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Commissar Fuklaw

2016-07-26T02:53:50Z

2602:306:3365:D500:747E:ABEB:478C:F32A: /* NOTE */

[[Image:COMISSARFUCKLAWFUCKWIN.jpg|thumb|right|REASONABLY EXPLOITABLE]]

Commissar John Fuklaw is a commissar attached to the [[Angry Marines]] chapter, trained by [[Commissar Raege]].

The [[Angry Marines]] have a [[Commissar]] because Fuklaw was too damn angry to be put anywhere else. After the Angry Marines saw him in action, they started recruiting from his homeworld. Since the Angry Marines are too skull-on-dick insane to retreat, he rarely has any problems with morale issues with them, and has adapted his role to inspire greater levels of rage in his comrades. In short, being out-done by a shiteating old man pisses the Angry Marines off to no end and drives them to fight even harder. To date, he is the <s>third</s> fourth commissar in Imperial history to join with an Adeptus Astartes chapter. The others being [[Commissar Yarrick|Yarrick]], Dan, and Cain.

For extra laughs, read his lines in the voice of that crazy teacher with the eyeball from [[Daria 40k|Daria]].

Commissar's detailed biography can be found [[Life_and_Death_of_John_Fuklaw|here]].

==Codex: Commissar Fuklaw==
Fuklaw
Pts 150
WS 6
BS 4
S 4
T 4
W 3
I 5
A 4
L 10
Sv 4+

((Why does he have near meq stats? Because he is '''that''' angry.))

An Imperial Guard or Angry Marines army of 1500 points or more may include Commissar Fuklaw. If he is included, he counts as one of the HQ choices for the army.

===Wargear===
Bolt pistol, Chainsword, carapace armor, Medallion Crimson, frag grenades, krak grenades. May be upgraded with a master fuck fist at +20 points. May also be upgraded with a plasma pistol for +10 points or a inferno pistol for +15 points.

Note: If you are modeling a master fuck fist raise the middle finger

===Special Rules===
====Fuck Impostors!====
If two opposing armies include Commissar Fuklaw, those models, and the units they are attached to, must, if able, move to get into close combat with each other. Neither unit will retreat until one of Commissars Fuklaw (who is obviously an impostor) is killed.

====Fuck Heresy!====
Such is the anger that Commissar Fuklaw has against xenos, mutants and heretics, that he and any unit led by him will fight with redoubled fury against these enemies of the Emprah (as far as Fuklaw is concerned, anyone opposing him is at least one of the three). Commissar Fuklaw, and any unit he is attached to, always hit on 3+, independent of Ballistic or Weapon Skill.

====Cover Is For Pussies!====
Commissar Fuklaw has no stomach for cowardly tactics such as ducking behind cover. He, and any unit he is attached to, are never allowed to take cover saves.

====Drive Me Closer, I Want To Hit Them With My Sword!====
Before deployment commences, Commissar Fuklaw may commandeer any non-walker vehicle, even those that normally do not transport models. The original owners, if any, will have to walk. As long as Fuklaw is on board, the vehicle uses his profile for ranged and close combat, and must move at least 6" towards the closest enemy unit during its movement phase and attack in close combat if able. If commandeering a normally non-transport unit, Fuklaw cannot accompany a unit, and cannot disembark unless the vehicle is destroyed, in which case comissar Fuklaw is killed.
Note that Comissar Fuklaw's vehicle is counted as vehicle(walker) for close combat purposes even if it is not walker normally.
E.g. Let's assume Fuklaw takes control of Leman russ. This leman russ is now BS4 WS6 A4 I5 F.A 14 S.A 12 R.A 10 Vehicle(tank) until it is destroyed, counting as Vehicle(Walker) if engaged in close combat. This also means that Fuklaw's Tank cannot tank shock or Ram, but must charge into combat like walker and can be locked into combat

====Paranoid Prosecution====
Such is Commissar Fuklaw's paranoia, that he sees signs of heresy everywhere - especially among his own unit. When joining a unit (including vehicles), Commissar Fuklaw executes any heretics within it by making 4 attacks with his Chainsword against it. As per Fuck Heresy! rule, these attacks hit on 3+.
This does not trigger against vehicles commandeered via "Drive me Closer, i want to hit them with my sword!" Special Rule.

