The Mordian Iron Guard were renowned for their discipline. On the battlefield, they maintained a high degree of organization and coordination, strictly obeying their superiors' orders and rarely falling into disarray or acting without authorization. They firmly believed that only iron discipline and precise tactical execution could defeat the enemy.
It was precisely this almost brutal discipline that had produced so many distinguished regiments.
The 2nd Mordian Iron Guard Regiment had participated in the Macharian Crusade and successfully completed its objectives during the Jucha Invasion.
The 3rd Mordian Iron Guard Regiment was one of Mordian's most splendid and famous Iron Guard regiments. During the defense of the hive world Barbarosa, it had fought an Ork army in the Battle of the Marble Gardens.
The 10th Mordian Iron Guard Regiment had helped resist the 13th Black Crusade.
The 11th Mordian Iron Guard Regiment had participated in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.
By contrast, the Cadians had spent most of their time fighting on their home planet. Holding the gateway to the breach in the Warp for the Imperium had already demanded everything they had.
Their only famous formations were the Cadian Shock Troops and the Kasrkin assault squads.
Mordian had likewise suffered countless invasions by the forces of Chaos, leaving the Mordian Iron Guard with a deep hatred of that archenemy.
The Mordians could not understand why the Cadians, despite having such vast armies, had still failed to protect their homeland.
Because of the limitations of Imperial communications, these Mordians knew little of the specifics of the battle for Vigilus.
Nor were the Cadians inclined to broadcast their shame.
Yet these accumulating misunderstandings had led the Mordian Iron Guard to look down somewhat on the Cadians fighting across the Imperium.
The Storm Aquila, meanwhile, gave the matter little thought. The trick Lorian