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[Post New] 2022/09/30 12:54:09
    Subject: Cadians codex versus Cadians background
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Hi,

I'm in the making of a Cadians codex for a home-made ruleset based on D10.

I've come to the Cadians codex and a very high priority is to get very close to the background - closer than official codices anyway.

I have a ton of questions, but whether or not if it's a good to stay close to the background, is not one of them and will not be discussed.

First I'm interested in the structure of a Cadian army and the hierarchy of the officer ranks. This is almost only background questions, but as I'm also interested in how the background can be implemented in a codex, I felt that this thread didn't belong in the Background forum.

So here goes.

As far as I understand, infantry units and tank units do not belong in the same "lesser" formation, where a formation is a platoon, company, regiment etc. Would you agree with me?

When I say "lesser", it's because that a some point they do belong in the same formation but maybe only at "army" level.

I ask because it suits me fine, but then I came to remember back in 2. edition, a platoon was shown as having 0-3 additional units to the standard infantry squads, and a tank could be such an additional units. What do you think about that compared to the background?


Maybe I should add that for Cadia, I have chosen the officer hierarchy from the Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer and I have chosen myself the formations, which I think matches the ranks best:

  • Warmaster - Theater
  • Lord General - Army Group
  • General - Army
  • Marshal - Corps
  • Lieutenant General - Division
  • Major General - Brigade
  • Colonel - Regiment
  • Lieutenant Colonel - Cohort
  • Major - Battalion
  • Captain - Company
  • Lieutenant - Platoon

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