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|source=''[[Colonel]] [[Aram Shayan]], Tallarn military philosopher{{Fn|5}}
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[[Image:Desert Raiders Icon.jpeg|thumb|right|Tallarn Desert Raiders Icon{{fn|10}}]]
==Notable Tallarn Regiments==
{{main|List of Tallarn Desert Raiders Regiments}}
*[[Tallarn 3rd]]{{Fn|3b}}
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|source=''— [[Colonel]] [[Aram Shayan]], Tallarn military philosopher{{Fn|5}}
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The '''Tallarn Desert Raiders''' are the [[Imperial Guard Regiment]]s raised from the bleak [[desert world]] of [[Tallarn]].{{Fn|3a}}
As a barren desert planet with so little to offer the Imperium besides manpower, Tallarn has made exporting soldiers its primary contribution to mankind. History dictates the future, and [[Tallarn]] is no exception to this. Following the [[Battle of Tallarn|desecration of their homeworld]] during the [[Horus Heresy]] by the [[Iron Warriors]] that saw their once fertile [[Agri-World]] reduced to waste, the Tallarn have been forced to make use of Mechanised Armour and APCs in order to safely move their infantry across the barren wasteland of their homeworld. As a result, the Tallarn Desert Raiders are also well known in their use of armoured warfare and their tank crews are some of the most renowned in the Imperium.{{Fn|3a}} These armored formations favor speed over steady advances or heavy firepower.{{Fn|22}}
Officers within the Tallarn Desert Raiders are usually selected from amongst their planets planet's tribal leaders.{{Fn|22}}
==Combat Doctrine==
[[Image:TallarnDesert Raiders Icon.gifjpeg|thumb|right|700pxTallarn Desert Raiders Icon{{Fn|Tallarn officers10}}]]The Tallarn Desert Raiders are most renowned for their abilities in swift armored armoured warfare{{Fn|22}}, but that is not their only skill. Honing their skills on their homeworld, Tallarn are mobile guerrilla fighters, evasive and opportunistic.{{Fn|5}} They are well known for their hard-fighting [[Sentinel]] squadrons and are masters of hit-and-run warfare. Their chief strength lies in their skill in guerrilla warfare, which makes use of various [[Rough Rider|mounts]] as well as numerous [[Sentinel]] squadrons to remain highly mobile on the battlefield, harrying their opponents mercilessly before disappearing into the background. Noted marksmen, Tallarn forces employ a unique style of [[lasgun]] which is longer and more fluid in shape than the standard Imperial Guard issue.{{Cite This}}
Some Tallarn Rough Rider squadrons ride large alien mounts, called [[Mukaali]]. These desert-dwelling herbivores are originally indigenous to the vast equatorial deserts of [[Goru-Prime]]. Many Mukaali have been transported to other desert worlds, including Tallarn itself, because they are well adapted to arid environments.{{Fn|7a}} As well as infantry, artillery and armoured companies, it is not uncommon for Tallarn regiments to include one or more patrol companies (sometimes referred to as recon or long range companies). Tallarn Armored units emphasize the three doctrines of their homeworld: stealth, swiftness, and the killing blow.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|5}}
==Wargear==
[[Image:Tallarn.gif|thumb|right|700px|Tallarn officers]]
The people of Tallarn are renowned as master craftsmen, and their wargear is known to be both practical and ceremonial. Tallarn officers often wear sashes adorned with precious gems and metals. Many soldiers also carry ceremonial curved daggers, with even the lowliest foot soldier possessing a finely crafted blade.{{Fn|22}}
As special weapons, the Tallarn prefer the [[plasma gun]] and the [[missile launcher]]. Both weapons suit the Tallarn preference for hit and run attacks, and are prized for their ability to deliver a crippling blow as well as for their relative ease of transport.{{Fn|5}}
==Notable Campaigns==
*'''Early [[M42]]:''' [[Argovon Campaign]]{{Fn|8}}
*'''Unknown Date:''' The [[Siege of Kantarel]]{{Fn|20}}
==Notable Tallarn Regiments==
{{main|List of Tallarn Desert Raiders Regiments}}
*[[Tallarn 3rd]]{{Fn|3b}}
==Famous Tallarn Desert Raiders==
*{{Endn|10}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)]], pg. 24
*{{Endn|11}}: [[White Dwarf 286 (UK)]], pg. 27
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Dark Eldar (7th Edition)]] — ''The Three Ages of the Dark City''
*{{Endn|13}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)]], pg. 49
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Only War Core Rulebook]], pgs. 330-352
*{{Endn|15}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312003131/http://medusav.uk.games-workshop.com/campaign/factions/imperialguard/imperialguard-c.htm Final Report - The Imperial Guard] ''(saved archive page, dated 18 February 2007, last accessed 13 April 2020)''
*{{Endn|16}}: [[White Dwarf 218 (UK)]] , pgs. 66–71*{{Endn|17}}: [[ Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]], pg. 65*{{Endn|18}}: [[Codex: Blood Angels (8th Edition)]] , pg.22*{{Endn|19}}: [[ War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone]], pgpgs. 30-35
*{{Endn|20}}: [[Codex Supplement: Raven Guard (8th Edition)]], pg. 20
*{{Endn|21}}: [[Tallarn: Witness (Short Story)]]
*[http://medusav.games-workshop.com/ Medusa V World wide Campaign]
*[http://www.games-workshop.com/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m2440064_Imperial_Guard_Datasheet_-_Banesword.pdf Banesword Datasheet from Games Workshop]
*[[The Traitor's Hand (Novel)]] by [[Sandy Mitchell]], Chapter One
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