RE: [Epic] IG and Planetary Assault Landings

From: Snyder, Roy B <roy.snyder_at_...>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 15:36:54 -0500

In conventional and realistic environments of war I agree with you
very much so. The military forces of a nation in a large drawn out war
end up becoming one large force with shared resources. Although, this
is the Imperium. And in the Imperium, it is against the law,
tradition, and imperial honour to defy the Imperial codexus. The
Imperium will always go Marines in assault landings, and are so very
rarely posed not capable of making the decision in assualt. As well,
the Imperium will always use the Imperial Guard in a largely tactical
role. Any other use of the forces of the Imperium would be considered
unorthodox by the lowest guardsmen, simplisticly because; that is how
the forces of the Imperium organizational structure is designed.

-=Roy,.
"----Now What?!"

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From: Los[SMTP:los_at_...]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 1997 2:22 PM
To: space-marine_at_...
Subject: Re: [Epic] IG and Planetary Assault Landings

Snyder, Roy B wrote:

> For the Imperial Guard to be involved in immediate combat
deployment
> from orbit, in the sense of their organization is not their role.
> That's the Space Marine that does that job. The Imperial Guard are
> deployed on a planet in multiple large regiments at a time, in
order
> to take a front, prevent an enemy advance, and occupy territory.
They
> are the bulk of the Imperial force, and represent the mile long
lines
> of military force, that are more likely to intimidate the enemy
from
> moving in that direction. Now, on the other hand - I'm sure there
are
> circumstances when the Imperial Guard have either joint operations
> with the space marines in quick deployment; (alike a rapid reaction
> force, using hydras and artillery) or a special operation under
> exclusive responsibility of the Imperial Guard - but I find that
> unlikely. Simply because the Space Marines do a much better job at
> that role.

No argument there, but given the huge scope of combat in M.40 it's
most
likely that the I.G. will find itself stuck performing missions it
was
not originally intended to perform, as have many combat units
throughout
time. Of course we only have the past 3,000 years of recorded human
history to go by, but that's pretty much remained a constant in
military
history.

How many Army divisions found themselves conducting Amphibious
Assaults
in WWII despite the Marine Corps? Resources just got stretched too
thin.
It's really only in peacetime that this specialization thing gets
taken
too seriously. After a few years of war, most experienced units will
be
able to handle most tasks thrown at them, whether they want to or
not.

Los
Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 20:36:54 UTC