Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Uprising

[Blueman]

WARHAMMER 40,000: Imperial Uprising

I made this for fun, and if events in the actual 40k universe are different from this, just remember the words "for fun"

This thread starts on Catachan, a jungle planet controlled by the imperial forces. Large masses of Ork clans and tribes have come in and destroyed much of what was left of Catachan, although small patches of Imperials and civilians, along with the occasional and Iconic Space Marine reside in small unharmed areas, but Ork forces are beginning to close on in these small sanctuaries and destroy them one by one. Word has spread and many think it is their end, but some still stand and fight, and that is where any and all hope comes from. Somewhere in a large thick area of lichen, plants, and swampy jungle vegetation lies an outpost of Imperials. The communications tower is broke down and needs several parts for repair, and the only vehicle, a Lemon Russ Imperial tank, is shot. Standing in the watch tower, men can see that off in the distance. Warhawks are landing and the flying back into atmosphere. Seeing as how there is no reason to try and save the planet, the only logical explanation would be evacuation. The campaigns starting objectives are to find parts to repair the com. tower and the Lemon Russ, and make contact with any outlying bases/outposts or make contact with what ever evacuation teams there may be. Any players that join are Imperial troops trying to survive ork attacks and get off of this doomed rock.

Record Sheet--

Name:

Rank: (Nothing above Second Lieutentant)

Operation Field: (please do not submit that you are a commisar)

Features/Age:

Equipment: (Be reasonable, you cannot carry 50 weapons and 80 lbs. of body armour)

Skills: (Stuff your good at/like)

Act like an Imperial Soldier ladies!

Don't Godmod people.

[MetusOccultus]

Name: 'Vulcan'

Rank: Veteran Sergeant

Operation Field: Catachan Devil (Harden Veteran)

Features/Age: Like most Veterans on Catachan "Vulcan", as he is known, is built for speed, stealth, and close combat. Also like his fellow Guardsmen he is covered with scars, tattoos, and even a few brandings. His eyes are the color of stone and his hair is short and dark brown. It is rare to get a glimpse of his face because the lower half is covered by a black fabric.

Equipment: Long Rifle, Las Pistol, 'Catachan Fang', 'Night Reaper', and 'The Devil's Claw'. Also he carries Frag and Krak Grenades. Guile Suit (counts as flak armor w/ camoline cloak)

Skills: Infiltration, sniping, traps,tactics - ambushes, melee, hunting/tracking, survival.


(OOC-

Catachan Jungle Fighters

Catachan is a Death World, a planet almost completely covered in dense jungle where it seems the entire ecosystem is hostile to human life. Catachan's only export is its people, who through natural selection are bred tough and strong from living in such a dangerous world.

Catachan Jungle Fighters are among some of the deadliest experts of jungle warfare in the entire galaxy and their reputation precedes them. They make use of many close combat weapons, indeed forging a weapon is considered a manhood rite of passage by the people of Catachan. Such weapons include the 'Catachan Fang', measuring up to 20 inches of gleaming steel, which is the most common weapon. It is also used for settling disputes between Catachans. Another knife is the Night Reaper, which is smaller and blackened, effective in night infiltration and assassinations. They are sometimes poisoned to improve their kill strength, the poisons coming directly from Catachan. The Devil's Claw, named after the great predator on Catachan, is the longest weapon, up to four feet long. It is closer to a sword than a knife and has achieved a measure of respect among the Orks, who call it 'Da Cutta'. The blade is hollow and half filled with mercury in order to improve swing strength and control, and the design of this weapon has been copied by Catachan regimental officers for use as a power weapon. They also make extensive use of traps, mines and other unpleasant surprises. Due to the fact that Catachan Jungle Fighters are raised on a planet that is so inclement to human life, they are very self sufficient and therefore resent outsiders (such as Commissars) giving them orders and lack much of the military decorum of many other Imperial guard regiments. In fact stories are told of imperial commissars "accidentally" stumbling into booby traps after being assigned to Catachan regiments.

Catachan Jungle Fighters may draw historical inspiration from the US Marine Corps Raiders and Australian 'Diggers' of the Pacific Theater of World War II due to their mastery of jungle warfare, their heavy use of combat knives similar to the KA-BAR and kukri, and their antisocial yet cheerful attitude which mirrors the popular stereotypes of Marine Raiders and Australian troops of the period. Visually, however, they resemble popular depictions of the Vietnam War and Rambo, complete with red headbands and a special character named Sly Marbo. The murder of unpopular Commissars is also an allusion to the "fragging" of disliked officers, a practice which was rampant among US troops in Vietnam. They were the first Imperial Guard army to be converted from metal to multi-piece plastic models.[3]

Notable regiments:

* Catachan XXIV 'Waiting Death' - use extensive traps, using 'baiter' squads to lure the enemy onto the traps. Once took out an entire Ork army by turning a canyon into a pit trap.
* Catachan XVIII 'Swamprats' - attacked a Tyranid horde, masked themselves in Tyranid ichor and successfully wiped out the Tyranids. They then had to spend two years on a decontamination ship.
* Catachan XVII - One company, 'Screaming Devils', which is used for photographic examples in the codex, is led by Captain Thorn and includes the famous Sniper Dell, who won the Silver Bullet seven years in a row.

Notable characters:

* Colonel 'Iron Hand' Straken - Colonel Straken is best known for being severely injured by a Miral Land Shark. The shark managed to dismember Straken's arm, but Straken, being tough and resourceful, managed to kill the Shark. Straken is quoted as saying the following about his encounter with the Land Shark at the Battle of Moden's Ridge, "Stop whining, Brook, you have another leg. D'ya think I cried like a damned new-born when I lost my arm? Course I damn well didn't. I upped and ripped that damned land shark's throat out with my damned teeth!" After losing his arm he was fitted with a bionic arm and chest unit that doubles as a powerfist.

* Sly Marbo*- He is a one man army. He operates all alone with nobody by his side, He strikes from ambush then disapear into the thick jungle from where he came.)

[Nihil]

(I'm in, hope this is alright.)

Name: Cogg

Rank:He's an Ogryn... He has no rank....

Operation Field: Ogryn.... What else?

Features/Age: A great giant brute, standing no less than 10 feet tall and half as wide. He may seem fat, but he is far from it. Beneath his thick leathery skin is a great webway of muscle and bones, making him, or 'it' an almost unstoppable fighting machine, but his brawn makesup for his complete lack of brain....

Equipment: No armor, a pair of worn out trousers, steel toed combat boots, Ripper Gun (with Knife implacement)

Skills: Breaking down things, breaking heads, meat shield

Other: He has a soft side for women, where he almost acts like a puppy.


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