Warhammer: I don't want to become a stinky can!

If we only look at the number of people, each company consists of approximately two veterans and one new recruit.

But that's not the case. Aside from special soldiers like the Fearless, Technical Sergeant, Think Tank, and Pharmacist who can't take on new recruits, the number of new recruits each company is willing to accept varies greatly.

After the Mortalian reorganization, the Death Guard now has seven companies, each company consisting of several battalions, each battalion having 700 men, and each battalion being further divided into seven companies.

The number of people in each Dalian varies greatly; it's not simply a matter of dividing 70,000 people equally among these companies.

Balasin's First Company had a large number of men, exceeding 20,000.

The second company had a smaller number of people, only about seven thousand.

The number of people in the following companies also varied.

However, the 7th Combat Company led by Gara was the smallest company in terms of personnel.

There were only two brigades, totaling more than 1,400 people.

When assigning training companies to the new recruits, Motarian delegated all authority to Barasin.

The new recruits will not be immediately assigned to the company after training. After completing their basic training, they will have the right to choose their company again.

Although it is highly likely that the new recruits will remain in the training company.

Motalian's move was precisely to gauge the attitudes of the various companies.

The company commanders were well aware of this.

The first company commander, Balasin, initially recruited 15,000 new soldiers, while the second company only needed 500.

After that,

The third company has 4,500 men.

The fourth company has 4,500 members.

The fifth company has 2,500 members.

The sixth company has three thousand members.

By the time the conscription list reached Galo, all the new recruits had already been assigned.

Galo was well aware of her comrades' good intentions.

The Seventh Company was originally the most special unit among the Twilight Raiders. Only veterans who had fought countless battles, crawled out of piles of corpses countless times, and were most loyal to the Emperor were approved by their original units to join the Seventh Company.

Therefore, the reactions of some veterans in the 7th Company to the return of the Primarch were more intense, and Garo had received death mission requests more than once.

In the eyes of the other company commanders, such a company would never accept new recruits. So, they snatched up the new recruit slots in advance as if they were fighting for them, and then smiled apologetically at Galo.

But Gara was not as they imagined, and was not averse to the Primarch's return.

He is the Emperor's sword, and if the Primarch can unleash his full power, then Garo will naturally offer his loyalty to the Primarch.

They are all fighting for the emperor; they should not have any other thoughts.

For the Emperor.

Galo silently repeated it again, almost unconsciously.

For the sake of the Emperor, he needs to lead the Seventh Company to its fullest potential after the Primarch's return.

If we rashly introduce new recruits who are not strong in combat and do not respect veterans, the 7th Company will definitely be dissatisfied. However, if no new recruits enter, it will be difficult to recruit soldiers in the future. A tree without roots is not a long-term solution.

During the recruit training surgery, Garo kept track of the performance of each recruit with good stats on Barbaros.

"Seventh Company, two people."

Galo opened its mouth.

The other company commanders looked at Galo in surprise.

When Barasin reported the number of new recruits in each company to Mortalian, Mortalian, who was rebuilding and analyzing war records, seemed to listen rather indifferently.

The number of new recruits in each company was about what he expected.

until--

"Seventh Company, two people."

Mortarian raised an eyebrow.

Brief Information:

The Death Guard's strength in the early stages of the Horus Rebellion was around 9.5, making them a relatively small legion. (This is also related to their tendency to engage in wars of attrition.)

Then, in the later stages of the Great Crusade, legions that have not yet found the Primarch will reduce their numbers appropriately while preserving the Geneseed.

So I estimated that there are currently about 7 veterans holding the line, and then about 3 new recruits were added, which means that on average there are two veterans leading one new recruit.

However, there are soldiers like the fearless, company commander, technical sergeant, pharmacist, and think tank who cannot mentor new recruits; in reality, a new recruit is assigned to less than two veterans.

Furthermore, I've hypothesized that each company receives a different number of Barbarosians, which is actually the case in the original work. (No worries, the companies can be reassigned later.)

Before the Great Rebellion, the Death Guard had the most Barbarians in the First Company, and the fewest in the Second, Fifth, and Seventh Companies.

Among them, the 7th Company has almost no Barbalus descendants; the combat company is full of the fiercest Terran warriors, and is also a relatively xenophobic group.

The structural framework of Death Guard is

Legion-Company-Battalion-Squad-Squad.

(I couldn't find the structural framework of the Death Guard before the Horus Rebellion, so I used the Plague Company framework after the Death Guard was deployed n times to create a new one.)

Other legions are structured as legion-station regiment-battalion-company-platoon-squad.

Motalian directly eliminated the two levels above, setting the maximum number of men per company at 70,000, but this number was never reached.

Sorry, but I'm about to start improvising about the exact number of Death Guard Company members.

I'm bad at math, so just enjoy this for fun.

The Death Guard has always had a small number of members. In comparison, the Ultramarines and Word Bearers had more than 20 members at the same time, while the Death Guard only had 9.5.

(There's no other way; we're constantly engaged in attrition warfare, and recruiting from planets isn't working either.)

