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	'''Cadigan''', now Commander-Apparent of the 13th, commanded not with an iron fist, but an open palm - allowing the commanders to offer their own arguments and ideas to planning, and granted unprecedented levels of autonomy to his company commanders in company organisation and practices.		'''Cadigan''', now Commander-Apparent of the 13th, commanded not with an iron fist, but an open palm - allowing the commanders to offer their own arguments and ideas to planning, and granted unprecedented levels of autonomy to his company commanders in company organisation and practices.

	Under '''Cadigan's''' inclusive and anarchistic leadership style, the legion saw an increase in innovation and many positive and negative developments occurred. The good outweighed the bad however, and the legion began a slow move away from their popular image as ill-disciplined ~~and rag-tag~~ light-infantry, to a cohesive and professional ~~all-round~~ fighting force.		Under '''Cadigan's''' inclusive and anarchistic leadership style the legion saw an increase in innovation, and many positive and negative developments occurred. The good generally outweighed the bad however, as the open and free-speaking nature of the 13ths Organisation allowed for issues to be raised and dealt with rapidly. The legion began a slow move away from their popular image as ill-disciplined yet effective light-infantry, to a cohesive and professional specialist fighting force.
	'''Oskar Reynhardt''', '''Arkady Balotin''', and '''Karolus Vayne''' were intrinsic in these changes.		'''Oskar Reynhardt''', '''Arkady Balotin''', and '''Karolus Vayne''' were intrinsic in these changes.


	'''Reynhardt''' brought about a higher degree of professionalism among the legion. While the '''Justicars''' were still from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, Reynhardt's relentless training and inter-company competitions instilled in them a discipline and coordination the legion had not known previously. Reynhardt also headed a new ~~recon~~ initiative for the legion, believing firmly in ~~solid intelligence~~ and ~~understand~~ the ~~terrain before it needs to be known~~, and ~~thus expanded~~ the ~~scout units and auxiliaries to include reports on terrain and enemy movements~~ and ~~numbers~~. ~~Although~~ this ~~recon initiative would be replaced by something new under Uriel, it's formation and~~ the ~~experience it gave~~ the ~~legion~~ and ~~its auxiliaries would prove~~ to ~~be highly beneficial in many areas~~.		'''Reynhardt''' brought about a higher degree of professionalism among the legion. While the '''Justicars''' were still from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, Reynhardt's relentless training and inter-company competitions instilled in them a discipline and coordination the legion had not known previously. Reynhardt also headed a new training initiative for the legion, believing firmly in the value of experience and understanding that strong and effective leadership were vital for a military force. Under his direction, the legion underwent an expansion of its training programs for all roles, with experienced veterans mentoring officers and other troopers in the intricacies of the battlefield, and their specialised skillset. The result of this was a sharp jump in overall quality of soldiering the legion was able to provide the Great Crusade, and in conjunction with Cadigans enabling of innovation, lead to extremely effective new battlefield tactics and specialised units.


	'''Vayne''''s contributions were more tactical, with his close-quarter assault experience and that of his men being shared among the legion~~, and~~ the legion ~~began to develop~~ its expertise in city fighting and boarding actions. Vayne ~~also understood~~ how to wield violence and fear as weapons, and ~~despite~~ his methods lacking subtlety, ~~they~~ lay the seeds for the legions later use of economic and psychological warfare.		'''Vayne''''s contributions were more tactical, with his close-quarter assault experience and that of his men being shared among the legion through Reynhardts training program. Vayne's experience with close-quarters fighting lead to the legion developing its expertise in city fighting and boarding actions, where quick reflexes and intelligent movement was vital. However, perhaps Vayne's most important contribution was in tutoring the legion how to wield violence and fear as weapons, and refining their methods to a mastery. Despite his methods often lacking the subtlety that the legion would later be famed for, his contributions lay the seeds for the legions later use of economic and psychological warfare.


