Army Combat Veteran Reacts to Death Korps of Krieg [WH40K SFM ANIMATION]

[@IsmaelARm1]

"Is he telling to his friends that artillery is incoming or dismounted infantry is approaching?" Krieg bois: Yes

[@johnj.spurgin7037]

Also, as a heretic there's no certainty that that's a trained soldier. At best, it might be traitor PDF. Typically, chaos rebellions consist of civilians driven to a berserk mania en mass, especially with Khorne. Tzeentch prefers mutations, Nurgle prefers diseases, Slaanesh prefers hedonism dens, but they all fight like maniacs.

[@IsmaelARm1]

@@johnj.spurgin7037 I can absolutely see that. But that also makes me think, are there any planets that are completely dominated by Chaos Cultists that actually have set up some form of military recruitment or a proper well organized defense? I don't know much on the WH40K lore, but i thought it could be interesting to have some kind of Chaos Cultist Army Regiments.

[@ivanivanovic5586]

Last line always reminds me of that one episode of Dexter's Laboratory, where the family goes to that pizza place, and the 2 animatronic mice (if the ''yes'' mouse pronounciation can be mimicked, that's a bonus as well) :P

[@FRODOGOOFBALL]

I certainly wouldn't put it past the Kreig artillery to keep firing until they've confirmed the enemy position has been taken by their infantry.

[@bulldowozer5858]

I wouldn't be suprised, if they loaded some Kriegsmen in those canons and launched them onto the enemy trench.

[@clanmclaren6647]

“What if your advance fails?” Kriegsmen: impossible

[@sluggaboy1266]

" What if they rout" me and all of the fan base " HAHAHAHAHAHHA" krigers running away such a funny dream that

[@CommissarChaotic]

"We won't"

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Lol. confidence is key

[@TheDCEntertainment]

@@CombatVeteranReacts like the mordian iron guard, the death corps of krieg do NOT fuck up. they will either break the enemy line or burry it under their corpses. either way the death corps will keep advancing until the objective is achieved. it is not a question IF they will succeed, but WHEN. i dont think there was ever a enemy in 40k that would make the death corps run out of soliders

[@darthmalar9781]

@combat veteran reacts Krieg has 2 methods of infantry warfare: throw near endless corpses into the meat grinder. Or if method one is repulsed they bury the damn enemy position in a sea of artillery ordinance while the second infantry wave is point blank or "danger close" Krieg dont give a shit about personal safety, or that they are walking/marching into constant artillery fire, all that matters to them is killing the enemies of man be it the xeno, deamon or heretic. All so they can die in the emperors name. If you want a good idea of how krieg does things i would suggest to you arch's vraks series, it's long per video (1-2 hours a piece) But is very informative and "colourful" to say the least.

[@deamonmindgaming2054]

Guardsman 1"Dang it Carl died" Guardsman 2 "lucky bastard"

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

beats ending up with the Dark Eldar...

[@deamonmindgaming2054]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Well their dark eldar poison will have you in pain for hours or months after being shot so yes.

[@BaldPolishBiotechnol]

@@deamonmindgaming2054 Or undergoing a back and forth sex reassignment surgeries without anesthesia for half a millennium... Or worse...

[@deamonmindgaming2054]

@@BaldPolishBiotechnol or having it removed then being both.

[@BaldPolishBiotechnol]

@@deamonmindgaming2054 Or being tuned into a Necron for sport...

[@goliath1179]

To be fair to the Death Korp, they do have specific medics to treat the wounded. It’s just a matter of “Will this Guardsman be worth the resources to be brought back up and rejoin the fight?”. A lost leg or other mortal wound and they’ll be given the Emperor’s Peace. But a non-mortal bullet wound will probably get treated if there’s a medic nearby. And don’t feel bad for the wounded, they would absolutely hate themselves if they became a burden to his battle-brothers or be shipped back home as no long able to serve in the fight. If they became a burden needing extra medical attention and resources, they would probably just kill themselves in order for their body to become corpsestarch, and being useful.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Morbid and interesting!

[@goliath1179]

@@CombatVeteranReacts 40k in a nutshell

[@scotibot7450]

they are called quartermasters and are the lowest rank within the deathkorp as commissioned officers

[@enderoctanus]

@@CombatVeteranReacts As someone else pointed out, these are the quartermasters in the Death Korps. As in, medical treatment isn't really what they're primarily there for. They are primarily responsible for keeping track of the dead, and reclaiming their equipment. As such, they are also the most likely to encounter a wounded and not (yet) dead Korpsman. They are then supposed to decide whether they should spend medical resources on this wounded guardsman, or if they should just give them the Emperor's mercy. Battlefield medicine probably isn't very high on the list of priorities for supply shipments to the front for a Krieg commander.

[@eichler721]

@@CombatVeteranReacts the thing most people leave out is cybernetic augmented troops are common in the Imperium so losing a arm, leg, eye is not a big deal and worth saving someone as they are easy to replace. Keep in mind these are not the best bionics but they work almost as good as regular limbs. This is another reason not every soldier is equipped with full body armor like Astartes, Tempestuous Scions, Sisters of Battle and such. Cause most limbs the bloodloss is easy to stop in 40K and replace the limb with something more durable for cheap. High level officers and such can get very good bionics with weapons built in and eye pieces that scan in multiple spectrums and such. Mainly things like heart, brain, lungs and big vital areas where it will cost more then most basic troopers are worth will they just dispose of them. Kreig is more hard-core about this then other regiments due to producing over 50 million Guardsmen each year. Since the Fall of Cadia they are the biggest producer of troops other then Terra itself.

[@ARandomCustodian]

You ever heard of the description "soldier expecting to die" in this case it has been taken up a notch. They are not just expecting to die *THEY ARE SUICIDAL AND WANT TO DIE*

[@xanosdarkpaw1]

That Commissar is not there to keep them from retreating, he's there to stop them form charging.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Oof

[@scotibot7450]

Thats actually a misconception at least thats how a deathkorps guardsman would argue it. For the deathkorps there needs to be a rational reason for them to hurl themselves at the enemy. Once established then yeah they're like lemmings. They'd make the distinction that its sacrifice not suicide.

[@ryanong3517]

Not as much as they want the heretics to die!

[@IONATVS]

It is not unheard of for Kreigsmen to execute their COMMISSAR for cowardice because he held them back from too many “good” opportunities to martyr themselves. Though most at least intellectually understand that the Commissar is telling them to back off because he wants to ensure their deaths drag as many of the heretics with them to the grave as possible, so such mutinies are rare.

