CONSCRIPTS OR WHITESHIELDS IN WARHAMMER 40000

CONSCRIPTS OR WHITESHIELDS IN WARHAMMER 40000
The newest and freshest warriors of the Imperium. They have not yet proved themselves, so they fight for the right to wear the colours of the Imperial Guard, the Astra Militarum.
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6 OF THE BEST!
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[@baldermort]

CONSCRIPTS OR WHITESHIELDS IN WARHAMMER 40000 The newest and freshest warriors of the Imperium. They have not yet proved themselves, so they fight for the right to wear the colours of the Imperial Guard, the Astra Militarum. NEW CHANNEL: GK Natural History : kzbin.info/door/OmrRUjHAw93gcWG6r9WoGg Earth and the Early Dinosaurs: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oJ2boaVmfJqafJI AFFILIATE LINKS (Provide a discount and support the channel) USA/Canada: www.nobleknight.com/affiliate/aw.asp?B=2&A=1232&Task=Click UK/EU: elementgames.co.uk/warhammer?d=10795 PATREON LINK: www.patreon.com/join/3510517 Animated Servo Skull Provided by SirFloof, an allied channel. kzbin.info kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3XZYXdppamFqM0 - just a model! (This chap is amazing - check it out) He is creating animations and we are working together. I am very excited by his efforts so far, so go check him out! (Its worth it) RELEVANT VIDEOS: IMPERIAL GUARD/ ASTRA MILITARUM: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fauZZKxqf7uasNE HISTORY OF THE GUARD: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKXVZGx8lt-dhKs COMMISSARS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWqriGibfreZmZY ROUGH RIDERS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5rHg4Rmr9CKgKs TEMPESTUS SCIONS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYbLq4Jjg7igo9U RATLINGS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHmkdIOYmr6Zqc0 ORGYN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJSckGaPYqubh9k CATACHAN JUNGLE FIGHTERS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZW6in-kqZVrrck CATACHAN HEROES: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5rZimOBibOGnaM LEMAN RUSS BATTLE TANKS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYfFnXptmLyEjck BANE BLADE SUPERHEAVY TANKS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5DCk6eGqdN4r9k OTHER VIDEOS: SPACE WOLVES SAGA: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmrKmpaLhLiCnpY SPACE WOLVES TIMELINE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIrFdGyie8tridU ABUNDANCE TERTIUS! : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpukhXx4ecSNjqs CHAOS THE STORY SO FAR (SSF): kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJPOn4Ckas2bgdU BLOOD ANGELS SSF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZvRc3xtidaCi7s PROLOGUE TO ABUNDANCE TERTIUS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqPac5SqqrNrqtE RED EAGLE / WHITE TIGER SSF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIjKk5mMis5mpLM ULTRAMARINES SSF: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4XPh6J7gsqhb5Y TYRANIDS SSF: studio.kzbin.infofP0wHwnHOlM/edit CHAOS VIDEOS ALPHA LEGION: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYmpe2tnoNx9i6M THOUSAND SONS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gobbhX5sh9l0ec0 WORD BEARERS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqmxaoSLp9CLqck CHAOS SPAWN: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWLOpYxqbrinqqM NIGHT LORDS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2XUpKODqNhgg9E IRON WARRIORS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZDannd6ibF4gJI MASTER OF EXECUTIONS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJXNgYKEl812nZo 6 OF THE BEST! CHAPTER FOUNDINGS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4OUZX15aJudmrM DEATH KORPS OF KRIEG: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4vOn3xpeb6mgpo HOW WARHAMMER 40K ENDS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4LVgpxppZqGitU DARK ANGELS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmmUgqB4asyGqK8 SPACE WOLVES: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmrKmpaLhLiCnpY IMPERIAL FISTS: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ_ZfJKApp55l9k ALL PERSPECTIVES ARE MY OWN ALONE AND ARE NOT ENDORSED IN ANY WAY BY GAMES WORKSHOP. #Astra Militarum #Imperialguard #astramilitarum #warhammer40klore #warhammerlore #warhammer40000lore #lore #gamesworkshop #tanks

[@pensador6953]

let's see if i can summerize the point of the guard to see if i got it correctly: The guard are practically cannon fodder, ......in the universe of 40K, where all sorts of monstrosity imaginable, natural and unnatural coalice at the same time in a battlefield, place them anywhere else, and then you see the emperor working through them.