Then I'm going to start adding original legion characters, I'm very sorry.

Happy reading! (_)

Chapter 46: The Armor-Making Ceremony and the Master Foundry

Endurance, Space Marine armor room.

just now.

.

The room was dimly lit, with candlelight flickering and gathered in the center.

Blanca led Hades in; Hades' tall stature seemed somewhat out of place in the room.

The veteran led Hades to a low platform surrounded by candles.

Hades had just been required to put on the heavy black inner lining of the bionic polymer armor and to memorize a sentence.

However, Hades had no idea what the High Gothic phrase meant; he was simply asked to say it at the end.

At least explain to him what that sentence means, right?

This feels like signing a contract to sell yourself into servitude!

From the shadows in the room, Gara looked at Hades and could smell the slight tension emanating from the recruit's sweat.

Tsk.

Garo still had some expectations for this new recruit who would fight alongside the Primarch in the end.

He hoped he hadn't misread it.

Enrique, the master foundry of the 7th Company, entered, followed by a technical sergeant.

Clad in MK3 power armor, the countless service arms on his back, mounted on his power backpack, trembled slightly as he walked.

The technical sergeant walked up to Blanca, and after a while, he led Hades in reciting the oath of loyalty.

Normally, a recruit's armor-donating ceremony would be led by a Mechanicus Sage from the Cult of Mechanics, who would recite the oath of loyalty. However, since it is currently a transitional period for the Legion with a large number of new recruits entering the army, and the Mechanicus Sages are also responsible for the Legion's equipment supply, this task has been simplified and is now being performed by the technical sergeants of each company.

Enrique went straight to Gara's side, and the two stood in the shadows, waiting for Hades' armor-granting ceremony.

Inside the Gara helmet, a crackling sound of electricity came through the personal communication channel.

Enrique's voice rang out, his low Gothic dialect deep and clear.

Blanca didn't explain the oath to the recruit.

Galo's gaze remained fixed on Hades in the center of the room, where candlelight flickered on the black lining of his armor.

"You've taken a liking to him."

This was an affirmative statement, not a question, Galo's calm and steady voice rang out.

Enrique wouldn't offer any seemingly explanatory words for a new recruit.

The voice on the channel hesitated for a moment before ringing out again.

“My colleagues and I went to Barbarossa to collect their technology.”

"This recruit was not only the one who accompanied the Primarch to the top, but he also designed the armor they wore."

The commendable level of technology is not only reflected in the reasonable armor structure, but also in the use of special techniques to appropriately incorporate the fiber of a local fern into the terracotta steel to increase the overall toughness of the armor.

Enrique still remembers the expressions on the faces of the master foundry workers when they first saw the prototype of the armor and the incredibly detailed and precise drawings.

They initially thought this was technology left over from the planet. Although the design was far behind the Empire's current technology, the economic structure of Barbarus showed that the local people did not have the ability to develop such equipment themselves.

However, it was later discovered that it was designed by a local Death Guard resistance group.

To Enrique's even greater surprise, the designer of this armor was one of only two new recruits in his company.

He had no idea that Galo would give him such a generous gift.

In truth, the doctrine of Mechanics is based on the wisdom of the god of machines, aiming to reproduce the "original form of machines" that originally existed in the universe.

They were not creating anything; they were simply inspired by the god of machines and restored the equipment to its original state.

Bold innovation and transformation are not permitted; they are considered a wicked desecration.

However, there is always a tiny gap between ideals and reality.

Compared to the mechanical sages who hum hymns in the foundry, the battlefield, with its roaring cannons, is always full of unexpected events and variables.

Imagine you have a Predator tank and another Predator tank with broken tracks that is completely unusable.

Then, your squadron is ordered to take down a fortified position at a narrow pass.

At this point, as the squadron's technical sergeant, should you remove the turret from that nearly scrapped tank and install it on another tank, or not install it on it at all?

It must have been installed on it.

But that would fall under the category of "blasphemy".

This resulted in the technical sergeants in the legion not having a very good reputation among the Cult of Mechanics.

Furthermore, Enrique has been closely monitoring and analyzing the Primarch Mortarion's strategic preferences during this period.

The Deathguard's master craftsmen and technical sergeants discovered that Mortarion preferred deploying infantry over a large number of armored and transport vehicles.

This means that the status of the tech sergeants, who are already marginalized within the Deathguard Legion due to their adherence to the Machina Cult, will be further diminished.

At that moment, a new recruit appeared before the master forge Arthur Enrique. He was highly talented in mechanical research and was rumored to have a good relationship with Mortarion.

Even if he has a minor flaw in his creativity, it's completely harmless.

Galo's voice interrupted Enrique's thoughts.

"Don't disturb him during his basic training."

Red lights from various devices flashed on Enrique's body.

"I know that."

The technical sergeant's deep, powerful words broke the silence in the room.

Hades stood on a low platform surrounded by candles, his heavy armor being assembled piece by piece by his servants using mechanical means.

"Hades from Barbarossa".