====Independent Character====
Commissar Fuklaw is an independent character and follows all of the rules for characters in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. In addition, he cannot join a unit wearing Terminator armor.

====Fearless====
Fuklaw is totally fucking fearless and never has to take Morale or Pinning tests. He confers this ability to any unit he joins, as they fear him more than any enemy.

====Leader====
In addition to his rank of Commissar, Fuklaw is a leader of men. The Advisers special rule does not apply to him - he is free to act independently. He will not carry out Summary Execution (as any units he joins becomes Fearless), but he will execute a Sanctioned Psyker subject to the It's For Your Own Good! rule. Same goes for Angry Marine Librarians. Furthermore, Fuklaw may make a ranged attack against any friendly squad within 12" that fails a Morale check (even if he is embarked in a vehicle - if the vehicle normally does not carry troops, Fuklaw will fire its main weapon at his ballistic skill). If that attack kills at least one model, the unit counts as if it had passed the Morale check.

==NOTE==
*Commissar Fuklaw is uncircumcised. Also of Note is that Commissar Fuklaw <s> Lost his Penis fighting a [[Khorne Berserkers|Khorne Berserker]]. (more importantly that Berserker was [[Kharn]], a pretty cool guy)</s> I don't need a penis I have a chainsword.
*Fuklaw throws the best Halloween parties.
*Fuklaw is a fan of Nosferatu.
*Fuklaw's prefers Szechuan and Indian cuisine.
*Fuklaw was purportedly a friend of [[Colonel Greiss]]. This appears to have carried on with his successor; Fuklaw and [[Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken]] are rumored go out drinking at a local Imperial Guard pub whenever they're in the same sector to exchange war stories and news.
*Commissar Fuklaw was made by an art guy called Plague of gripes.

==See Also==
*[[Life and Death of John Fuklaw]]
*[[Angry Marines]]
*[[Commissar]]
*[https://www.mediafire.com/?hptg125tu221e5d Glorious audio of Commissar Fuklaw redeeming a Chaos Marine.]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:fucklaw.jpg|Commissar Fuklaw in all his glory.
Image:IMPATIENTMARINES.jpg|Not as planned, bitches.
Image:PissCanBloom.jpg|Fuklaw no liek LCB.
Image:FuklawIsNotAmused.jpg|
Image:Closer.jpg|The "Drive Me Closer" rule in practice
Image:Commissar Surfing.jpg|Fuklaw practicing for a surfing contest
Image:FFFFFFFF.jpg|FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Image:Fuklaw-detail.jpg
Image:Fuklawemperor'sday.jpg|What? You don't like something?
Image:fuklaw-arbys.jpg|I'm thinkin' heresy.
Image:clintfuklaw.png|"Life and Death of John Fuklaw" soon in theaters! Fuklaw played by Clint Eastwood
Image:fuklawhats.jpg
Image:Hell_Yeah_by_Gannadene.jpg|Nurgle's Greater Daemons are no match!
File:All time high in celery sales by Mr Culexus.jpg|Watching this cartoon is endorsed by your local [[Commissar|Morale Officer]]
</gallery>

[[category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Commissars]]
[[Category:Imperial]]
[[Category:/tg/ 40,000]]

Commissar Fuklaw

2016-07-26T02:53:25Z

2602:306:3365:D500:747E:ABEB:478C:F32A: /* NOTE */

[[Image:COMISSARFUCKLAWFUCKWIN.jpg|thumb|right|REASONABLY EXPLOITABLE]]

Commissar John Fuklaw is a commissar attached to the [[Angry Marines]] chapter, trained by [[Commissar Raege]].

The [[Angry Marines]] have a [[Commissar]] because Fuklaw was too damn angry to be put anywhere else. After the Angry Marines saw him in action, they started recruiting from his homeworld. Since the Angry Marines are too skull-on-dick insane to retreat, he rarely has any problems with morale issues with them, and has adapted his role to inspire greater levels of rage in his comrades. In short, being out-done by a shiteating old man pisses the Angry Marines off to no end and drives them to fight even harder. To date, he is the <s>third</s> fourth commissar in Imperial history to join with an Adeptus Astartes chapter. The others being [[Commissar Yarrick|Yarrick]], Dan, and Cain.

