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Both men and women are eligible to become Guardsmen on Catachan.{{Fn|36}}

[[Image:Mtg-Talisman-of-Dominance.jpg|thumb|right|Catachan Regimental Standard{{fn|40}}]]

Back on their home world, Catachans maintain strong tribal traditions and structures, and this carries over to the regiments drawn from the death world. Whereas the tribe would elect a headman, the regiment would elect its own captains, sergeants and other ranking officers and entire regiments could be drawn from small geographical areas. It is not uncommon for many squads to be made up of men related to each other. Cousin fighting alongside cousin, brother alongside brother and quite often serve under an uncle or, in rare circumstances, a grandfather. These close-knit structures have resulted in levels of trust and teamwork that are virtually unparalleled within the Imperial Guard.{{Fn|27}}

Catachans are some of the deadliest warriors in the Imperium, capable of withstanding wounds that would incapacitate any normal guardsman, despite wearing little to no armour. Close combat is a particular speciality for Catachans, as there are a great many individuals who, by dint of their great physical size, fearsome nature and lethal close combat skills, can deal terrible damage to opponents in melee. For this purpose Catachans often use shotguns, poisoned blades and even their bare hands to kill enemies. The Jungle Fighters make extensive use of traps, mines and other unpleasant surprises. They are known to utilise [[Spring Mine]]s, [[Shredder Mine]]s and [[Plasma Charge]]s, each specialising in killing certain types of troops.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|7}}{{Fn|16}}

The Catachan Jungle Fighters make extensive use of [[Demolition Charge]]s. As many of their battles are often fought at incredibly close range, making demolition charges far more usable than heavier weapons. Often, a man can be sent forward to hurl a charge at any enemy position before a heavy weapon can be set up and fired, making such devices highly effective in the hands of the fearsome Catachans. Enemy commanders wise enough to observe their past mistakes quickly learn to be wary of these and other tactics used by the wily Catachan Jungle Fighters, but even the best preparations can rarely withstand a sufficient volume of carefully placed high explosive.{{Fn|16}}

**{{Endn|18b}}: pg. 41

*{{Endn|19}}: Regimental Focus: Catachan{{CME}}

*{{Endn|21}}: [[Dawn of War 2: Retribution]]

*{{Endn|22}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (8th Edition)]], pg. 20

*{{Endn|26}}: [[White Dwarf 286 (US)]], pgs. 104-106

*{{Endn|27}}: [[Pandorax (Novel)]]{{CME}}

*{{Endn|29}}: [[Killzone: Sector Fronteris Environment Expansion (Sourcebook)]], pg. 4 — ''Deadly Wilds''

*{{Endn|30}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (6th Edition)]], pg. 59 — ''Legends of Nocturne: The Burning of Myze''

*{{Endn|49}}: [[The Nature of Prayer (Short Story)]] — [[Galaxy of Horrors (Anthology)]], pg. 404

*[[Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition Rulebook]] (E-Book) - ''Time of Ending''

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