[@FRODOGOOFBALL]

You've actually given me a new perspective on 40K. I'm beginning to think maybe the reason certain units or characters are OP or have plot armor in 40k is that they're actually using sane (or at least somewhat better) tactics when no one else is. Certainly would apply to the Catachans.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

I like this theory! Be sure to check out my 5 worst tactics of the imperium!

[@thecommentguy9380]

Catachans must use the best tactic considering their planet is a hate child of vietnam's forest and australian's wildlife

[@yeoldchief7711]

@@CombatVeteranReacts seen your tactics video and think you need to read up more lore.

[@randomlygeneratedname]

I don't think that's the case kreig tactics are highly effective for kreigers but stupid for many other regiments and even space marines in some cases, just because an individual is not optimising his personal position when theres a few hundred others charging forward the one guy standing still will hardly be noticed. It all depends on your situation training and equipment.

[@thelordofthelostbraincells]

Aren't they the Rambo guys?

[@dragonturtle2703]

P.s. just to make sure you were aware, the death corps do not like unnecessary sacrifice. They want to sell their lives, and do so as best they can. Why they go on suicide missions, and not just suicide. It might also be so that they can get in close and limited medium-long range accuracy. That said, the death corps are known for pulling no punches, including NBC warfare.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Good point. Did you see me worst tactics of the imperium video?

[@enderoctanus]

I mean, their evaluation of a suicide mission and ours is worlds apart. They won't just shoot themselves for no reason. But if their death is useful or ordered by an officer, they will assume that the officer knows something they don't, and obey anyway unless it's just clearly and overwhelmingly dumb.

[@dragonturtle2703]

@@CombatVeteranReacts not yet. Still need to. Thanks for the reminder.

[@dragonturtle2703]

@@enderoctanus pretty much. I’m pretty sure some people in universe look at them like they are insane.

[@enderoctanus]

@@dragonturtle2703 Almost everyone views them as insane, which is impressive for 40k.

[@TheOtakuKat]

1:31 Don't worry I'm sure the Quartermaster is on his way to make sure all equipment is accounted for and usable for the next Guardsman.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

lol. Wise

[@jonsimpson6240]

Don't forget the spare parts for any guardsman not too far gone already.

[@richardduska1558]

8:10 Kriegs man will follow orders from higher up no matter what. They can make decision for themselfe for sure but they are usualy in the mindset of "the higher ups know it better". Party because in Krieg to advance on the ranks you need to start from the bottom, so they pretty much assume that the general had past war experiences as well.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

How could you respect a general who went a whole war with the DKOK without dying lol?

[@richardduska1558]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Well this can lead to catastrophic results If the general is incompetent. Like Vrask....oh boy that was a shit show...

[@enderoctanus]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Well. Even in 40k you can get unfathomably lucky. Or you were legitimately just that skilled and competent of a soldier. Then again, you tend to find the former with the latter, luck seems like its own skillset in 40k. In all seriousness however, if you get lucky enough to survive your initial post, you will be a candidate for promotion since, well, you will be in major need of more folks to replace the high ups, and there will only be so many survivors. With each advancement your odds of survival increase. Not by a lot, mind you, but they do go up, and sometimes that 3% difference in mortality rates can be what differentiates you from the corpse pile. Even if the overall mortality rate is still 74%. And when you pump out as many guardsmen as Krieg does, SOMEONE is going to get lucky long enough. Or their entire regiment gets destroyed. Which is also ironically a great way for them to be promoted if they survive.

[@jacthing1]

@@richardduska1558 I don't believe the general who was commanding the siege was from Krieg.... cause for one I'm sure he would have been ok the planet probably

[@carlospomares3225]

SFM stands for Source Filmmaker it's a 3D software used in this animation.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

I didnt know that! Thanks!

[@Gfish17]

What is Source Filmmaker? A catagory, A software?

[@carlospomares3225]

@@Gfish17 Source Filmmaker is a 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, utilizing the Source game engine.

[@tristen151]

And porn dear god alot of porn

[@worldburnerbreadman7886]

@@tristen151 the second best part of sfm

[@AnikaJarlsdottr]

"if a soldier goes into battle hoping to live, he will die. if a soldier goes into battle expecting to die, he will live." I think it was Sun Tzu who said that

[@dandydasyt4766]

And i'd say he knows a little bit more about fighting than you do,pal.

[@AnikaJarlsdottr]

@@dandydasyt4766 Then he used his fight money to buy 2 of every animal, then herded them onto a boat, and then he beat the crap out of all of them!!!

[@dandydasyt4766]

@@AnikaJarlsdottr And from that day forward any time a bunch of animals are together in one place it's called a 'zoo'!

[@AnikaJarlsdottr]

@@dandydasyt4766 UNLESS ITS A FARM!!!!!

[@manictiger]

[Doom music begins]

[@scotibot7450]

Dunno how realistic this this is but when setting up a trench system the deathkorp will shell the location for trenches with artillery. This leaves craters which they can then use as cover. when in the craters two men will dig a fox hole. Once done they will go back to back and dig their way to the next fox hole forming the trench network. The deathkorp have a type of soldier called a quartermaster. These are the first rung of commissioned officer in the deathkorp. Their role has evolved slightly from when they fought on their irradiated hellhole of a planet after the council of autarchs's rebelled against the imperium. These guys serve the purpose of recovering anything salvageable from the battlefield. be it the lucius pattern las rifles they use, thier equipment or even the soldier himself so yes their role does encompass the duties of a field medic. The officer in charge ordering a bayonet charge is most likely an imperial Commissar. Commisars are like their soviet inspired counterparts political officers attached to imperial guard armies to instil discipline often by force. They aren't above executing their own troops but at the same time they aren't above carrying out acts that they expect troops in their command to carry out. They often lead by example. Problem for commissars in the deathkorps is that they are often put in charge of troops far more zealous than they are. Commissars are typically not from the planet of origin that the regiment is from. The Commissar in question is likely not from krieg. The gasmasks that the deathkorp wear is a throwback to their origins on their home world again. They typically will not take them off even if there's no NBCD threat apparent. The chaos cultists (mortal men, women and in some cases children! grim I know) are often highly fanatical but not highly trained. Armed with autoguns, basic bitch gun powder weapons or stubbers (mounted LMG's) and lasguns if lucky. mortals are generally used as cannon fodder, meatshields if you will for more important units in a traitor army such as chaos space marines and are often flung en masse at an enemy. Man to man an Imperial guardsmen is more than a match for a basic cultist. But there's often WAAAAAY!!!!! more cultists than IG. The cultists may have the entire planets population in their ranks

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Interesting! And Scary!

