[OOC] Warhammer 40k: First into the field and the last out of it! - An Imperial Guard RP [CLOSED]

[Ollumhammersong]

I know. I'm just not particularly interested in either of those

[caliban22]

Forgot to ask was to be the platoon medic or just infantryman?

[Jb]

Forgot to ask was to be the platoon medic or just infantryman?

@caliban22

If by that you mean is it alright to take the role of platoon medic, yeah, it's fine.

[Drunken Conquistador]

Gotta say I was going for a Romanian vibe with my char :p

[Jb]

Gotta say I was going for a Romanian vibe with my char :p

@Drunken Conquistador

HOW DARE YOU! Nah, it's ai'reet.

Right, I'm going to be working nights until Tuesday, so that's the 6th. If everyone could do their best to get a first round of posts up, I would very much appreciate it.

[DeadDrop]

I'll respond tomorrow I've been busy being FAT

[Jb]

@DeadDrop@Katthaj@Drunken Conquistador@Oak7ree@FrostedCaramel@CaptainBritton@Jamesyco@Hank@caliban22

Right then, I'll get some regimental information, as well as moving us along in-character. If everyone could try and contribute to the next 'round; of posts, I'd be most thankful.

[DeadDrop]

Was fat and forgot :(

[Drunken Conquistador]

Apologies for the delay.

[Oak7ree]

@Jbcool I guess we have an Edelweiss as an regimental insignia, as we are based on the Gebirgsjägers?

[Jb]

@Jbcool I guess we have an Edelweiss as an regimental insignia, as we are based on the Gebirgsjägers?

@Oak7ree

I had been pondering on that actually, and if folks wish to go the whole hog, then I've no problem with an Edelweiss or two; they'd probably be on the non-Cadian uniforms that are arriving, but I'm not too fussed.

[Jb]

Nice of you to join us, @caliban22. :) Good post, and welcommen to the RP.

[caliban22]

Sorry was writing a post before, but got swamped with potatoes and goji berries.

[caliban22]

Hey, if possible can we get a list of important officers and commissars...both full and junior I guess.

[Jb]

Hey, if possible can we get a list of important officers and commissars...both full and junior I guess.

@caliban22

To be perfectly honest, there's only a few you need bother about - being as we're a single platoon in a larger regiment. Those being those we've already met, really.

Colonel (Oberst) Aditya Sabbadin - Regimental Commander

Captain (Hauptmann) Kauffmann - 2nd Company Commander

Commissar (Kommissar) J. E. Falkenrath - 2nd Company Commissar

Second-Lieutenant (Leutnant) Schuyler Hasenkamp (written by myself) - Platoon Leader of 3rd Platoon, 2nd Company

Sergeant (Unteroffizier) Freidrich Baumeister (written by @Jamesyco) - Platoon Sergeant/Deputy Platoon Leader

Corporal (Oberjäger) Erwyn Kovacs (written by @Oak7ree) - Platoon Corporal and Demolitions expert

Lance Corporal (Gefreiter) Hamlin Mehl (written by @FrostedCaramel) - Platoon Lance Corporal and Vox Operator

They're all the ones you need to know, for now anyway, while Private soldiers are simply referred to as Jäger.

If you want to know anything else, please feel free to ask!

[caliban22]

So what's the culture of the regiment. I know we are based on German jagers but do we follow similar customs like climbing to get the flower or the 40k equivalent to the whole 'god is with us' thing. Sorry for the maybe stupid questions. I'm a lore nerd so it's bugging me.

[Jb]

No such thing as a stupid question, @caliban22. Both you and @Oak7ree have asked about the Edelweiss, and I think it is reasonable to assume that young soldiers looking to prove themselves would climb extreme peaks to grab the flower and prove themselves to both themselves and the God-Emperor.

The culture of the regiment, as you rightly pointed out, is heavily Germanic - our battle cant, our dress, certain customs etc - the regiment as a whole is recruited from all across Uzania Prime though, and this means there are those within it that have never climbed before basic training, and those that have a distinct culture of their own (such as @Drunken Conquistador and their character being more Romanian based).

Our Colonel Sabbadin, for example, comes from the more barren desert regions of Uzania Prime but is incorporated into the regimental structure and culture.

Overall we are much like the Gebirgsjäger, both Wehrmacht and modern - formed around fighting in extreme conditions whether they are mountains, desert, jungle etc, wearing WWII pattern uniforms and wielding lascarbines, and using Jerman as our regiments internal lingua franca. We also have chameoleoline cloaks.

I have no idea how much this helps, if at all, and I'll write up a more comprehensive section later, but you're more than welcome to suggest things as well as asking more questions if they irk you.

P.S.

AFAIK the whole 'gott mit uns' or 'God is with us' thing is more of a WWI thing for the Germans, and indeed for most nations - could be wrong though.

[caliban22]

So our heavy weapons are heavy stubbers and mortars? What I mean is while regiments have mainly infantry they do have a token, at best, amount of vehicles. Do we have anything like that?

Along with that how large is our regiment? Like 3,000? Or bigger or smaller?

[Jb]

@caliban22

The regiment would have nothing larger than small-scale artillery pieces, generally known as 'mountain guns' - basically low-calibre artillery pieces that can be taken apart to transport - while on a more general, squad-to-squad level, mortars and heavy stubbers would indeed be probably the heaviest weapons yes.

In terms of vehicles, due to our regiments role, vehicles are pretty much a no-no; whether this is due to needed stealth in the field, deployment in an alpine environment, etc. We're a light infantry regiment, so any supplies and heavy equipment is going to be carried primarily by the soldiers themselves or, at a pinch, domesticated grox.

In terms of size, yes, the regiment is roughly three companies [kompanies] or 3,000 or so men split into 1,000 in each company and then further into three platoons each - there is however no standardised size for a Guard regiment in 40k, so it could get bigger or (or most certainly) smaller over time.

(This is pretty much how we're organised.)

[Jb]

@DeadDrop@Katthaj@Drunken Conquistador@Oak7ree@FrostedCaramel@CaptainBritton@Jamesyco@Hank@caliban22

I'll be moving us along tomorrow, so if anyone wishes to throw a punch thn now is the time! No one has to of course, but the choice is there anyway.