For extra laughs, read his lines in the voice of that crazy teacher with the eyeball from [[Daria 40k|Daria]].

Commissar's detailed biography can be found [[Life_and_Death_of_John_Fuklaw|here]].

==Codex: Commissar Fuklaw==
Fuklaw
Pts 150
WS 6
BS 4
S 4
T 4
W 3
I 5
A 4
L 10
Sv 4+

((Why does he have near meq stats? Because he is '''that''' angry.))

An Imperial Guard or Angry Marines army of 1500 points or more may include Commissar Fuklaw. If he is included, he counts as one of the HQ choices for the army.

===Wargear===
Bolt pistol, Chainsword, carapace armor, Medallion Crimson, frag grenades, krak grenades. May be upgraded with a master fuck fist at +20 points. May also be upgraded with a plasma pistol for +10 points or a inferno pistol for +15 points.

Note: If you are modeling a master fuck fist raise the middle finger

===Special Rules===
====Fuck Impostors!====
If two opposing armies include Commissar Fuklaw, those models, and the units they are attached to, must, if able, move to get into close combat with each other. Neither unit will retreat until one of Commissars Fuklaw (who is obviously an impostor) is killed.

====Fuck Heresy!====
Such is the anger that Commissar Fuklaw has against xenos, mutants and heretics, that he and any unit led by him will fight with redoubled fury against these enemies of the Emprah (as far as Fuklaw is concerned, anyone opposing him is at least one of the three). Commissar Fuklaw, and any unit he is attached to, always hit on 3+, independent of Ballistic or Weapon Skill.

====Cover Is For Pussies!====
Commissar Fuklaw has no stomach for cowardly tactics such as ducking behind cover. He, and any unit he is attached to, are never allowed to take cover saves.

====Drive Me Closer, I Want To Hit Them With My Sword!====
Before deployment commences, Commissar Fuklaw may commandeer any non-walker vehicle, even those that normally do not transport models. The original owners, if any, will have to walk. As long as Fuklaw is on board, the vehicle uses his profile for ranged and close combat, and must move at least 6" towards the closest enemy unit during its movement phase and attack in close combat if able. If commandeering a normally non-transport unit, Fuklaw cannot accompany a unit, and cannot disembark unless the vehicle is destroyed, in which case comissar Fuklaw is killed.
Note that Comissar Fuklaw's vehicle is counted as vehicle(walker) for close combat purposes even if it is not walker normally.
E.g. Let's assume Fuklaw takes control of Leman russ. This leman russ is now BS4 WS6 A4 I5 F.A 14 S.A 12 R.A 10 Vehicle(tank) until it is destroyed, counting as Vehicle(Walker) if engaged in close combat. This also means that Fuklaw's Tank cannot tank shock or Ram, but must charge into combat like walker and can be locked into combat

====Paranoid Prosecution====
Such is Commissar Fuklaw's paranoia, that he sees signs of heresy everywhere - especially among his own unit. When joining a unit (including vehicles), Commissar Fuklaw executes any heretics within it by making 4 attacks with his Chainsword against it. As per Fuck Heresy! rule, these attacks hit on 3+.
This does not trigger against vehicles commandeered via "Drive me Closer, i want to hit them with my sword!" Special Rule.

====Independent Character====
Commissar Fuklaw is an independent character and follows all of the rules for characters in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. In addition, he cannot join a unit wearing Terminator armor.

====Fearless====
Fuklaw is totally fucking fearless and never has to take Morale or Pinning tests. He confers this ability to any unit he joins, as they fear him more than any enemy.

====Leader====
In addition to his rank of Commissar, Fuklaw is a leader of men. The Advisers special rule does not apply to him - he is free to act independently. He will not carry out Summary Execution (as any units he joins becomes Fearless), but he will execute a Sanctioned Psyker subject to the It's For Your Own Good! rule. Same goes for Angry Marine Librarians. Furthermore, Fuklaw may make a ranged attack against any friendly squad within 12" that fails a Morale check (even if he is embarked in a vehicle - if the vehicle normally does not carry troops, Fuklaw will fire its main weapon at his ballistic skill). If that attack kills at least one model, the unit counts as if it had passed the Morale check.