[@joshuaborg3907]

The commissar looks like he’s from the mordian iron guard

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

@@joshuaborg3907 often, the Death Korps won't have their own Commisars, but will be loaned Commisars from other regiments. After all, why would you trust a Kriegsman to tell other Kriegsmen to NOT charge the enemy en masse?

[@SonsOfLorgar]

@@MidoriOfTheShuinsen nope, commissars are raised and trained at the scholam progenium orphanages, same organization that provides the basic training and indoctrination for the stormtroopers (tempestus scions) and the girls destined to become Sisters of battle. All of them are officially unafilliated until assigned, first a training station under a comissioned field comissar and, if they survive long enough to be qualified for promotion, they are assigned to a jr rank comissar comission under a regimental commissar with the future possibility of further advancement. The Ciaphas Cain novels are quite good at explaining the process.

[@cyberus1438]

How fighting positions work is pretty similar; we first get set up along a line and our sergeants assign firing sectors and sector sketches get filled out (like little maps that help with targeting). First you’ll dig your individual fighting positions (usually 2 man) and camouflage them: then as time permits soldiers are to continue the process until a trench line is formed. After that you’ll start seeing secondary and communications trenches start being dug, and OP/LPs established front of the lines. Each centimeter of the front will be by this time mapped and targeted for all the area of effect weapons

[@bryan0x05]

I think the smoke grenade was just a decoy, instead of throwing a frag and being force to wait in no man lands for it to go off.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

That would make sense. Others suggested poison gas

[@віталійовсянніков-ф7с]

@@CombatVeteranReacts that is not just gasmask, it is more like life support sistem and has built-in binoculars (magnoculars in waha terms), radio(vox) and some kind of NV which is not effected by ordinary smokescreen And uniform despite it looks like ww1 uniform it is wery close to hazard environment protection suite

[@bradenalder9016]

Its most likely a poison or viral grenade as its what the kreag use

[@davidoliver7510]

I was under the impression. That the grenade wasn't frag krak poison or gas. But was emitting a low frequency hum. Not loud enough to hear. But a frequency that would be totally annoying. Scary. Headache inducing. 40k has a lot of grenade types. Flash bangs. Void grenades. Even tempature grenades. Imaging a silence grenade. Where the chaos cultists are yelling orders. But there's no sound. As the grenade has silenced everything.

[@alexadamson9959]

Also a little thing about the death korps. Danger close doesn’t mean within 300 meters. More like 3 meters. As far as the death korps are concerned the artillery will kill as many enemies as friendlies, but the soldiers will also be killing enemies, so it’s a net increase in enemies killed as far as they are concerned.

[@A-Clear_View]

120th like

[@oliviernaud4373]

actually, going back wounded is a shame for them: not only did you not die for the emperor, you are using up ressources and supplie that good soldier could use to sacrifice their live later. kriegmans routing? The only time where it will happen is against catastrophic odds that they didnt saw coming (tyranids, chaos lifeform/space marine/ dark eldar...). the commissar in their squad is literraly there to stop them from sacrificing themselve too fast. ... no its super sound, what they failed to achieve while alive, they will help in death as their bodies are used by their comrades as sandbag a bit further on the battlefield or at least telling them where suppressive fire start (... god that was dark). you forgots duds, those happen a lots. the krieg guy was just ready to charge in regardless of if it explode or not. he was just lucky the chaos dude saw it, otherwise he would have kept looking at the battlefield.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Yea, Kreigers wouldnt probably route, it would just be a massacre

[@sololobos6969]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Don't ok now if you'll see this, but why not. Usually it takes a Commissar to order a retreat. No Krieg officer would ever call the retreat. Lol

[@solarchos8821]

11:10 - Keep in mind that the Vraks Militia (who are what the Krieg are fighting) were mostly the equivalent of semi-trained reservists, religious fanatics, and conscripts. Their knowledge of actual military terminology was limited at best.

[@HiopX]

"if there is a rout" kriegsmen: We don't do that here

[@thedistur6edguy189]

When I heard him say that, I actually BURST into laughter for a solid 2 minutes, lol...

[@DJSpike-ft9yw]

The closest thing to a rout in the Death Korps is a 100% casualty rate during a charge.

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

@@DJSpike-ft9yw jokes on you, that's the hope!

[@jefthereaper]

Commisar: RETREAT! Kriegsmen: Kill him, he is a traitor!

[@Prophetofthe8thLegion]

To quote Baldermort all men can break.

[@viktorvlasov483]

In 40k, english language is known as a Low Gothic.(Latin is a High Gothic). Though due to lack of mass mandatory school education, many people (most people really) are probably speaking it's dialects, which might as well be called separate languages in some cases.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

That makes sense. Also stops them from communicating with Space Marines, Inqusitors, etc

[@randomlygeneratedname]

I believe technically low gothic Is the local language. And high gothic is the universal one

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

@@randomlygeneratedname effectively. It's more that High Gothic is for the upper class (Astartes, Inquisitors, etc.) while Low Gothic is the proper universal language of the Imperium, with Planetary dialects adding some words that others don't have, such as the Kasrkin of Cadia.

[@ThePumpkinRot]

Technically English is called Old Angli in 40k.

[@timothywillox8564]

@@MidoriOfTheShuinsen kind of like how Catachans speak with American Accents

[@princefarron5484]

"But what if there is a route? That would be devastating..." Yah no. Kriegsmen: "Excuse me, what is retreat?" Normal Guardsmen: "It's where you give up your position to..." Kriegsmen: "So Heresy with extra steps!"

[@GrugSmesh]

Pretty sure the DKK operate on a different definition of danger close, probably more like 50m.

[@DoctorM42]

Believe me or not, Kriegers do have field medics. Their field medics also double as quartermeisters, stripping dead soldiers of their weapon and ammo if they were armed with something stronger than lasgun to pass to others, so a single meltagun can change a dozen hands in a single battle.

[@lexsamreeth8724]

I've heard that there's a story where Kriegsmen had the fortune of engaging Necrons (almost certain to die for the Emperor against those guys). Whenever one of them was shot, they would hot-potato their plasma gun as they were disintegrating so their heaviest infantry weapon wouldn't get lost.

[@zacharysheetz3701]

I agree the Guardsman should have went prone to fire the "plasma rifle." However, I can see one of the Death Korps of Krieg both not caring about his safety and wanting to continue the push forward, asap. He only paused due to the power of his weapon.

[@NotContinuum]

Did you really just say, "Diggin' the shovel"? Very nice! 😁

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Oh nice! I didn't even realize I did it!

