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. bright lances are a godly adition to any force and the prism tanks i have found are the most durable vehicle on the game i think. maybe im just biased well actually i no mi am. this is an old topic so ur all gonna complain bout this addition. welldone tom (?) 
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Imperial Guard
The Imperial Guard, one of the largest armies in the Galaxy, with over 1 billion soldiers at its disposal. Its survival, is without doubt due to their loyalty, dedication and bravery for and to their Emperor. They are the front line of defence, and often the last. With nothing more than a thin flak jacket there are no heroes, they die in their thousands each day acting as a shield for the men behind them. But they get the job done.
The imperial guardsmen however are not only good for dying (although they are good for that). They have mastered the way of mechanised warfare, entering battle with a wide assortment of weaponry and armoury, for example the incredibly massive, and powerful Basalisk! Able to destroy squadrons at a time and able to turn the tide of a battle.
Imperial Guard are quick on their feet, and able to easily carry out reconnaissance missions through the use of the Sentinel. The sentinel, a light mechanical walker, is also useful for Guerrilla warfare and sometimes (if equipped with a laz cannon) can be used as heavy artillery behind an attacking Imperial Guard force. In terms mf movement, troops can easily be transported across the battlefield through use of the Chimera tank. With armour plating on its hull and around the rest of its body, it is very useful for quick raids and again guerrilla warfare. The Chimera can be upgraded with a mounted Inferno Cannon, giving any ground force fear of this machine.
All these mechanised vehicles are great! However the backbone of the army and often the key to victory is the Lemun Russ Battle Tank. This vehicle can be upgraded with many types of weaponry for example a laz cannon (one of the most powerful weapons in the game) or a heavy bolter useful to moe down masses of opposing forces.
Despite the Imperial Guards huge reliance upon mechanised warfare, it goes without say that infantry needs to be a key factor within the Imperial corps. Under the leadership of the Command Squad, the Imperial Guard have a vast array of soldiers, and as said before they can make use of over 1 billion men. The Imperial Guard have key figures within their military organisation and one of their main one is a Commissar. A Commissar is ruthless. He makes sure no soldier falters or runs away in the face of death otherwise he or she will be shot by the Commissar anyway, like I said they are ruthless.
Within the Imperial Guard Corps, a Priest is able to play a key role in the leadership and inspiration of the men. Along with the Psyker, he is able to unleash a barrel of power to ripple the enemy’s before the battle begins.
To conclude, the Imperial Guard work mainly on mass numbers. They are able to swarm an enemy and with their key emphasis on heavy power and support from artillery (the Basalisk) along with support for infantry i.e. the Chimera Transport and also the Lemun Russ Battle Tank.
Some extra pictures for you guys
This shows a Lemun Russ Battle Tank supporting a squadron of Imperial Guard, quite a useful tactic
The vast numbers of guard. It shows those in close combat, and others standing back firing. This is useful, particularly against Orks, it utilises the Imperiums ability to fight in close combat, but as Orks are the best at close combat, Guard can also fire upon the squadron of Orks.
Space Marines
Space Marines were forged to fight the wars for the expansion of power, their great Emperor. Devoted to their creator, these honour monks are bound by the sacred duty to fight to their Emperor, to win the struggle humans fight from all of mankind’s enemies.
Space Marines, relatively few in number are the best basic squad in the game. Through many genetic modifications these warrior monks have become the Super humans of the era. One Space Marine is a solid fighter, however when he fights alongside a thousand of other Space Marines, they become a formidable fighting machine. A Space Marine will do his duty to the Emperor to his dieing breath, however it could be said that even after death a Space Marine is able to continue his service to the Emperor.
A dreadnought is run by a Space Marine who is grievously wounded in battle, and literally, on the point of death, only kept alive by the almost in penetrable armour of the Dreadnaught. The Space Marine Dreadnaught is one of the most powerful and deadliest machines in the Game, and one of the few Space Marines mechanised vehicles. It excels in destroying hard targets such as vehicles and buildings.