==NOTE==
*Commissar Fuklaw is uncircumcised. Also of Note is that Commissar Fuklaw <s> Lost his Penis fighting a [[Khorne Berserkers|Khorne Berserker]].(more importantly that Berserker was [[Kharn]], a pretty cool guy)</s> I don't need a penis I have a chainsword.
*Fuklaw throws the best Halloween parties.
*Fuklaw is a fan of Nosferatu.
*Fuklaw's prefers Szechuan and Indian cuisine.
*Fuklaw was purportedly a friend of [[Colonel Greiss]]. This appears to have carried on with his successor; Fuklaw and [[Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken]] are rumored go out drinking at a local Imperial Guard pub whenever they're in the same sector to exchange war stories and news.
*Commissar Fuklaw was made by an art guy called Plague of gripes.

==See Also==
*[[Life and Death of John Fuklaw]]
*[[Angry Marines]]
*[[Commissar]]
*[https://www.mediafire.com/?hptg125tu221e5d Glorious audio of Commissar Fuklaw redeeming a Chaos Marine.]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:fucklaw.jpg|Commissar Fuklaw in all his glory.
Image:IMPATIENTMARINES.jpg|Not as planned, bitches.
Image:PissCanBloom.jpg|Fuklaw no liek LCB.
Image:FuklawIsNotAmused.jpg|
Image:Closer.jpg|The "Drive Me Closer" rule in practice
Image:Commissar Surfing.jpg|Fuklaw practicing for a surfing contest
Image:FFFFFFFF.jpg|FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Image:Fuklaw-detail.jpg
Image:Fuklawemperor'sday.jpg|What? You don't like something?
Image:fuklaw-arbys.jpg|I'm thinkin' heresy.
Image:clintfuklaw.png|"Life and Death of John Fuklaw" soon in theaters! Fuklaw played by Clint Eastwood
Image:fuklawhats.jpg
Image:Hell_Yeah_by_Gannadene.jpg|Nurgle's Greater Daemons are no match!
File:All time high in celery sales by Mr Culexus.jpg|Watching this cartoon is endorsed by your local [[Commissar|Morale Officer]]
</gallery>

[[category:Warhammer 40,000]]
[[Category:Commissars]]
[[Category:Imperial]]
[[Category:/tg/ 40,000]]

Planetary Defense Force

2016-07-26T02:04:54Z

2602:306:3365:D500:747E:ABEB:478C:F32A:

In [[Warhammer 40,000]], a '''Planetary Defense Force''' is, as the name suggest, an armed force that protects a single planet (as opposed to the [[Imperial Guard]], which travels from planet to planet). They have a tendency to [[Meme|try to respond, but to be killed to a man]].

The [[Imperium of Man]] is a very feudal empire; while much is made of the [[Space Marines]] and [[Imperial Guard]], they cannot be everywhere at once, and so each world is expected to be able to protect itself. On civilized worlds, the PDF fill that role, either fending off attack entirely, or holding out long enough for off-world assistance to arrive.

We never hear about their victories, partly because stories where the PDF wins are not as interesting as those where the Imperial Guard and Space Marines have to get called in, and partly because most planets make their [[Imperial Tithe]]s by bundling the best few percent of their Planetary Defense Forces into IG Regiments and shipping them off-world. It is also important to remember that sitting on a safe backwater planet for centuries means that they have absolutely no combat experience compared to IG regiments that are shipped from one warzone to another. Add to that they have even less equipment, no comm-beads for individual soldiers, and that for an entire system of planets a single [[Commissar]] is attached. Ironically, planets with a feral orks infestation tend to have a better PDF and produce better IG regiments. However, the average PDF unit tend to fold like wet paper when a significant off world threat arrives. As such, the Imperial Guard consider them grossly undertrained, incompetent, and poorly armed compared to the Guard. The irony of this is lost on the Guard itself. Better yet, it highlights just how bad it is to be a member of the PDF.