[@Rembanspellsong]

this may be a cinematic based on the siege of Vraks. if it is, the unclear call of 'incoming!' may have been because the forces arrayed against the death korp were mostly hastily trained civilians and labor auxilia slaves who were trained to a bare minimum, including using only wooden weapons until they were actually deployed. They scrounged for semi functional gear, including gas masks, because Vraks was an armoury world. And good on the animator having the death korp soldier having a number instead of a name. As for checking on wounded soldiers, in the death korp that is the job of the quartermasters, who serve as a combination of field medic and battlefield scrounger as it is their job to reclaim the gear and numbers from downed troops, assess if wounded soldiers were worth saving, or if too far gone give them the emperors mercy. Another thing is, if this is the siege of Vraks, an increase of earthshaker fire would be seen as nothing special. At one point, they fired all guns, nonstop, for like a week straight. they had enough guns, spare parts, rounds, and replacement crew members that when one gun was either too hot, damaged, or just needed more maintenance, they could pull it off the line, replace it with the same style of gun, fix it, and kept that up for the entire week nonstop all along the entire miles long encirclement. And then they did it, again, for when they got to the actual hive city on Vraks and had to pound down its void shields.

[@snekkoheckko4466]

It is the Siege of Vraks, this Animation is part of a large project I'm pretty sure

[@Mystyx-Sama]

12:59 "Nobody would ever just stop, try to charge up your weapon, and then engage enemies in cover" My friend, do you have a moment to talk about the Cult of Sacrifice of Krieg? It will change your life! Also, the Kriegsman needed a point-blank shot at that emplacement with THAT kind of a weapon. Damn thing could blow up in his face if his luck was bad, but the Emperor protects and rewards those who sacrifice the most in his name. And it worked lol

[@PeteofHartainia]

"In Coming!" Is artillery inbound or Kreigers on foot? Yes.

[@ycylchgames]

I love how the Chaos guys cares more about his friends than the imperial forces do. Says a lot about 40k.

[@blacktemplarsergeantwalker9874]

Well these are Kriegers so...

[@1Maklak]

In Trench Warfare, there are usually periscopes and cameras and things, but Kriegsmen don't care and just stand on parapets and stare at the enemy. Not sure if intended or animation error. In the lore, Kriegsmen have medics, who dress wounds, but also harvest blood and organs from the dying. They also prioritise getting soldiers back on their feet over long term health, so a dying soldier can just get injected with drugs and be told to join the line. While it's risky as you explain, the Kriegsmen are not risk-averse and I think the rationale here is that a counter-attack against the enemy a few kilometres from where they're advancing might divert their reinforcements from their attack and help the decimated allies hold their line till they get reinforced. Or maybe even try to attack the flank of the enemy push. Both of these can work in HoI4, at the cost of a few thousand to tens of thousands losses. Huh, in "Generation Kill" series, danger close artillery was below 600 metres, not 300. But I guess the standards would be different for Kriegsmen :P My favourite type of WH40k grenade is the Hallucinogenic one. It gives people who breathe it a bad acid trip and then they're too busy fighting each other and things that aren't really there to mount an organized resistance. In the RPG about Guardsmen, a sharpened shovel is an actually decent melee weapon, better than a combat knife. Oh and in Suvorov's book, he wrote that Spetsnaz sharpened their shovels and used them as weapons, to cut wood, etc.

[@undertakernumberone1]

Ww1 and 2, german troops also loved their sharpened spades.

[@kesegoe9488]

Learned more about my world through a 40k post

[@evanbaskerville2923]

A kriegsman never seeks cover when firing. The only protection he needs is his faith in the Emperor, which he carries with him at all times

[@carebloodlaevathein6732]

11:49 "You can't counter Infantry by being in a bunker" I mean, it DID work out pretty well for the Germans at Normandy. Those fortified MG-42s at the beaches countered the allied Infantry pretty effectively.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Only until the infantry got past the beach. Than they were just trapped soldiers. Maybe a tactical withdrawl would have bought more time

[@carebloodlaevathein6732]

@@CombatVeteranReacts True, true. Once the allies got up close and personal, it took only a couple of grenades to clear out a MG nest. But until they got overwhelmed, they killed a lot. But that's probably also partly because the MGs had the high ground. Also: I definitely agree that a tactical retreat would have bought more time, especially if done in a large scale bounding retreat supported by CAS and armored vehicles but the Germans were pretty adamant on holding the line and repelling the invaders. Combine that with the immense patriotism and the indoctrination through all the propaganda and you got the recipe for strategic disaster, honestly. And on your comment about standing upright in the open battlefield while firing: You would be correct in any other instance but this is the Death Korps of Krieg we're talking about. They are known to be basically the lemmings of the imperial army. They WANT to die, in hope of achieving atonement for their ancestors 'heresy'. And they are based on the Kaiser German army and not the Soviet. Even though the default RoE and tactics of the Kriegsmen are very Soviet, not gonna lie.

[@sergeantsharkseant]

@@carebloodlaevathein6732 well the Kriegsminister are based on WW1 in general their coat is French their helmet is a french German mix their worlds name and their names for units are more German their Gasmaske are a mix etc. The imperial German army was best known to built the better trenches and to invent esspecially in the late war small unit tactics able to break enemy lines (isn’t that useful when you can’t use the breakthrough because you don’t ww2 vehicle but they tried)

[@dimondlord11]

With the plasma weapons you don't know when they're actually going to go off you hold the trigger down until it's done and hope it doesn't blow up

[@0hMax]

I thought that the smoke grenade in the trench was to block line of sight out from the trench so that the rest of the Guardsmen could move across no-man's-land without being accurately engaged by forces in the trenches. Although, if that was the case, why not drop smoke rounds from mortars or artillery on them before the attack even starts?

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Good point!

[@Noyoki]

13:00 The Imperium's plasma guns fire with the strength of a solar flare, which means there is a _lot_ of magnetic fields to keep the plasma contained long enough to heat up and be fired. If any one part of that were to fail there is no more cover and if friendlies were nearby they would most likely be dead as well since it went from gun to grenade real fast, which is a good reason why they're standing alone in an open field. The upshot is that you get to look like an action hero, if you survive.

[@TheZellaCatalyst]

Death Korps of Kreig. Being tactically sound. Pick one

[@007painkiller]

truth

[@counterstriker500]

I love the part at 16:00, where the Chaos dude distracts the Krieger by throwing his autogun over the sandbags, giving him the chance to close the distance with his chainaxe.

[@TheNerdForAllSeasons]

"firing without cover" Actually, that's just Krieg. They are infamous for having zero fear of death. To the point that Space Marines have commented on it.

[@7SFAmerica]

Other Guardsmen: "I accidentally shot my commander because he ordered us to fix bayonets and charge an enemy titan!" Krieg Guardsman: "I Intentionally shot my commanding officer because he wouldn't allow us to bayonet charge an enemy titan"

[@jonsimpson6240]

The kreig do acknowledge their wounded, they have a specific position in their units that works with the wounded and dead exclusively. That position is the quartermaster, looking for equipment and spare organs.