[@Uzzgub]

A Interaction for the Interaction God, a Comment for the Comment Throne, for the Almighty Algorithm

[@Uzzgub]

You should do you outro a few times in your Night Lord voice, maybe shock a few more interactions out of people. Or make them wet themselves one of the two

[@gerald8543]

Always delightfully fun and wonderus content, the script, narration, illustrations, A++ content. The best source of Stories, and Lore.

[@enoughothis]

"Astra Mili-what? You're in the Guard son."

[@ChillAssTurtle]

And proud of it.

[@shady83]

Astra are Conscripts GUARD ARE PROFESSIONALS

[@billyelliot4141]

Heres your rebreather and 2 magazines if your lucky. Good luck sonny jim.

[@fujin27]

Never understood that fething high gothic

[@christopherblack8555]

My favorite meme of all time.

[@heatherordonez1490]

The Guardsmen are some of the bravest, in my opinion, people in the Imperium. They are normal humans asked to stand and fight the same battles as the Astartes, who know no fear.

[@codelicious6590]

True very true and also, if one can literally feel NO fear, can one truly have courage?

[@johnbeck1978]

Oh the Astartes can feel fear. Strip one of his armour and equipment and strap him to one of Fabius Bile's operation tables and I can guarantee that he'll feel fear.

[@yaelz6043]

There's the Eldar, they KNOW how screwed they are if they die.

[@Northern_LAD]

As sure as sure indeed.

[@robrib2682]

if I recall correctly, I think I heard somewhere that the basic armor they get is the equivalent of mall cop armor, so yea.... takes guts to rush a heavy bolter or a multilaser in just that

[@Kropothead]

Bravest men in the whole damn setting, and they make for a relatable POV. We all fantasize about being Astartes, or maybe Inquisitors, but in truth? We’d probably all be conscripts.

[@eichler721]

This would be an amazing game to start as a whiteshield and earn your way to full Guardsmen and later a Veteran.

[@aleccarroll7328]

Fromsoft makes it soulsborn hard just to make it feel right lol

[@mrpizzacat8273]

I want it to be an almost impossible FPS Souls like.

[@eichler721]

@@mrpizzacat8273 exactly start out fighting either Chaos Cultists or GeneStealers on a planet as a white shield drawn up as the rest of the Guardsmen where drafted for a war zone and then a Rebellion happens and the White Shields have to come to try and put it down. The. After that war you are given your full Guardsmen rank and head to fight either Orks or Tyranids using tanks and such. Then as a Veteran he you go face some Chaos Deamons or other horrors. Honestly being drafted by the Inquisition at the end would be great to lead into a 2nd game as a Imperial agent.

[@primarchguysmith5321]

Make it a darksouls game too. Kriger cursed by Nurgle to revive and be “corrupted” despite his faith

[@inquisitorgarza312]

Conscripts may seem like useless fodder for the Imperial Guard, but one must remember that these men and women will survive battles and wars and become into veterans who train their more younger compatriots, and later become Heroes of the Imperium of their deeds are remembered and acknowledged by many. It is true that many will die, but so long as one of them survives the Spirit of the Imperium will live through them.

[@thereisonlycis3566]

*most will die

[@f4u5tus]

I've played enough ultimate apocalypse to know conscripts don't make it that long

[@brendanberto-jones3352]

Minefield go brrrrre

[@Thickmcrunfast294]

my Guardsman shake with pride when I drop Artillery on them to kill the enemy that may or may not have over run them

[@alexstuart7605]

@@f4u5tus clearly haven't got enough. Not lore accurate until you've got at least 4 HQ's pumping them out on auto with a rally point that's vaguely related to your objective 😅

[@chrislock4716]

For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an` Chuck him out, the brute! " But it's " Saviour of 'is country " when the guns begin to shoot...