A Space Marine army is organised into separate Chapters. This military organisation system is similar to that of a Corps which i mentioned in the analysis of the Imperial Guard. (For those who don't know what a Corps is, please refer to the bottom of the article where i have explained an army corps.) A Chapter is lead by a Force Commander. Appointed by merit, a Force Commander is an experienced and skilled fighter, and leader. A Force Commander is always found at the front of an attack, leading his Chapter with severe discipline, Bravery and skill.
The Space Marine Chapter also contains a unit called a Librarian. He is the one who knows all the Space Marine knowledge and has special mind powers that no other unit has, for example banishing demons, striking down enemies and protecting his troops from psychic attacks.
A Chaplin is a key figure in the Space Marine Army, he is always seen in the thick of battle, carrying out the will of the Emperor, and leads by example. He has several key powers which include the ability to uncover key enemy buildings.
An Apothecary is used in the Space Marines to heal injured soldiers and repair damaged vehicles. However, the key role of the Apothecary is to retrieve the Genetic data from fallen comrades in order to make new Space Marines, and continue the history of that chapter.
The sole purpose of a Space Marine is to fight to their Emperor. They all feel huge loyalty to the Emperor. They will fight in battle, they will fight wounded, and they will fight in the afterlife.
The Space Marines, like i said before are Super Humans, and although not in great numbers, they are great in skill, with some of the most highly trained, sophiscated soldiers of the 40,000 century.
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Orks vs the might of Space Marines, who do you think will win?
Chaos Space Marines
Chaos Space Marines, in short term... Space Marines gone bad.... Having once been members of the might Space Marines, these traitors of the Emperor have turned over to the Dark side, the Chaos Gods. The darkest crevasse, and circle is there for those mutinous and villainous Chaos Space Marines. They are now, slaves of Chaos!
Fuelled by a burning hatred from their once Sacred Emperor, they are ably to fight day and night for the Chaos Gods, mutated by selfishness and immortality. This relatively small race do not fight alone however. There are many variations to Space Marines, including the Possessed Chaos Space Marines. They have been possessed by daemons, and fight in a bloodbath of close combat... they love it! With their razor sharp talons they rip their enemies limb from limb.
Fighting along side Chaos Space Marines are the blood thirsty Khorne Bezerkers. Again, a close combat unit with a single minded ferocity to kill kill kill!!!
The Blood thirster, a key unit to the Chaos Space Marine army is a winged daemon, with the power of the Chaos God of carnage and war. Over thirty feet tall, it is able to use its mind powers as well as its razor sharp claws, feet and teeth to rip, tear and destroy the enemy. Many army's have been taken out by one unit, the Bloodthirster.
The key leader of the Chaos, is the Chaos Lord. With a huge arsenal at its disposal, for example a plasma guns, but he also has mind powers as a gift from the Chaos God's, allowing him to have huge physical strength and presence, but as well being able to petrify his enemys with fear.
The Blootthirster vs a Force Commander... Place bets now, i put £100 on the Bloodthirster!
Orks
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh"
Bloodthirsty, Brutal and viscious. With the species vastly dominating the Galaxy in terms of numbers, if they did not constantly fight between themselves and united under one banner, Orks would crush their enemys within days. However their brain size is about the same size as the Malteaser i am putting into my mouth... It will take them a long time to unite.
These bloodthirsty barbarians use second hand weapons, built mainly from the scraps of the battlefield. Despite this they are highly effect with the Slugga as the most common weapon. These beasts however excel in Hand to Hand combat. With knives, hammers, claws you name it they will use anything and everything for close combat.
The main fighting force of the Orks are the Boyz. These come in two variations, Slugga Boyz and Shoota Boyz. The slugga Boyz carry around a basic pistol, as mentioned before the Slugga. They also have an axe allowing them to swipe, chop mutate and eventually kill any opposing forces. The Shoota Boyz are armed with larger versions of the Sluggas. Again, built from scraps these act as the standard Ork machine gun. They are able to lay down more supporting fire (however inaccurate) than the Slugga Boyz.