[@JeIIyf1sh]

Just wanted to say that when they said a new unit was coming in it may have been meant that they were being rotated off the line, given the WW1 like setting. So the new unit may have been replacement rather than reinforcement, could explain why the commander is so keen to advance and take more ground before he's sent to the rear.

[@noobster4779]

Also in the Kriegsmens sense getting "reinforcments/replacements" might also mean the same as "make room for them by dying for the emperor"

[@enderoctanus]

I wouldn't expect to have a rout from the Death Korps. They would die to the last man. Which is probably even worse for your point. Whenever the Death Korps is fighting trench warfare, there is likely near-constant artillery barrages going on, specifically to counter the issue of the enemy recognizing an impending assault when the guns open up. This tactic was used extensively during the Siege of Vraks to keep the traitor forces unsure where the next attack would come from. Admittedly, it also depletes ammunition and artillery barrels at a ludicrous rate, but if the Imperium cares enough about a war to send the Death Korps, they're probably also willing to send however many shells are requested. When the traitor says incoming, he was probably referring to the infantry. But if the Death Korps is sending infantry at you, then you are also about to be shelled if you aren't already. They have a tendency to have their lines charge straight into active artillery bombardments. So he's probably right in either case. The plasma gun LOOKS like a Sequana pattern plasma gun though I can't be sure, since it wouldn't make much sense. Either way, it should have a range of probably around 90 meters. I don't know how wide that no-man's land is, but it seems very likely that in order to get into range of the weapons emplacement, the Kriegsman with the plasma gun had no available cover. Which he probably doesn't care about since he's from Krieg. Dying is a glorious outcome for him. Of course, it seems odd that the gun wasn't knocked out with artillery to start with, but if its presence was a surprise (somehow), then I guess it makes sense that the plasma gunner also simply opened fire once he recognized the threat when it opened fire, at which point he might not have had any good cover. I'm not actually sure about how good of an idea it would be to go prone with a plasma gun. Most plasma guns have vents along the underside of the weapon (among other places), so if you have it too close to the ground, some sort of super-heated backblast might become an issue? But yeah even if none of that was an issue, I doubt that a Death Korps of Krieg guardsman would give a shit about taking cover during a charge. These are the guys who will MARCH in formation into heavy weapons emplacements. The grenade was probably smoke. Though considering that it's the Death Korps, there are decent chances that it's a gas grenade, like you pointed out. Krieg use chemical warfare extensively. The traitor forces appear to have their own sealed air sources though so who knows? The traitor was definitely trying to hold the advance back. But depending upon the origins of the traitor force, as well as their subsequent training, they might not be drilled well enough to effectively use the tactics you describe. They may even be breaking without an order to retreat being given. Even Chaos cultists usually don't want to have to face off against Kriegers in close-quarters battle in trench warfare. Judging by the fact that the traitors are mostly using autoguns and stubbers, they probably are not traitor Guard, so are likely either corrupted PDF troops, or a militia raised by Chaos cultists. Which would explain a lack of training, equipment, and lower threshold to break ranks. One aspect I really think needs more notice when it comes to the Death Korps, is related to the point you made at the end of the video. The heavy yet somewhat muted breathing. The Death Korps wear gasmasks basically all the time. They also use voxcasters, which are backpack-mounted communications devices, to communicate on the front lines, as opposed to the voxbeads more commonly used by more technologically advanced (and well equipped) Guard regiments. The officers might have voxbeads, but imagine having to yell commands through a heavy gasmask, as well as the fact that I really doubt that Krieg cares about hearing protection yet LOVES artillery. This combined with the gasmask means it's probably hard to hear things anyway, and the vox operator must be STRUGGLING to relay information to his squad. That must be hell, and I would imagine that it would also really limit the complexity of the strategies and tactics that you're using due to limits in communication. Which probably isn't all that important in the grand scheme when the Death Korps' primary command tends to be, "Affix bayonets," and "Charge!"

[@olivinator]

Kriegers probably have some kind of hearing protection to ensure that they can be pointed in the correct direction for the charge, and that orders can be relaid effectively. just because they don't care about dying doesn't mean that they don't care about maintaining combat effectiveness until death, and losing communications due to getting their hearing blown out doesn't only impact their own effectiveness, it can also hold back other forces as well and there's nothing that a Krieger hates more than to be a burden.

[@StarkeRealm]

Not sure about the plasma gun venting dangerous amounts of heat into the guardsman, but if you go prone with one, there's a significant risk of it overheating and detonating in your hands.

[@saberz6615]

Very good take on the tactics and equipment but I have my own theory on why the death korp commander ordered a charge. Most likely his forces were the center line of the trench network as they were getting reinforced by a full unit rather than eastern or western parts of his position. Now seeing as the eastern portion was falling back meant that it must been a large force that assaulted them since that would be needed as the messenger said they taken enough losses to force a retreat. That must have told the commander that there might be a good chance the enemy trench line north of them might have been reduced in manpower to feed such a assault. Next we do not how long the 22nd was from there lines. Not mention how many men he sent to eastern part to hold while he made the call to charge. He also had armor in his reserves that could exploit the break his men would and swing to the east to In circle the eastern forces thus allowing a hammer and anvil type finish.

[@noobster4779]

Also, he had to "make space" for the reinforcements. A trench system can only have a certain ammount of soldiers at a time. Making space for the Kriegsmen means advancing and dying for the emperor

[@signor_zuzzu]

Slowly but surely we will get him to react to Helsreach

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Its like, 15 parts, right?

[@signor_zuzzu]

@@CombatVeteranReacts there is a complete video, it's like 2 and a half hours. If you don't want to react to it I still suggest you to watch it on your own, it's pretty cool.

[@michaelbohm5160]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Just watch part 1, the prologue. 2 1/2 minutes only and already amazingly cool. (no actual war/fighting scene though, dunno if you only watch those kind of scenes)

[@GodlordBazi]

The funny thing is: what you said about "tactically unsound" is pretty much what gets commissars attached to Krieg regiments killed sometimes. Usually, commissars are there to keep the guardsmen in the fight for as long as needed, oftentimes in straight out suicidal situations where their units are getting sacrificed in order to buy as much time as possible. In Krieg regiments, a commissar's task is quiet the opposite. They have to convince the officers that sending in their men into a killzone for hours upon hours non-stop just to deplete the enemy's ammo is not actually the best way of warfare, since saving your men's lives can be beneficial later on. But: "saving your men's lives" is the equivalent of "being a coward" in Krieg terms, and cowardice is a capital crime on Krieg, so if the commissar is not careful with his wording, it can happen that he gets executed by firing squad for said capital crime. Along with the Catachan Jungle Fighters, the Death Korps of Krieg is the only guard regiment that kills their attached commissars on a regular basis.

