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Little is known of the 13th Penal Legion before 993.[[M41]] and the [[Second Tyrannic War]]. Prior to becoming engaged in combat during the war, the Legion is known to have consisted of 4,000 troops. Upon being removed from the combat theatre some 2 and 1/2 years later, {{Fn|1b}} unit strength was approximately 250 effectives. {{Fn|1b}} The survivors were organised into one unit under the command of [[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard)|Lieutenant]] [[Kage]], the most senior surviving officer. This unit was then transferred from war zone to war zone, continually taking casualties - although two [[Afriel Strain]] soldiers were added after the battle on [[False Hope]] — until it finally arrived at [[Typhos Prime]] with a grand total of 12 surviving penal troopers. After incurring further casualties just getting to their briefing post, the Last Chancers were finally told the real reason behind their penal careers; the 13th Penal Legion existed as a training formation to generate the best possible soldiers for a secret mission organised by the [[Inquisition]]. This particular mission was to destroy the city of Coritanorum, which had rebelled against Imperial rule under the influence of [[Genestealer]] infiltration. The mission was accomplished when the surviving Last Chancers were able to detonate the power reactors of the city and cause a massive, vaporising explosion.{{Fn|1}}