]] cadres.{{Fn|1c}}
**[[Nurth]] — Fought [[Nurthene]] rebels.{{Fn|1c}}
**[[42 Hydra Tertius]] — Last known deployment.{{fn|1h1i}}
==Organisation==
===Regimental Hierarchy===
*''[[Uxor|Uxor Primus]]'': Overall command rank for the regiment.{{Fn|1h}}
*''[[Uxor]]'': Command rank, having authority over one or more companies and/or part of the regiment's logistics and intelligence departments.{{Fn|1a}}{{Fn|1c}}{{Fn|1e}}
*''[[Genewhip]]'': [[Commissar|Political Officer]]. Responsible for regulating Chiliad's ethos, maintaining conduct and morale, and enforcing discipline.{{Fn|1f}}
The Geno wore a bulky-seeming uniform that nevertheless allowed them to operate with some grace of movement. A thick leather and armourchain bodyglove formed the main item of clothing, with waist-length coats and waist-length capes of yellow merdacaxi (a [[Terra]]n variety of silk) commonly worn over the top. Their armour segments were lined with fur, and coats and capes were embroidered with company symbols and other military devices. Helmets were of the spiked variety, either in orange or silver and often trimmed with beads or fur. Standard issue gear was carried in a lightweight pack, with a long sword-bayonet slung at the waist. [[Uxor]]s wore black, lightweight variants of the uniform, often covered over with gray cloaks or coats.{{Fn|1c}}
The standard issue weapon of the Geno was the [[lascarbine]], with support weapons being [[Missile launcher|RPG-sowers]], [[Flamer|fire poles]] and [[autocannon|support cannons]].{{Fn|1c}} In conjunction with ranged weapons, troopers carried telescopic pikes : these could extend to reach 10 meters, were lined with las-spines at the tip of the blade, and had gravitic counterweights at the base of the haft.{{fn|1g1h}} Additional equipment issued during the [[Nurth]] campaign consisted of [[Glare-shades|glare-shades]] and [[Liqnite sprayer|liqnite sprayers]].{{Fn|1c}}
They possessed some amounts of light armour, such as the [[Centaur]]{{Fn|1c}}, and transport vehicles such as the [[Scarab (Imperial)|Scarab]]{{Fn|1d}}.
**{{Endn|1e}}: Part One, ch. 3
**{{Endn|1f}}: Part One, ch. 5
**{{Endn|1g}}: Part One, ch. 10**{{Endn|1h}}: Part One, ch. 12**{{Endn|1h1i}}: Part Two, ch. 11
[[Category:The Great Crusade]]
[[Category:The Horus Heresy]]
[[Category:Imperial Army Regiments]]