[@hanstrevorsaw6921]

Oh nice, you finally reacted to this one

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Its a good one!

[@hanstrevorsaw6921]

@@CombatVeteranReacts I asked the maker in their video and they confirmed that it was in part, inspired by 1917 so if it looks familiar thats why. Also, I recommend that if you're going to continue to react to lore videos, I think it would be best you stick to Luetin09 as he provides the most in-depth ones and accurate ones.

[@BaldPolishBiotechnol]

@@hanstrevorsaw6921 Majorkill supplies the fun and short ones for ADHD stricken population, but they are still good, if less nuanced.

[@dragonstudios5234]

Something funny about the death korps is that many people think there German based on the name but actually are an amalgamation of WW1 era soldiers and are in fact based more on the french then the Germans due to there near suicidal tendency to charge the enemy from trenches, (note I don't mean that the french were suicidal in WW1 I mean that they would take huge casualties in charges compared to other armies)

[@alexmag342]

French didn't have a "near suicidal tendency" to charge trenches, wth are you talking about. Everyone charged trenches in mass, coordinated not mindleslly, because there was literally no other way to break through after the moment a network of trenches started being built(which was in order to prevent unnecessary massive losses against artillery which had the effect of prolonging the war and exponentially increasing losses by turning the Western front into a massive continental 2way siege), as you have two fortresses facing each other(this being Germany and France and belgium with allied support both continental spawning trench lines) there is no other way other than wait out your enemy to run out of supplies which wasn't a viable option in such massive siege, since you were sieging countries which were not fully encircled, even if they were it still wouldn't be a viable solution. But people didn't "suicidally" charge trenches, that's a false narrative that has been pushed by media and many academics with neferious agendas

[@dragonstudios5234]

@@alexmag342 ok, I was just making a joke, what I was referring was that the french, there commanders in particular, tendency to lose vast amounts troops in what were effectively pointless charges

[@Aotearas]

@@dragonstudios5234 Could be worse, could be italians under Cadorna.

[@lapinmalin8626]

​@@alexmag342 kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIu5YmNvmLVpiLM The battle of chemin des dames is in 1917 not in 1914 It's one of the most bloody and useless infantry charge of the war

[@DEATHBYFIRE09]

Came for the animation reaction, stayed for the interesting trivia and insights. Great job!

[@WexMajor82]

Line up a plasma weapon? Wait for it to charge while in cover? And where are you supposed to throw it when it overheats and blows up? Not IF. WHEN.

[@omabrax0555]

Death by shovel never gets old😎

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

killed and buried by the same tool

[@Kat957]

I do enjoy the "Yes he has orders but..." part. It's the Death Korps, it's just "We have orders." full stop, there is no "but" with them. lol

[@erikaitsumi299]

On vraks chaos troops were either militia or criminals freed from prison so they have little training

[@miquelvegamolina9032]

Remember that the Krieg’s solution to traverse a no man land that has no cover is to throw soldiers untill the dead can be used as cover.

[@EdgyShooter]

I think the decision was relatively sound as he's playing for time by getting the enemy to keep their heads down with the incredibly powerful earthshaker rounds while also bringing in an armoured division

[@operkoi8954]

I’d be very interested in seeing you react to Genestealer cults lore, tactical efficacy, and combat tactics, sparse as the information on them is, seeing as they are the 40K partisan/guerrilla faction with a heavy focus on asymmetrical warfare that would probably operate most similarly to the foes you would have seen combat against assuming you served in the Middle East or Vietnam, albeit with some suitably grimdark and ruthless caveats.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

That would be really interesting! Have a good lore vid to recommend?

[@bljakub9956]

@@CombatVeteranReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LJlo19ebd8Y5I that is prety good one and personaly i would love to see reaction to kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2XUpKODqNhgg9E this its about the night lords .

[@operkoi8954]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6LJlo19ebd8Y5I Baldermort really nails how horrifying Genestealer cults are as well as the nature of their weapons and tactics. Most Tyranid lore videos also mention genestealer cults and their strategic goals but rarely go into the cults themselves on account of how much there is to explain about the Nids.

[@dimondlord11]

I think when he called incoming he technically meant both cuz they had danger clothes artillery and their bombarding the lines as they are charging it

[@un_mec_bleu2361]

The coat of the death krieg soldiers is actually inspired by the french ww1 coat

[@roaringbeardragon4531]

My man criticizing the tactics of untrained demon worshipping rebels

[@S.Collins]

isn't the whole smaller bullets are designed to wound FUDD lore and they are actually just lighter so you can carry more and less recoil makes it more controllable in rapid fire?

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

I can't speak to the intent at the time of design, but the Soviets dropped to 5.45 despite having few issues with the 7.62 cartridge for years. And the wound channels they make at lower velocities seem to speak for themselves

[@enderoctanus]

@@CombatVeteranReacts There's probably multiple considerations so both are likely true. After all, you are going to have to provide plenty of various reasons if you want to get your military to swap to something different, considering that the military tends to use the "If it ain't broke," mindset.

[@about37ninjas]

Hearing you talk about Kriegers not taking cover being lazy animation tells me you're not getting what they're about. These guys seek death in battle so they can atone for Krieg's sins against the God-Emperor. They die in waves with glee and it's up to the Commissars to keep them alive long enough for them to be useful.

[@justagaurdsmen3391]

[krieg commander] '' launch the cavalry [kriegsmen] '''yes sir'' [krieg commander] ''fire the artillery'' [kriegsmen] ''what about the cav-'' [krieg commander] ''DID I STUTTER''

[@ivanivanovic5586]

Since my other points have already been addressed (thank you commenters btw), I'll just touch on the ballistic weapons in use. Surprisingly, many of them we actually exist, namely the autoguns used by the cultists (in some sources are listed as being 11mm-ish? and using weight near the muzzle to keep the recoil manageable), missile launchers (minus frag/krak/flakk missiles), the heavy stubbers (as mr. Paul correctly assumed, they are .50cal), the autocannon (think heavy stubber on steroids, 30-37mm, also frequently used as aircraft-mounted weapons or flak guns), and battle cannon used by Leman Russ base tank variant (Imperial Armour books list the gun as being ''120mm smoothbore''). Some books/novels also depict (not sure how reliable) use of said weapons (Gaunt's Ghosts series and Imperial Armour - Siege of Vraks are great examples).