Another major problem for the PDF is lack of experience and as a result, morale. PDF from a forgotten backwater planet do not typically see a lot of action and as a result lack any combat experience. Add to this that most information sources available to them are compatible to the IG uplifting primer (and they don't have anyone around to tell them what a pile of groxshit it is) and you can see why facing the untold terrors of cosmos might go south very quickly for them.

To be fair, not all PDF are incompetent pushovers. For example, [[Cadia]]'s entire population is militarized from birth, in reserve if not in active duty, and those active duty Cadians who are selected to stay instead of being shipped out to the Guard are chosen at random instead of by lack of merit. This means that Cadia's PDF is every bit as skilled and tough as any of the planet's many exported Imperial Guard regiments, and train just as hard, just as frequently, and are just as well supplied for being on a fortress world. The shipped regiments are also rotated frequently enough meaning that most Cadian PDF actually have some combat experience. However, examples like this are the exception rather than the rule when it comes to PDF quality.

Often, when PDF aren't incompetent, they turn traitor. While an Imperial Guard unit is constantly shuffled from world to world, only resting in transit, and under the watchful eye of a [[Commissar]], the PDF may go for years or even lifetimes without seeing a planet-scale defensive effort. As such, they often also serve as local law enforcement. This can result in the PDF being more loyal to the planetary government than to the [[Imperium]]; if the planetary government turns corrupt, they can bring the PDF with them, which makes it that much harder for the Imperium to reclaim the planet later. Also, even if they did not turn traitors they are the most suspected people if heretical cults are active on the planet, and they usually are, or a the planet got infiltrated by [[Genestealers]]. Thus even if a problem arose the guards would still avoid them and the authorities would still distrust them to use them so that they might gain combat experience.

The three notable exceptions to this rule are the [[Armageddon]] PDF, who often fight the orks still on the planet, as a result to a lower than normal Tithes for a planet of its size allowing the Armageddon PDF to be well trained and funded. The other is the [[Ultramar]] Auxilia, as Ultramar has no tithe due to supporting the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Chapter]], also since they must meet the standards of Space Marines resulting in higher than normal training, generally they are still shipped offworld like normal guard and often support the Ultramarines. And the last is the Cadian Interior Guard whose members are chosen from one out of ten best men in the Cadian Shock Troops Imperial Guard regiments.

The greatest irony is that if the [[Imperium]] would only enforce the training of planetary defence forces to a decent standard (as they are so eager to get their mitts on your tithes!) then the heretic and xenos would have a damn harder time taking over worlds and the guard and marines won't have to keep running in to save them and could actually concentrate on the full scale invasions (But of course that much common sense won't be at all grimdark enough....). Not to mention the fact that if the [[Imperium]] were to require worlds to also have their own law enforcement that is controlled by, trained by, and generally indoctrinated by, the Adeptus Arbites, you wouldn't have to worry much about A) crime (pickpockets would be shot, soooo...yeah) or B) turncoat PDF (because of fanatical loyalty to Imperial law). So then you would technically have two competent fighting forces on the planet, both of which separate enough from local affairs to remain loyal to the Imperium. The PDF and the local law enforcement. Then the Guard to concentrate hundreds, perhaps thousands of regiments on threats instead of a few dozen. Not to mention how much hurt the Astartes would be free to lay down. However, it's questionable whether such indoctrination would work. One of the reasons the the arbites are so loyal to the Imperium instead of the planet they're stationed on is because they come from a different planet.

Also, there was one (yes, ''one'') PDF trooper worth noting. Some guy with a forgettable name fought alongside Uriel Ventris of the Ultrasmurfs during a fight against [[Tyrannids]]. When he ran out of shots for his lasgun, what did he do? He picked up a discarded chainsword and ''charged the 'nids with it''! He actually managed to keep up with Ventris, an Ultramarines ''Captain''. When a Carnifex came to blow them to bits with bio-plasma he ran back, grabbed a missile launcher, and ''shot it in the face''! Then picked the chainsword back up and charged again. After the battle was over, Ventris visited him in the hospital and, in front of everyone announced that this man had saved his life and about how badass the guy was to keep pace with an Astartes. If you've played or seen the Space Marine game, you must realize how incredible a feat that is. Ventris then removed one of his purity seals and gave it to the man. Clearly, the mustering of the Guard missed one.

