Phalanx

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[[image:Greek_Hoplites.jpg|thumb|200px|left|A Phalanx of greek hoplites]]
In the strictest sense, '''Phalanx''' is Greek for "finger" (in fact medically your finger bones are still called "Phalanxs"), but it is most well-known in the real world as a term for an ancient Greek military formation, in which spear-wielding warriors known as Hoplites stood shoulder-to-shoulder and marched as a single rectangular block.

== Necrons ==

The [[Necrons]] of [[Warhammer 40,000]] use the term ''phalanx'' in a similar sense as the Greeks did, referring to a small formation (i.e. a squad or two, in game terms) of [[Necron Warrior]]s, [[Necron Immortal|Immortals]], or other foot-soldiers. The next size up would be a ''legion''.

== Imperial Fists ==
[[File:Phalanx Imperial Fists.jpg|thumb|200px|Why leave home when you can bring it with you?]]
The [[Imperial Fists]]' [[fortress-monastery]] is the battle station ''Phalanx'', a giant star fortress bigger than any Imperial vessel. Even the Furious Abyss Class, which were built as a combination of what-if engineering and fuck-you-mine-is-bigger oneupmanship, were small compared to it. There are two different accounts of how it came about - in one [[Rogal Dorn]] found it near [[Inwit]] and made it his by the time the [[God-Emperor of Mankind|Emperor]] found him and set him on the [[Great Crusade]], whilst in the other he had it built himself. While [[Earth|Terra]] is the official homeworld of the Imperial Fists, in practice they were the first Fleet-based Chapter (okay, Legion, but we digress) with ''Phalanx'' serving as their primary training ground. Or at least, it was- at the moment it's being invaded by an army of [[Iron Warriors]] under the command of Warsmith [[Shon'tu]] and are just barely being held back by the combined forces of the Imperial Fists' 3rd Company and the [[Legion of the Damned]]. Which is some bullshit because the ''Phalanx'' was already invaded by a daemonic army led by the Daemon Prince [[Soul Drinkers|Abraxes]] that could barely be held off by the might of the First Company and companies of Imperial Fist successor chapters. Invading when the loyalists are busy holding off Abaddon's latest Black Crusade kinda helps.

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