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'''Rough Riders''' are fast moving troops of the [[Astra Militarum]] that are mounted on cybernetic [[horse]]s, [[grox]]en, other animals, [[bike]]s or other mounts.
==Overview==
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'''Rough Riders''' are fast moving troops of the [[Astra Militarum]] that are mounted on cybernetic [[horse]]s, [[grox]]en, other animals, [[bike]]s or other mounts.
==Overview==
[[File:IG5ERoughrider.jpg|thumb|right|200px|An [[Attilan]] '''Rough Rider''' in action{{Fn|9}}]]
[[File:Krieg Deathriders.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Death Riders of Krieg]]{{Fn|4}}]]
[[File:Catachan Rough Rider.jpeg|200px|thumb|right|A [[Catachan]] Rough Rider{{Fn|2}}]]
Often derided as a worthless anachronism on the battlefield, Rough Riders still find usage in the Guard, deployed due to their steeds abilities to navigate over rough terrain, far faster than [[Imperial Guard Squad|foot infantry]],{{Fn|9}} and their ability to live off the land.{{Fn|10a}} Rough Riders are most often recruited from technological backwards planets like [[feral world]]s and [[feudal world]]s,{{Fn|9}} where the horse is the most important type of transportation.{{Fn|10a}} Some, like the [[Death Riders of Krieg]], hail from more developed worlds.{{Fn|41}} Newly recruited Rough Rider formations are provided stablings and accommodations onboard [[Transport Vessel|Imperial transport spaceship]], where they are trained in extensive training areas during transit to their destination.{{Fn|16a}}
*[[Fallonian Rough Riders]]{{Cite Marker End}}
*[[Gantor Riders]]{{Fn|11b}}
*[[Kashann Xeno Riders]]{{Fn|17}}{{Fn|20}}
*[[Krum Ironsides]]{{Fn|11b}}
*[[Praetorian Guard|Praetorian Hussars]]{{Fn|11b}}
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Straight Silver (Novel)]], Chapter Two
*{{Endn|7}}: [[White Dwarf 266 (UK)]], pgs. 64-65 — ''Keith Stockburn's Air Cavalry''
*{{Endn|8}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20241123042324/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/articles/csbikvdh/world-championships-preview-the-death-korps-mobilise-for-all-out-war/ Warhammer Community: World Championships Preview – The Death Korps mobilise for all-out war (Posted posted 22/11/2024)] ''(archived page, original link: from [https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/articles/csbikvdh/world-championships-preview-the-death-korps-mobilise-for-all-out-war/ (Posted the original], last accessed 22/11/November 2024)''
*{{Endn|9}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (6th Edition)]], pg. 45
*10: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (2nd Edition)]]:
**{{Endn|10a}}: pg. 18
**{{Endn|10b}}: pg. 80
*{{Endn|11}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)]]:
**{{Endn|11a}}: pg. 19
**{{Endn|11b}}: pgs. 28-29
*{{Endn|12}}: [[Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]]:
**{{Endn|12a}}: pg. 46
**{{Endn|12b}}: pg. 60
**{{Endn|13h}}: pg. 141
*{{Endn|14}}: [[Codex: Astra Militarum (9th Edition)]], pg. 99
*{{Endn|15}}: [[Index: Imperium 2 (8th Edition)]], pg. 18
*16: [[White Dwarf 111 (UK)]] — ''Rough Riders and Whiteshields'':
**{{Endn|16a}}: pg. 13
**{{Endn|16b}}: pg. 15
**{{Endn|16c}}: pg. 19
*{{Endn|17}}: [[White Dwarf 292 (UK)]], pg. 109 - ''Chapter Approved: Creature Feature'' (see also [https://web.archive.org/web/20070525083602/http://uk.games-workshop.com:80/warhammer40000/creature-feature/9/ Games Workshop: Creature Feature] ''(saved archive page without images, dated 20 May 2007, last accessed 30 January 2025)'')*{{Endn|18}}: [[ Imperial Armour Volume Three - The Taros Campaign]], pg. 60*{{Endn|19}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120104231055/http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/TALLARN-MUKAALI-ROUGH-RIDER-1.html Forge World webstore : TALLARN MUKAALI ROUGH RIDER 1] ''(saved archive, dated 04/01/2012, last acessed accessed 19March 2022)''*{{Endn|20}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070525083602/http://uk.games-workshop.com:80/warhammer40000/creature-feature/9/ Games Workshop: Creature Feature] ''(saved archive page without images, dated 20 May 2007, last accessed 03/22February 2026)''
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