And the ones Ciaphas Cain hang out with in Death Or Glory.

[[Story:Praise the Emperor (and Pass the Ammunition)| And Private Connie Obel.]]

{{Imperium}}

Planetary Defense Force

2016-07-26T02:04:25Z

2602:306:3365:D500:747E:ABEB:478C:F32A:

In [[Warhammer 40,000]], a '''Planetary Defense Force''' is, as the name suggest, an armed force that protects a single planet (as opposed to the [[Imperial Guard]], which travels from planet to planet). They have a tendency to [[Meme|try to respond, but to be killed to a man]].

The [[Imperium of Man]] is a very feudal empire; while much is made of the [[Space Marines]] and [[Imperial Guard]], they cannot be everywhere at once, and so each world is expected to be able to protect itself. On civilized worlds, the PDF fill that role, either fending off attack entirely, or holding out long enough for off-world assistance to arrive.

We never hear about their victories, partly because stories where the PDF wins are not as interesting as those where the Imperial Guard and Space Marines have to get called in, and partly because most planets make their [[Imperial Tithe]]s by bundling the best few percent of their Planetary Defense Forces into IG Regiments and shipping them off-world. It is also important to remember that sitting on a safe backwater planet for centuries means that they have absolutely no combat experience compared to IG regiments that are shipped from one warzone to another. Add to that they have even less equipment, no comm-beads for individual soldiers, and that for an entire system of planets a single [[Commissar]] is attached. Ironically, planets with feral orks infestation tend to have a better PDF and produce better IG regiments. However, the average PDF unit tend to fold like wet paper when a significant off world threat arrives. As such, the Imperial Guard consider them grossly undertrained, incompetent, and poorly armed compared to the Guard. The irony of this is lost on the Guard itself. Better yet, it highlights just how bad it is to be a member of the PDF.

Another major problem for the PDF is lack of experience and as a result, morale. PDF from a forgotten backwater planet do not typically see a lot of action and as a result lack any combat experience. Add to this that most information sources available to them are compatible to the IG uplifting primer (and they don't have anyone around to tell them what a pile of groxshit it is) and you can see why facing the untold terrors of cosmos might go south very quickly for them.

To be fair, not all PDF are incompetent pushovers. For example, [[Cadia]]'s entire population is militarized from birth, in reserve if not in active duty, and those active duty Cadians who are selected to stay instead of being shipped out to the Guard are chosen at random instead of by lack of merit. This means that Cadia's PDF is every bit as skilled and tough as any of the planet's many exported Imperial Guard regiments, and train just as hard, just as frequently, and are just as well supplied for being on a fortress world. The shipped regiments are also rotated frequently enough meaning that most Cadian PDF actually have some combat experience. However, examples like this are the exception rather than the rule when it comes to PDF quality.

Often, when PDF aren't incompetent, they turn traitor. While an Imperial Guard unit is constantly shuffled from world to world, only resting in transit, and under the watchful eye of a [[Commissar]], the PDF may go for years or even lifetimes without seeing a planet-scale defensive effort. As such, they often also serve as local law enforcement. This can result in the PDF being more loyal to the planetary government than to the [[Imperium]]; if the planetary government turns corrupt, they can bring the PDF with them, which makes it that much harder for the Imperium to reclaim the planet later. Also, even if they did not turn traitors they are the most suspected people if heretical cults are active on the planet, and they usually are, or a the planet got infiltrated by [[Genestealers]]. Thus even if a problem arose the guards would still avoid them and the authorities would still distrust them to use them so that they might gain combat experience.

The three notable exceptions to this rule are the [[Armageddon]] PDF, who often fight the orks still on the planet, as a result to a lower than normal Tithes for a planet of its size allowing the Armageddon PDF to be well trained and funded. The other is the [[Ultramar]] Auxilia, as Ultramar has no tithe due to supporting the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Chapter]], also since they must meet the standards of Space Marines resulting in higher than normal training, generally they are still shipped offworld like normal guard and often support the Ultramarines. And the last is the Cadian Interior Guard whose members are chosen from one out of ten best men in the Cadian Shock Troops Imperial Guard regiments.