	'''Balotin''' is a notable case, despite being a Sacred Band member, he was put in charge of the training chapter, and his Sacred Band colleagues were expected to achieve far more than he.		'''Balotin''' is a notable case, despite being a Sacred Band member, he was put in charge of the training chapter, and his Sacred Band colleagues were expected to achieve far more than he.
	Yet fate had a different path for Arkady Balotin.		Yet fate had a different path for Arkady Balotin.
	Exhibiting an extraordinary understanding of morale and public perception, perhaps from his family background ~~as the son of an officer~~, Balotin was largely responsible for laying the groundwork ~~for~~ the legions transformation into the most-trusted Legion in the Great Crusade.		Exhibiting an extraordinary understanding of morale and public perception, perhaps from his family background, Balotin was largely responsible for laying the groundwork in the legions transformation into the most-trusted Legion in the Great Crusade.
	It was Balotin who understood like Vayne, that psychology mattered in warfare. But where ~~'''~~Vayne~~'''~~ used terror, Balotin appealed to hearts ~~and~~ minds and prosperity. He sought to win people over to his side, and to gain allies he could count on through helping them. This had effects on and off the battlefield, and it was not long before Reynhardt called a vote on second-in-command for the legion, stepping down and voting Balotin to replace himself in the position. Having unwittingly won the legion over with his helpful and trustworthy demeanour, Balotin was voted into the position by a significant margin, and became the legions "Quartermaster" or second-in-command.
			It was Balotin who understood, like '''Vayne''', that psychology mattered in warfare. But where Vayne used terror and intimidation, Balotin appealed to hearts, minds and prosperity of the enemy. He sought to win people over to his side, and to gain allies he could count on through helping them. This had effects on and off the battlefield, and it was not long before Reynhardt called a vote on second-in-command for the legion, stepping down and voting Balotin to replace himself in the position. Having unwittingly won the legion over with his helpful and trustworthy demeanour, Balotin was voted into the position by a significant margin, and became the legions "Quartermaster" or second-in-command.

	On a smaller scale, the XIIIth began to expand it's battlefield roles. For what purpose wasn't entirely clear, but the capabilities of the legion greatly expanded during this time, with '''Cadigan'''s unique leadership allowing individual battalions to develop specialisations outside of their standard modus operandi. Many new specialist squad types were developed and tested during the short time from leaving Sol to the legions reunification with it's gene-sire [[Uriel Starikov]] in 817.M30.		On a smaller scale, the XIIIth began to expand it's battlefield roles. For what purpose wasn't entirely clear, but the capabilities of the legion greatly expanded during this time, with '''Cadigan'''s unique leadership allowing individual battalions to develop specialisations outside of their standard modus operandi. Many new specialist squad types were developed and tested during the short time from leaving Sol to the legions reunification with it's gene-sire [[Uriel Starikov]] in 817.M30.


	===The Tartaros Campaign===		===The Tartaros Campaign, 813.M30===
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	In 813.M30, the '''Justicars''', under the command of '''Aldous Cadigan''' were dispatched to conquer the '''Messonian Empire''', in the Tartaros cluster. By the standards set later in the Great Crusade, the Messonian Empire was only a small challenge, but for the fledgling Imperium it was a formidable foe.

	Old logistical accounts reveal that the campaign was expected to be long and bloody; the logisticians estimated the conflict's time frame to completion would range between 4 and 8 months. This investment of time was deemed economical, as the Messonian Empire had a flourishing and highly valuable industry, and crucially controlled an important warp nexus that could speed the Imperial push into the galactic North East and greatly strengthen lines of supply for future campaigns in the Ultima Segmentum.
	~~The Justicars were allocated the objective of taking it.~~

	The Messonian Empire had an incredibly large population for it's size, the majority of its planets being what the Imperium would call 'hiveworlds', with the capital, Tartaros rivaling even the most impressive of Imperial hiveworlds. But where the Imperium would support these hiveworlds with sister-worlds dedicated to agriculture, the Messonians supported their empire via planetary subsistence farming; vat-grown meats and an high-yield fungi crop grown in titanic laboratories deep under the ground kept each planet fed, each lab compartmentalised from the others for security.

