Breacher Squad

Note to self. Breaching is the only area where Leeroy Jenkinsing seems to work.

This page is for the Imperial Guard unit that blows shits up. If you are looking for the page about the Legiones Astartes shield walls, please see Breacher Siege Squad.

Breachers are Imperial Guard units that are specialized in blowing shit up. They should not be confused with the Special Weapons Squad, although they do overlap in their roles. The main difference is that Breachers carry a metric fuckton - and we mean a near impossible fuckton - of Melta Bombs and Demolition Charges. Other than that, they are usually armed with a Laspistol due to the amount of explosives they lug around. As they're the demolition specialists of the Imperial Guard, they are charged in breaching enemy fortifications as well as to supervise the erection of fortifications for their own positions.

Overview

Breachers are found in many Imperial Guard Regiments, ranging ahead of the main force and demolishing any impediments to the unit's progress as well as hurling explosives against the enemy in combat. They are apt at locating and bypassing enemy traps, cutting through razorwire, fording ditches, climbing over high ditches, and blowing holes in any type of fortification. To this end, these troopers often carry a range of specialized equipment to assist their task. These can range from basic tools such as Axes and wire cutters to hazard-sense prognosticators and null-vox jammers. Though well trained and usually well equipped, Breachers carry a high mortality rate for being the first trooper through any opening is incredibly dangerous. As a result, more competent commanders will often herd less vital troops through any breach first.

Breachers are to be found at many levels of an Imperial Guard Regimental structure, from troopers who are particularly talented with grenade placement to elite scouts ranging behind a force to detonate bridges. Some larger or more specialized regiments train all of the troops in a particular squad in advanced demolition tactics, so that they can make better strategic use of explosives against their foes.

Breachers are trained in a variety of methods, mostly through natural progress on selected candidates. Breachers from less advanced worlds are often taught to use their natural senses and fieldcraft to conduct their duties.

Breachers who have turned naughty usually become a Traitor Brimstone Grenadier for a Blooded Squad.