The greatest irony is that if the [[Imperium]] would only enforce the training of planetary defence forces to a decent standard (as they are so eager to get their mitts on your tithes!) then the heretic and xenos would have a damn harder time taking over worlds and the guard and marines won't have to keep running in to save them and could actually concentrate on the full scale invasions (But of course that much common sense won't be at all grimdark enough....). Not to mention the fact that if the [[Imperium]] were to require worlds to also have their own law enforcement that is controlled by, trained by, and generally indoctrinated by, the Adeptus Arbites, you wouldn't have to worry much about A) crime (pickpockets would be shot, soooo...yeah) or B) turncoat PDF (because of fanatical loyalty to Imperial law). So then you would technically have two competent fighting forces on the planet, both of which separate enough from local affairs to remain loyal to the Imperium. The PDF and the local law enforcement. Then the Guard to concentrate hundreds, perhaps thousands of regiments on threats instead of a few dozen. Not to mention how much hurt the Astartes would be free to lay down. However, it's questionable whether such indoctrination would work. One of the reasons the the arbites are so loyal to the Imperium instead of the planet they're stationed on is because they come from a different planet.

Also, there was one (yes, ''one'') PDF trooper worth noting. Some guy with a forgettable name fought alongside Uriel Ventris of the Ultrasmurfs during a fight against [[Tyrannids]]. When he ran out of shots for his lasgun, what did he do? He picked up a discarded chainsword and ''charged the 'nids with it''! He actually managed to keep up with Ventris, an Ultramarines ''Captain''. When a Carnifex came to blow them to bits with bio-plasma he ran back, grabbed a missile launcher, and ''shot it in the face''! Then picked the chainsword back up and charged again. After the battle was over, Ventris visited him in the hospital and, in front of everyone announced that this man had saved his life and about how badass the guy was to keep pace with an Astartes. If you've played or seen the Space Marine game, you must realize how incredible a feat that is. Ventris then removed one of his purity seals and gave it to the man. Clearly, the mustering of the Guard missed one.

And the ones Ciaphas Cain hang out with in Death Or Glory.

[[Story:Praise the Emperor (and Pass the Ammunition)| And Private Connie Obel.]]

{{Imperium}}

Planetary Defense Force

2016-07-26T02:03:35Z

2602:306:3365:D500:747E:ABEB:478C:F32A:

In [[Warhammer 40,000]], a '''Planetary Defense Force''' is, as the name suggest, an armed force that protects a single planet (as opposed to the [[Imperial Guard]], which travels from planet to planet). They have a tendency to [[Meme|try to respond, but to be killed to a man]].

The [[Imperium of Man]] is a very feudal empire; while much is made of the [[Space Marines]] and [[Imperial Guard]], they cannot be everywhere at once, and so each world is expected to be able to protect itself. On civilized worlds, the PDF fill that role, either fending off attack entirely, or holding out long enough for off-world assistance to arrive.

We never hear about their victories, partly because stories where the PDF wins are not as interesting as those where the Imperial Guard and Space Marines have to get called in, and partly because most planets make their [[Imperial Tithe]]s by bundling the best few percent of their Planetary Defense Forces into IG Regiments and shipping them off-world. It is also important to remember that sitting on a safe backwater planet for centuries means that they have absolutely no combat experience compared to IG regiments that are shipped from one warzone to another. Add to that they have even less equipment, no comm-beads for individual soldiers, and that for an entire system of planets a single [[Commissar]] is attached. Ironically, planets with feral orks infestation tend to have a better PDF and produce a better IG regiments. However, the average PDF unit tend to fold like wet paper when a significant off world threat arrives. As such, the Imperial Guard consider them grossly undertrained, incompetent, and poorly armed compared to the Guard. The irony of this is lost on the Guard itself. Better yet, it highlights just how bad it is to be a member of the PDF.

Another major problem for the PDF is lack of experience and as a result, morale. PDF from a forgotten backwater planet do not typically see a lot of action and as a result lack any combat experience. Add to this that most information sources available to them are compatible to the IG uplifting primer (and they don't have anyone around to tell them what a pile of groxshit it is) and you can see why facing the untold terrors of cosmos might go south very quickly for them.