[@ravager2-636]

Recruit: What’s a gun baby.. Guardsman: Gun babies…? Oh yeah it’s what we call a Cherub with a las or auto pistol.. The creepiest & most horrifying thing you will ever see.. Heard it even scared off a Dark Eldar raiding party once.. Recruit: Holy shit.. Guardsmen: Right, Dark Eldar aren’t spooked by much..

[@SikenServent]

commissar sipping her recaff: Imagine trying to give one a bolt pistol........ (Mental image of cherub getting blasted across the room from recoil) *BLAM YEEEEEEEEEET

[@KalashVodka175]

Ah come on, dark eldar torture babies like its their monday

[@Darknessblade4me]

@@KalashVodka175 But they arent getting SHOT at by babies. normally

[@IsaacClodfelter]

@@Darknessblade4me i honestly wouldn't put it past the homunculus covens to give some of the babies and kids they torture a working gun to shoot them with as to give them hope just to steal away.

[@nunyadambidness8568]

@@SikenServent insert r2d2 scream*

[@ljdasilva3139]

To quote "He is an imperial guardsman drawn from some forgotten corner of the Imperium to fight for his species and for the safety of the people he loves. He is a factory worker, a farmer, a storekeeper, a father, a brother, a son, a mere man. And against creatures like you, teeming and numberless, powered by the very will of thirsting gods ... He holds the line. He has held the line for ten thousand years. +++END QUOTE+++ - Another cracking tale from Brother Baldermort ... it's a cruel world.

[@KalashVodka175]

In this case, he's even lower than a guardsman. He's a conscript! One has to earn the title of Guardsman.

[@lekebbles1392]

Best intro, best narrator, best lore master, and one if the best fans of our hobby. We're spoiled friends.

[@adrienwatson2179]

Love the Gaurd Just remember Astartes, Mechanicum, a Saint, The Inquisition all fled. While the GAURD stood, all while the planet cracked, they never broke.

[@eichler721]

They didn't flee they returned to orbit after the war was lost and 10's of millions of Cadians did as well. However there was not enough transports or time for all the 895 million Guardsmen on Cadia. But they did make the most heroic stand possible knowing their life was already gone.

[@theodoreslavo5385]

There is a time for standing when you can make a difference, and a time to withdrawl to be more effetive down the line. Those left on Cadia had no line of withdrawl, standing to fight was their only option. That said. In no way does that subtract from the heroism on that day. The planet broke, before the Guard did.

[@adrienwatson2179]

@@eichler721 I know Im just being dramatic

[@adrienwatson2179]

@@theodoreslavo5385 Yup, and the aforementioned Mechanicus, Saint, Astarted, Inquisitor went on to revive Guilliman and save the Imperium Just having fun

[@torch1028]

@@adrienwatson2179 ew tho

[@BohdanKaiba]

HELL YEAH Thanks for giving my Boys the Cadian Whiteshields some love! I love your guard videos perfect way to end the work week! I hope that you been well Balders sending all my love and support! When things clear up let me know so we can talk about the painting thingy.

[@baldermort]

Oh sugar. I’ve been mostly off grid this week. Sorry! At a tournament tonight and tomorrow. Will try to catch up Sunday if I can! Apologies.

[@BohdanKaiba]

@@baldermort all good 😊 nothing to apologize for! Sunday works for me!

[@Phantasma3]

When I first started playing 40k, I was in the army. Light infantry machinegunner. I always felt an affinity towards the guard because of that, and they will always be my favorite army. Always nice to see them get their turn in the light!

[@serjobsalot8768]

A guardsman may not hold a cancle to an Astartes' physical qualities but they more than match them in bravery

[@Quintus_Fontane]

This is why I adore the Guard, and the Empire in Fantasy. They're just regular folk doing their best in settings that are WILDLY stacked against them, and doing it surprisingly bloody well at that. I can't identify with an 8' tall brainwashed superhuman, but I can identify (Or pretend to) with a guardsman holding his ground against unspeakable horrors for the sake of his mates and his people.