	~~With no way to starve the Empire in a siege, and facing a numerically superior foe, the 13th devised a stratagem to suit the circumstances.~~ The ~~legion committed its entire fleet to ensure orbital supremacy in the Messonian Capital. They then landed their troops, focusing their assault initially on the capital,~~ Tartaros~~, then expanding to assault 8 more cities. Once the cities were taken the legion fortified every street and building and held their ground, waiting.~~

	The Enemy was well prepared for the assaults, and put up a fierce fight, but with the orbital barrage supporting the attackers, they were forced to concede the cities. Regrouping their forces with consummate speed and skill, the Messonian Armed Forces encircled and besieged the city with large forces, that moved into position via underground tunnels. The Messonian forces deployed their troops so close to the Imperial frontlines that the ships in orbit could not fire on them without risking hitting their own forces too.
	The Messonians however, kept back considerable reserves, wary of a trap. The fighting in the cities was brutal and unforgiving, with each hab-block and warehouse becoming a citadel; areas of the city were lost and retaken several times a day. But slowly and surely, the Imperials were pushed back.
	2 of the 9 besieged cities were abandoned as the legions forces retreated back into the safety of their orbital blockade, and one city was lost entirely; now convinced of their superiority, the Messonians began to commit more men to the assaults on the remaining cities.

	It was in the second month of the campaign that, having drawn the majority of the enemy forces into battle, and lulled them into a false sense of security and superiority, the Justicars finally revealed their true strategy.
	New forces deployed from orbit, using drop pods and aircraft to deploy troops behind the enemy lines, whereby the tunnels were collapsed. Fierce battles raged as the Messonians realising they were now trapped sought to break out to have a chance at survival, but were met with brutal ambushes.
	Those resigned to their fate in the tunnels were given an ultimatum: Surrender or die by suffocation in the tunnels. In droves the Messonians surrendered. But many held their ground also, resolved to defend their empire until death. These valiant defenders fortified the tunnels expecting an assault, but none came.
	The 13th collapsed the tunnels on their frontline, leaving behind only promethium tanks with explosives rigged to them to make powerful incendiary bombs. These bombs detonated, doing little damage to the enemy forces, but the fires consumed all the oxygen in the tunnels, and in short order the defenders died, either fleeing to the surface to be cut down, or by suffocating in the tunnels.

	~~After seeing how outwitted they had been, how ruthlessly~~ their ~~forces had been dispatched~~, ~~and how effective the Astartes truly were when~~ on ~~the offensive~~, the ~~Messonians capitulated. While the military may have surrendered~~, ~~and~~ the ~~false Emperor been overthrown~~ by ~~his own generals, many soldiers and civilians formed anti-Imperial guerrilla forces to continue the fight.~~		The Tartaros Campaign marks a high-point in the legions short history before being reunited with their Primarch, Uriel Starikov.
	~~But this course of action was a hopeless endeavour against~~ the Justicars~~, for they were masters of counter-insurgency. With their full expeditionary manpower, the Justicars prosecuted~~ a ~~lightning~~ campaign ~~against~~ the ~~insurgents. Within a week,~~ the ~~entire sector had been purged of all anti-Imperial sentiment~~, and ~~the populace won~~ over ~~by Balotin's hearts and minds efforts, which began~~ a ~~program of reconstruction of the planets infrastructure, military, and economy~~.		Tasked to take on a powerful, self-styled rival to the Imperium, the Messonian Empire would be utterly humbled by the Justicars in a brutally decisive campaign that would bring the Messonians into the Imperium, and silence all dissent for over a millennia.

	==A Primarch Reunited==		==A Primarch Reunited==

1d4chan>Uriel: /* The 13th Squad of the Sacred Band */

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The 13th Squad of the Sacred Band

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	''~~Make preparations before it rains; Don't wait until you’re thirsty~~ to ~~dig a well.~~'' <br />		''Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win'' <br />
	(XIIIth Legion proverb on the value of preparation)		(XIIIth Legion proverb on the value of preparation)