[@julianblankenship7564]

"Glory to the first man to die!" An unnamed commisar. The funny thing about the Korp and the Commissariat, is that only certain commisars are dispatched to the krieg'ers. And only to act as tactical officers with an emphasis on swaying the suicidal fools away from wasteful maneuvers. Sadly, a Kriegsman's perspective will always be: "We must perform a tactical retreat, to regroup with a larger element and push the enemy back!" C "What is a tactical retreat?" K "To abandon a position for more favorable lines and manpower in order to-" C "So heresy with extra steps?" K, priming lasgun

[@WarrenKLiu]

The shovel is the most iconic DKK weapon, when the shovel is out, shit just got real

[@outdoorface]

The DSKhA looks more like a Bofors twin 20mm to me

[@gagedavidson2020]

So is it possible for tanks to drive over the trenches like that? I wouldn't think that wood boarding would be able to support a whole tank.

[@Milk192]

Yes. In fact, that's one of the main reasons Britain pioneered the tanks. The Mark V and IV had that distinct design solely to overcome trenches and leading assaults on fortified position, hopefully ending the stalemate usually found in trench warfare.

[@Milk192]

As an addendum, check out any MBT overcoming ditches videos, it's amazing such heavy machines plow through it like it's nothing. And even should they not be able or deem safe to do so, their engineering corps erect makeshift bridges able to sustain the blessed Machine's displacement.

[@gagedavidson2020]

@@Milk192 that's actually really cool (also admech best faction)

[@watchdogCZ]

Yes. If you want to see some live action of that, search KZbin for the old Czechoslovak movie "Tankova brigada" from 1955, taking place during WWII. A full version with English subtitles is available. They used actual soldiers and real WWII tanks, airplanes, weapons and all. There were plenty available by then. No Shermans or T-34's posing as German tanks. There are real German Panzer IV's in the movie. There is a fantastic scene with T-34 tanks carrying teams of Czechoslovak storm troopers armed with SMG's, dismounting just after crossing trenches full of their own troops during an all-out assault. This was a drill trained thoroughly in our army back then. You can also search for "Last days of war" by Mauzer. It is a compilation of some of the coolest moments from the movie, with some very cool music.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Yep! Adeptus Mechanicus got it right!

[@DeadWayfes]

Love the video as always man! The best thing about your videos is that you always add some very interesting and on point facts to the video, keep at it!

[@OmniHakurei]

kriegs have many bio/chem weapon in her arsenal include poisn granade.

[@jiyuhong5853]

In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement.

[@mikemarcotte5962]

Hell, knowing the Krieg, I wouldn't be surprised if that grenade was a chemical agent of some sort.

[@Richmond117]

I think you do well with explaining aspects. Really good job : )

[@bulldowozer5858]

DAmn, didn't realise the Kriegs were rocking TIMBS!

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

vintage, in the 41st ME

[@Dartchone]

i know u look at this through the lens of modern warfare and logical or tactically sound thinking but this is krieg to krieg sacrificng an entire regiment to get a short 10m strip of land is considered succes, from the look of the terain this might be Vranks in which case 10m gains would count as being generous and optimistic. also krieg regiments are not relieved of duty just replaced when their numbers fall below what is deemed practical. There is no reason for krieg guardsmen to check upon wounded/dead/unknown guardsmen, they have quartermasters for that, in most regiments quartermaster does what u would assume from the title in krieg their job is to go from corpse to corpse( any kriegsman lying on the gorund from wounds is considered a corpse until quartermaster decided otherwise) and see if there is anything salvageable there that might be reused by the regiment, wounded guardsmen are also considered to be part of that anyhting if they are too wounded for it to be considered practical to heal they are counted as dead and if need be given emperors peace by said quartermaster.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Dark lol

[@Dartchone]

@@CombatVeteranReacts yes it is dark also practical very practical althought to se the practical side u would really need the full background on krieg to understand how they came to be the way they are, there are many videos on youtube about krieg. some more or less accurate i recomend baldermorts for more accurate but more story driven and actually for this one would recommned Arch warhammers lore vidoe on krieg he did as part of siege of vraks, not for accuracy Arch does embellish records but his description of how krieg works is the best i have ever heard, he perfectly encapsulated both the why of krieg and why not of the rest of imperium when confronted with krieg.

[@A-Clear_View]

bro that what dude got like 7 enimys or somethng

[@genericdreamers831]

As for the 'Incoming!' These are chaos cultists. They likely don't have the military experience or terminology down. Just a lot of enthusiasm.

[@snekkoheckko4466]

and madness they have that too

[@MrKangaroo123]

Now just imagine, if Abaddon came to the aid of krieg during the civil war. And gave them a helping hand when the imperium turned it's back on them. Just imagine the entire krieg army now turning to chaos I think the imperium would be boned.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Probably

[@MrKangaroo123]

@@CombatVeteranReacts i mean i know it would never happen, even back then kriegsmen were loyal to the imperium, though i guess if he gave aid to the rebellious hive lords they would accept his help.

[@idcgaming518]

9:44 Well the Germans did it multiple times in WW1, and considering these guys are "Krieg", I'd say that's accurate.

[@mikayelalikhanyan1587]

7:38 well I'm glad that you give logical answers to the battle field but the matter of war is very different to the ones in krieg, in krieg nuclear war has erupted covering the entire globe which resulted in the near annihilation of any natural resource left there, this caused only the ones left in underground shelters to survive, then when the Krieger goes to war his commanders are encouraged to sacrifice everything even their lives to achieve victory, and if you tell a Krieger to retreat or go into a foreign range he will simply stab you and charge!!!!!!!

[@eugeniawelch3646]

The gun is actually a bovers AA canon

[@hadesdogs4366]

I would highly recommend reacting to the siege of vracks series by arch as well as his death korps of krieg video

[@thecommentguy9380]

A short movie for siege of vraks is bound to be released this year

[@graemefisher7067]

Love this man even mentions a route when krieg is involved.

[@hordynighthawk325]

Krieg and rout are not a much of a think. They fought whole night against traitors in night beiing slaughtered just to not give a ground. (It took them 10 years to get there) Gun you asked about is Autocannon. Decent AP weapon. Kriegsmen have special medical/recovery squads called quatermasters.

[@jeremylawson7399]

Thats awesome about the greatcoats, cause my duster serves the exact same purpose. And danger close bombardments arent landing near you position, theyre landing ABOARD your position.

[@Zilock64]

They might rout. *laughs* But all joking aside, would their zealous bravery make this a more sound tactic if we assume even in failure a route is unlikely? Or would it still be unwise?