To be fair, not all PDF are incompetent pushovers. For example, [[Cadia]]'s entire population is militarized from birth, in reserve if not in active duty, and those active duty Cadians who are selected to stay instead of being shipped out to the Guard are chosen at random instead of by lack of merit. This means that Cadia's PDF is every bit as skilled and tough as any of the planet's many exported Imperial Guard regiments, and train just as hard, just as frequently, and are just as well supplied for being on a fortress world. The shipped regiments are also rotated frequently enough meaning that most Cadian PDF actually have some combat experience. However, examples like this are the exception rather than the rule when it comes to PDF quality.

Often, when PDF aren't incompetent, they turn traitor. While an Imperial Guard unit is constantly shuffled from world to world, only resting in transit, and under the watchful eye of a [[Commissar]], the PDF may go for years or even lifetimes without seeing a planet-scale defensive effort. As such, they often also serve as local law enforcement. This can result in the PDF being more loyal to the planetary government than to the [[Imperium]]; if the planetary government turns corrupt, they can bring the PDF with them, which makes it that much harder for the Imperium to reclaim the planet later. Also, even if they did not turn traitors they are the most suspected people if heretical cults are active on the planet, and they usually are, or a the planet got infiltrated by [[Genestealers]]. Thus even if a problem arose the guards would still avoid them and the authorities would still distrust them to use them so that they might gain combat experience.

The three notable exceptions to this rule are the [[Armageddon]] PDF, who often fight the orks still on the planet, as a result to a lower than normal Tithes for a planet of its size allowing the Armageddon PDF to be well trained and funded. The other is the [[Ultramar]] Auxilia, as Ultramar has no tithe due to supporting the [[Ultramarines]] [[Space Marine Chapter]], also since they must meet the standards of Space Marines resulting in higher than normal training, generally they are still shipped offworld like normal guard and often support the Ultramarines. And the last is the Cadian Interior Guard whose members are chosen from one out of ten best men in the Cadian Shock Troops Imperial Guard regiments.

The greatest irony is that if the [[Imperium]] would only enforce the training of planetary defence forces to a decent standard (as they are so eager to get their mitts on your tithes!) then the heretic and xenos would have a damn harder time taking over worlds and the guard and marines won't have to keep running in to save them and could actually concentrate on the full scale invasions (But of course that much common sense won't be at all grimdark enough....). Not to mention the fact that if the [[Imperium]] were to require worlds to also have their own law enforcement that is controlled by, trained by, and generally indoctrinated by, the Adeptus Arbites, you wouldn't have to worry much about A) crime (pickpockets would be shot, soooo...yeah) or B) turncoat PDF (because of fanatical loyalty to Imperial law). So then you would technically have two competent fighting forces on the planet, both of which separate enough from local affairs to remain loyal to the Imperium. The PDF and the local law enforcement. Then the Guard to concentrate hundreds, perhaps thousands of regiments on threats instead of a few dozen. Not to mention how much hurt the Astartes would be free to lay down. However, it's questionable whether such indoctrination would work. One of the reasons the the arbites are so loyal to the Imperium instead of the planet they're stationed on is because they come from a different planet.

Also, there was one (yes, ''one'') PDF trooper worth noting. Some guy with a forgettable name fought alongside Uriel Ventris of the Ultrasmurfs during a fight against [[Tyrannids]]. When he ran out of shots for his lasgun, what did he do? He picked up a discarded chainsword and ''charged the 'nids with it''! He actually managed to keep up with Ventris, an Ultramarines ''Captain''. When a Carnifex came to blow them to bits with bio-plasma he ran back, grabbed a missile launcher, and ''shot it in the face''! Then picked the chainsword back up and charged again. After the battle was over, Ventris visited him in the hospital and, in front of everyone announced that this man had saved his life and about how badass the guy was to keep pace with an Astartes. If you've played or seen the Space Marine game, you must realize how incredible a feat that is. Ventris then removed one of his purity seals and gave it to the man. Clearly, the mustering of the Guard missed one.

And the ones Ciaphas Cain hang out with in Death Or Glory.

[[Story:Praise the Emperor (and Pass the Ammunition)| And Private Connie Obel.]]

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