[@mikeday5776]

I’m going to have to dig out a new thesaurus, I’m running out of superlatives. Brother Baldermort, brilliant, superb, deep understanding of the subject and a fantastic performance BBB, BBB indeed.

[@baldermort]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@alpinewolf7751]

40k version of 'Learning by doing'. Nice to get a story from that perspective, thank you!

[@bongodrumzz]

Thank you uncle Baldy, the astra militarum has always needed a damned good story, or two, in order to give them the glory and hope they deserve. Luckily that duty fell to you

[@normtrooper4392]

Beautiful story baldermort. A reminder again that even the humble human can be the most formidable warrior if they are trained and experienced enough

[@brokedude9999]

I always get the feeling with each biscuit that He is crafting "The Baldyverse" of Lore I can almost see His Characters journeying towards each other is a Greater Narrative Event Or, I've had 5 minutes too many to think. In any case, the Narratives are amazing fun

[@baldermort]

It’s called abundance Tertius. And it’s restarting soon. Apologies for the delays.

[@benhughes9838]

@@baldermort The appetizers are tasty, and the smells from the kitchen are entrancing.

[@brokedude9999]

@@baldermort I can keep a secret Shhh

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

Special forces and flashy units get the movies and video games made about them, but your sverage infantry dog-soldier is what wins wars. Jets, tanks, navy SEALs, artillery, all of it is only there to assist infantry. Without regular infantry none of the rest matters.

[@tyguy6296]

"welcome to the guard. we have processed your intake form and your letter of condolences for your death has been sent to your next of kin" "im not dead though..." "yes but by the time it arrives, you most certainly will be... likely them as well, unfortunately. but we find that sending them immediately has an almost 0.0006% successful delivery rate in select core sectors. can't get THAT kind of service with the navy"

[@glitchbyt3gaming27]

lmfao this made my whole morning 🤣😂🤣

[@paulwolfley7785]

Always love seeing the guard getting some attention

[@nordicson2835]

Having joined the army and recapped and joined the Marine Corp, l can understand the sentiment.

[@lepszykomentator3757]

Company of Heroes 2 voice: *"FRESH CONSCRIPTS HAVE ARRIVED"*

[@carbonado2432]

SCHOOLS OUT VOLKSGRENADIERS

[@breembo]

This may be my favorite video yet. Feels so relatable....good ol militarum

[@DHYohko]

Could this be the long lost past of General Mastima?

[@BrotherCarver]

My day has suddenly gotten much better. Thank you Baldemort.

[@NornQueenKya]

That's a kinder title then what they really are, "bullet sponges"

[@ThatBloodraven0145]

This story was friggin excellent. I hope this guy's story continues!!

[@L1mp1nB1zk1t]

His first war was against Tyrannids?! *Oh no.*

[@ravager2-636]

More like meatshields

[@williamholliday3443]

The first thing I listened to from your channel was The Fall Of Cadia. Ever since I haven’t stopped. So I owe you a big thanks

[@G-Man_918]

Hey great job on the Distractible intros! Really a work of art.

[@derrabbit7289]

In a fight between Star Wars Storm Troopers and a batch of Imperial Guard, I’d have my money on the guardsmen to win, to not break and run, and to carry the day.

[@connorriggs1518]

Definitely what I need to get this weekend started and to get me in the mood to build my new Chaos Knight Rampager

[@thekingmoose8004]

Have fun brother!

[@connorriggs1518]

@@thekingmoose8004 thank you

[@jacobduty28]

"We have one rule in the guard, keep moving forward." -An unknown Steel Legion Seargent.

[@PastorwithoutaPulpit]

Brilliant just brilliant at the end of your tale I'm man enough to proclaim I had a tear of pride in my eye for the "Whiteshields" no longer. Not many authors can invoke that type of emotional reaction from me but you my friend did so, and did so with ease it would seem...