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	\|strength1=5 billion soldiers <br> ~20 billion militia and volunteer forces		\|strength1=5 billion soldiers <br> ~20 billion militia and volunteer forces
	\|strength2=~~121~~,500 Astartes<br />		\|strength2=~71,500 Astartes<br />
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	*1,500 Twentieth Legion		*~1,500 Twentieth Legion
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	During the '''Pacification of the Merican Hives''', the Thirteenth were held in reserve and dispatched to suppress the partisans and militia that sprang up behind Imperial lines. Hektor's dispatches make it clear that this role was intended as a punishment, but by the end of the campaign he also gave grudging praise to Cadigan's efficiency and endorsed the squad's leader as the Master-Apparent of the Thirteenth Legion.		During the '''Pacification of the Merican Hives''', the Thirteenth were held in reserve and dispatched to suppress the partisans and militia that sprang up behind Imperial lines. Hektor's dispatches make it clear that this role was intended as a punishment, but by the end of the campaign he also gave grudging praise to Cadigan's efficiency and endorsed the squad's leader as the Master-Apparent of the Thirteenth Legion.

	It seems likely that the Thirteenth Legion took part in other campaigns of the Unification Wars. They were certainly deployed in the '''Pacification of Urartu''', but played a curious role. Cadigan's men were once again held in reserve and it is implied that they were used in a counter-insurgency operation of substantial scale shortly following the sacrifice of the last Thunder Warriors in the '''Battle of Mount Ararat'''. However, the dispatches of Imperial commanders make no report of resistance fighters. ~~Who~~ were the targets of the Thirteenth Legion?		It seems likely that the Thirteenth Legion took part in other campaigns of the Unification Wars. They were certainly deployed in the '''Pacification of Urartu''', but played a curious role. Cadigan's men were once again held in reserve and it is implied that they were used in a counter-insurgency operation of substantial scale shortly following the sacrifice of the last Thunder Warriors in the '''[[Unification_Wars_(Hektor_Heresy)#Battle_of_Mount_Ararat\|Battle of Mount Ararat]]'''. However, the dispatches of Imperial commanders make no report of resistance fighters. Begging the question: who ''were'' the targets of the Thirteenth Legion?

	The 13th Sacred Band squad roster:		The 13th Sacred Band squad roster:

	:* '''Aldous Cadigan''', Squad Commander (~~MIA some time after~~ Metnav I.)		:* '''Aldous Cadigan''', Squad Commander (Listed KIA during Metnav I. Unconfirmed.)
	:* '''Oskar Reynhardt''', Sergeant (Alive and ~~captaining~~ the legion in the Eye of Terror)		:* '''Oskar Reynhardt''', Sergeant (Alive and leading the legion in the Eye of Terror)
	:* '''Zlatko Tolyan Blazić''' (Unconfirmed dead, some time after Metnav)		:* '''Zlatko Tolyan Blazić''' (Unconfirmed dead, some time after Metnav)
	:* '''Karolus Vayne''' (Alive and leading the rogue warband [[Black Corsairs]])		:* '''Karolus Vayne''' (Alive and leading the rogue warband [[Black Corsairs]])
	:* '''Earl Togou''', notable marksman (MIA during Metnav I. Unconfirmed report of various lone appearances post-Heresy in Golgotha Sector)		:* '''Earl Togou''', notable marksman (MIA during Metnav I. Unconfirmed report of various lone appearances post-Heresy in Golgotha Sector)
	:* '''Temur Oghruk''' (Confirmed dead during Heresy. Slain at the the Siege of Terra)		:* '''Temur ''The Bull'' Oghruk''' (Confirmed dead during Heresy. Slain at the the Siege of Terra)
	:* '''Malik Al-Hasheem''' (Confirmed dead, before or during the Heresy)		:* '''Malik Al-Hasheem''' (Confirmed dead as of the Scouring, believed to have been killed before or during the Heresy)
	:* '''Kamaraj Kohli''' (Unconfirmed dead, some time after Ullanor)		:* '''Kamaraj Kohli''' (Unconfirmed dead, some time after Ullanor)
	:* '''Arkady Balotin''' (Confirmed dead as of the Scouring, believed to have been killed before or during the Heresy)		:* '''Arkady Balotin''' (Confirmed dead as of the Scouring, believed to have been killed before or during the Heresy)
	:* '''Lo-Zho Lou''' (~~MIA~~ some time after Metnav I)		:* '''Lo-Zho Lou''' (Listed KIA some time after Metnav I. Unconfirmed.)

	==A Legion in the Great Crusade==		==A Legion in the Great Crusade==