[@hadesdogs4366]

An example would be What’s your sitrap Sir twelve enemies to the east two miles out and were low on ammunition

[@PhoenixT70]

8:05 “If there’s a rout…” Oh, you definitely don’t understand the Death Korps.

[@cyberash3000]

there was one guy, a scotish fella he went into batttle armed wit ha broadsword, a bow and arrow, and a set of bagpipes, he would stop to reload his bow and arrrow mid charge i can't remember if it was ww2 or ww1 his name was chruchill i think, he was a mad bastard, lol he didnt do cover, or modern weapons and would break the bagpipes out in the middle of a gun battle lol

[@shotgunsteve9948]

WW2. John Churchill, also known as “mad Jack” or “fighting Jack”. Why he was often called Jack, I don’t know. But I do know enough to know that he would probably fit in with the Krieg. For example, when hearing about Japan’s surrender he said “If it wasn’t for those damn Yanks, we could have kept the war going another 10 years!”

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

A badass anachronism!

[@LegatusLucius1994]

In the 40K universe not everything is futuristic you could have advanced Guardsmen fighting Medieval Times soldiers who were given guns

[@thecommentguy9380]

Krieg still throw out calvary charges so this checks out

[@LegatusLucius1994]

@@thecommentguy9380 I'm not so not really checks out the Krieg will most likely sanction any plan if it has a 1% chance of success includes 1 out of a million

[@olivinator]

@@LegatusLucius1994 Krieg horses, from what i've heard, are genetically engineered bio-monsters, more similar to grizzly bears than actual horses, that can take a bolter round without stopping.

[@LegatusLucius1994]

@@olivinator well I'm so glad to every single KZbin loremaster has talked about them oh wait they haven't

[@erodoeht4666]

Idk what the specific pattern was called, but the bayonets on the lasguns do remind me of the Lee Enfield’s early was bayonet. Long blade and such.

[@deathkorpstrooper8228]

So, if you don't know what an "Earthshaker Round" is: It is an artillery round, that borrows deep under ground, detonating and creating a small earthquake... Don't ask me how, It's Warhammer 40k. Btw. DshK (or Dyshka) is actually a hybrid Heavy Machinegun. You can use it also as a mounted weapon on tanks (like T-54s, IS-2s, or T-55s for example) or HMG to defend positions (It was designed for ground troops), butb you can also repurpose it as AA-MG, It's 12,7x108mm (.50cal. but longer). Soviets also made 14.5x114mm (I dunno, .66cal? and very long) HMG called KPV, that was more used as an AA-MG. Here, heretics (I write without capital "H" because I have 0 respect for those traitors) are using (probably) an autocannon, probably 20mm (unknown length, but I guess it would be around 130mm long), THIS would be more for AA use than DshK, but an autocannon in 40k (and maybe even IRL, I'm not sure) is used as an infantry weapon, to defend positions. For AAs you have: AA-rockets and Hydra SPAAs (Imperial Guard) or whatever you find on the battlefield (Chaos forces).

[@geister4454]

As Combat Vet myself, and military scifi author, I love the Death Korps of Krieg! This animation is not only awesome but is very historical accurate (referring to WWi) The Charge was awesome and was reflected WWI extremely well.

[@EdgyShooter]

I love the seeing a reaction video from someone who actually understands the topic!

[@dakotasan8719]

That one Kriegsman we follow showed tremendous trigger discipline.

[@FLJBeliever1776]

Actually, for that heavy twin barrel gun there are real world examples. From the Second World War 40mm Bofors used by the Allies to the Imperial Japanese Type 93 which was a modified licensed version of the French M1929 or the Japanese made Type 96. The three types and others like them based on the French M1929 were 25mm guns. This Heretic heavy gun appears to be inspired by the Japanese version, which was made repeatedly famous because they were the guns mounted on Japanese Warships, though the guns were also land-based and also used in the Anti-Infantry and Anti-Vehicle Roles, typically Anti-Tank in the latter until it became clear that those 25mm rounds were going to bounce off even a Light Tank's armor.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

In Life, War. I’m Death, Peace. In Life, Shame. In Death, Atonement. Believe me, those who died would make the living jealous. They DO want to die.

[@Delphic_Wendigo]

12:55 actually, the Kriegs mentality about death and what they deem as "acceptable casualties" may make firing without cover more believable. No one in their RIGHT MIND might fire without cover, but I wouldn't quite consider the Krieg in their right mind to begin with.

[@kl0bba]

if i may, whats your name? curious about your mma record :)

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

A stunning 5-4. Because of my day job, I prefer not to disclose my last name on here. I fought for smaller promotions in the midwest.

[@kl0bba]

@@CombatVeteranReacts understandable, thanks !

[@konradson]

There's an unmasked officer, one that obviously is not a Death Korps of Krieg. He is a member of the Munitorum, a Commissar. He is judge and executioner in the battlefield. He shouldn't have given the order of attack. Very few of them have a real rank in the Astra Militarum. The most famous of them is Colonel-Commissar Ibrahim Gaunt (You may love reading the novels written about him by Dan Abnett).

[@thenecessaryevil2634]

So thw Kriegsman with the Plasma rifle absolutely should not seek cover, he's charging for an overload shot which has a 30% of exploding when he fires. In the open he'll live, if be badly injured, but in an enclosed space it would kill him and anyone near him.

[@thijshagenbeek8853]

A day beneath His light. A day that will be told. Faceless men unto the lands. Where no-ones story will be known. Shrieking fire, erupting shell. Brothers fall in endless droves. Zeal and duty drive them on. Their lives allready gone. Behind the mask a legend hides. A creature made of blood and bone. A kriegsman he is called. A heroes title to be sure. Grenadier or Engineer. Officer or Artillerist. In these uncounted men. Stout of heart and iron-souled. Does proclaim The Emperor his will. Go forth and vanquish them, so the order is. So in trenches and in dougouts deep. The voxxes again calls Kriegs sons to war. A single voice, fueled by thousands. Over the deadend fields they roar. In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement. Once again the whistle sounds, and off they go. The faceless sons of a world well known. For when duty ends. He may march, home.

[@alexadamson9959]

Hey Paul. Could you do watch a few videos by arch warhammer (now called arch). He’s really entertaining and really informative at the same time. I recommend you start with his video on the legion of the damned.

[@CombatVeteranReacts]

Cool!

[@enderoctanus]

@@CombatVeteranReacts Legion of the Damned is SUPER fascinating. I second this suggestion.

[@eichler721]

@@CombatVeteranReacts also he does why is their Cavalry and why is their Melee in 40K the second has 3 parts. Lots of cool info for you too talk about talking combat wise.

[@TraciPeteyforlife]

The Krieg boys live to die. But if they are given a reason to live. They become the last thing the universe wants to f with.