[@baldermort]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@XIIIUDSP]

It hasn't been long but my good in this heat is just fantastic to chill and listen to you spin yet another marvellous tale. They you Baldermort and Mrs B. Amazing as ever.

[@sbrunscheon]

This was ridiculously well done. Guardsmen are easily overlooked and the blood and bones of the empire

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

The Steel Legion, Catachan Jungle-Bois, and Cadian Shock Troops are my favorites along with the Death Korps of Krieg.

[@daniellindsey7025]

Nothing quite as strong and vicious as a man already dead and buried.

[@Stuffandstuff974]

That was a fun story to have playing whilst glossing my stairs

[@NoTimeAllTime]

That story was particularly well done! As always you have a amazing talent in writing and narrating that is only getting better and better. At least our protagonist was from a fortress world, just imagine being on a agri world and summoned to your local provincial capital only to be mustered up, being a hive world menial and just redirected onto a transport ship one day without warning, or a civilized worlder having a night at the local pub and waking up in a processing center. How you could just be grabbed or ordered one day, gathered up to fight enemies you didn’t know existed in a imperial guard you only vaguely were aware existed.

[@silentblade1201]

I've always loved the guard. I was first introduced to them from lutins video of Colonel Bane. The guard more than proved their worth during the fall of Cadia

[@Inquisitor_Vex]

Balder, you legend. Holding it down for the lore-heads.

[@WhiskeyTango37]

YES MORE GUARD CONTENT PLEASE !!! May the God-Emperor Make it so

[@carljhirst]

Then Grayfax killed a ship load, to stop any heresy within infecting others! Even after they killed the warped out guy, with unrelenting laz fire!

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

"Only in the Space Marines of the Legiones Astartes are courage and expertise perfectly blended. In other troops they are present in varying degrees and proportions, and many scholars have debated their relative merits. For my own part, I come down on the side of courage. For courage can sometimes make a virtue of inexperience. _I myself have commanded Imperial Army troops whose probitor units have achieved great things, because they were too inexperienced to realise that their goal was impossible._ " Leman Russ

[@rapiertapir5780]

You know this entire week I have been seeing videos showing love for the guard and I have to say I've owed them so much more respect over the years. Going to have to make them one of my preferred forces

[@blumiu2426]

I'm getting you to do my eulogy at my funeral. You could make a trip to the loo sound like an epic.

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

From every hundred men you take to battle, ten shouldn't even be there, eighty are fodder to spent enemy arrows, nine are good fighting men, they will make war and we are lucky to have them, but one, one, is the warrior, and he, will bring all of them back... Human, is pretty badass as it goes... we have made it this far in our history just by what we have, normal baseline mouth breathing humans...

[@Tiiyr]

Your story at the beginning was so good i didn't want it to end. Thanks for the excellent work

[@Sp3rw3r]

I hope this conscript survives into the Baldermort tales.

[@leejshaw77]

For me the guard are the bravest of the brave. Not enhanced just human. I salute you. Now hold the line.

[@Azzie420]

It’s great if you run Cadian you can actually bring them, they’re more expensive but they do a great job nonetheless, from screening the enemy to laying down ranks of organised fire, very worth bringing but that’s just my 2p on the matter

[@yashaze586]

Fantastic story my friend! You truly are blessed in what you do.

[@mannofdober873]

The Whiteshields, where you become one of two things. 1. A corpse. 2. A man.

[@paddymcpimpin5872]

Now that was an AWESOME story told by a true natural thank you sir I enjoyed that video immensely well done!!!

[@derekthederanged]

One of your finest, Baldermort!!! And I say that knowing well that you have provided masterpieces aplenty. This was outstanding!!!!

[@Berzainification]

Thank you sir! You honor us with your lore videos.

[@ChillAssTurtle]

Aye brother

[@Berzainification]

Hail brother!