The Nobz. The deadliest, most terryfing and powerful close combat force in the universe. Up to 10 feet tall, i would like to see an Imperial Guard Squadren hold up against these guys. With power Claws, fists razer sharp teeth there are only three words that go through their tiny little mind..... kill, kill, KILL! That is exactly what they do.
Orks love a good old fight. They will fight whoever and whenever they can. The more battles an Ork has, the bigger, stronger, more powerfull and of course greener he gets. The 'greeniest' Ork on the battlefield is always the outright leader. Now questions asked. This Ork, would usually be the Warboss.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh!!!
The Ork Tanks are often Hand me downs, or simply stolen from the enemy.
Eldar
"What do humans know of our pain? We have sung songs of lament since before your ancestors crawled on their bellies from the sea."
One of the eldest races of the Univerce. Once having the greatest Empire and controle in the Universe as well. Even though their Empire is not as strong as it was, the Eldar are not a force to be underestimated.
The Fire Dragons have a large variation of phsycic powers. This unit uses Fusion Guns to devestate enemy vechicles and buildings. Supported by the Eldar basic infintary, the Guardians. They work in large numbers and can produce an awesome amount of fire power. They are particularly effective ion close combat. Particularly useful to the Eldar forces are the Rangers. Invisible to the eneny they specialise in scouting missions with tier incredibly accurate and powerful Sniper Rifle. The basic infantry are a key part to the Eldar, they are flexiable in defense and swift in attacking.
However their main power lies in their phsycis ability. This comes partly from the Farseer's. They have incredible mental powers including being able to see into the enemys next move and in a way control the enemy for a short period of time.
Farseers however are not the Eldars only phsycic unit. They also have Warlocks. AS you can imagine from the name, they have incredible phsycic abilitys. They are able to enhance the fighting ability of the Eldar troops, as well as protect them on the battlefield.
They infantry fighting ability is key to the success of the Eldar. However, the Avatar of Kane is something to be missed by all foes of the Eldar. This is essentially the walking image of the Eldar God of war, Khaela Mensha Khaine. This unit cannot be pinned down by enemy fire it never retreats and is extremly powerful in close combat.
Here are some images to keep you guys entertained
I need to apoligise for the lack of information shown here on the Necrons and Tau Empire. My knowledge on them is a little sketchy and i live in the uk, so Dawn of War: Dark Crusade is not out here. I will be scrawling the internet for more information, but i will probably have to wait for the game to be released here before i am able to do a significant update. I hope you enjoy it all the same
Necrons
"Harvesting all life in the Galaxy"
The Necrons, one of the first races to come into existance. Haven laid dormant for 60 million years the are ready to come back once again and take control over the universe, and take control over all living things.
These metal machines have risen again from the dead marching forward in a crusade to destroy all living things! They are not afraid of death as they are already dead. Their metal skeletal frames also cannot be destroyed. This is due to the regenerative power in their skeletal frames. They are ruthless in what they do and as said before they want to kill (not dominate), kill all life left in the Universe.
The technology of the Necrons is easily superior to all races. They cannot be destroyed, fighting a Necron is like looking at deat in the face, for you are probably already dead!
Tau Empire
"Liberating the Galaxy for a Greater Good"
The Tau Empire are the newest of all races and they are sweeping through the Universe like an unstoppable tidal wave. They are possibly the most efficent army, and their technology is already able to matchs or even out match that of the Imperium. They know exactly what they are fighting for, and they know how to fight for it. Possibly their greatest weapen is their determenatrion and the idea of a greater Tau Empire.
The Tau are a motivated and battle hardened race. They all believe they are fighting for the 'Greater Good', and this insipires other races to fight alongside them. This gives them incredible flexability and outstanding fighting spirit, able to beat any opposing force.
Corps: An army corps is they way in which a whole military force is organised. They often are a selfsufficent fighting force which could be considered like a mini army.
I hope you enjoyed my Article on the army's of Dawn of War, Dawn of War: Winter Assualt, and Dawn of War: Dark Crusade.
Tom
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