[@pensador6953]

Survive ten minutes, and you're a sargent a common joke in the astra militarum, but just because is a joke does not mean it can't happen. still is difficult to think that the astra militarus is better than any military we have,likely will never be exemplified, most writers are not also military elite. Also damn, i felt the pride of the emperor listening to that story, rest well fallen, you are by the emperor now, giving a lasbolt to the arse of a daemon in the warp in His army.

[@Khanclansith]

Bravery is not the absences of fear, that is madness, but rather Bravery is the presence to act and stay collected in the face of danger... I know I have nothing but respect for all my brothers and sisters in uniform past, and present, And I worry for those yet to be sent into harms way. I wore the Electric Turtle I wore the Beer Keg Farts for the Inquisition Comments for the Algorithm

[@lite165]

Ah pour guardsman. An neverending teil of bravery and suffering

[@roden_es_1507]

Well i now i want Baldermort to narrate an entire audio book based on the life a Guardsman (If there is such a thing) .

[@AmericanBadger87]

Fifteen Hours. It was my first book and honestly my favorite black library writing.

[@generalbuttnaked7637]

I remember the original whiteshields from the 1st edition rules published in white dwarf. Trainees that hadn't been attached to any particular regiment yet, I used to field a unit of them back in the 80s. I also used to field a much more useful unit of trainee commissars too...

[@heman85515]

Nothing beats a good guard video

[@oreo-postraphe]

There's a reason why the Wall of Conscripts is a valid strat

[@georgesulea]

Your work stands up there with the BEST, Brother B. Well Done!

[@Tinkering4Time]

The Flashlight Boys actually are really damn effective, it just so happens that everything in Imperial space that they were so very effective against has been wiped out. Everything that remains or gains a foothold despite the Guard is reasonable to consider an Astartes-grade threat.

[@christianchristiansen7117]

The wall of flesh that protects the imperium

[@leandrobravo3319]

"There is one thing, the emperor can." Me: Messing up his kids badly? Oh... yes, messing up planets, I forgot. I enjoyed the story, though. The enthusiast in me getting drawn into the heroic setting, batteling the cynical philosopher I am.

[@heckinmemes6430]

When the two meter tall genetically engineered supersoldier gets split in half by a BUG, and all you have is a flashlight and a helmet with a white stripe on it.

[@mikeyb4999]

This got me so pumped up!! Cause at the end of the day I AM A GUARDSMAN OF THE ASTRO MILITARUM!!!

[@1975steelersfan]

The men and women of the imperial guard the reason the imperium still stands after 10,000 years

[@abrahamxavierraja6742]

Boldermort could easily write propaganda for the Imperium itself. Screw xenos and traitors, HUMANITY FOR LIFE!

[@smck9520]

This was so good. Amazing job 👏 keep up the amazing work you do.

[@kiltedcripple]

Hell yeah dude. Another bold take (Bald take?) on the inner journey of the field soldier. You do these kinds of pieces like no one else, making the subject feel unfailingly like a real person in a deeply unreal scenario. That's why you're the best!

[@Duppyman695]

Brave Hero's of The Imperium each and everyone of them!

[@ChillAssTurtle]

The warmth of your lasguns overheated barrel and *The Emperors* own hand upon my shoulder is all that is required to repel the darkness.

[@TheDukeOfDallas]

If Leman Russ has faith in the Whiteshields after having them under his command then I have faith in them too. Inexperience can make for horrible battlefield situations but it has its own merits too. Older experienced soldiers know the horrors of war and will do their best to find cover while those young with no experience will charge into the thick of things if ordered to. A real world example is The Normandy Landings on June 6th of 44, the first ones to hit the beaches were mostly 18-20 years old and the landings were their first taste of combat.

[@kineographBOT]

As usual your readings take a story and elevate it to an epic. I aspire to have the courage of a Guardsman.

[@stretch3281]

A timely vid, spent the last week contemplating what to do with the Baneblade kit i bought.... do i loot it into Orky o.t.t. madness like i do with everything, but it's such a lovely kit as is, so i had pretty mutch decided to do some guard ( wallet not happy ) and then this vid turns up to cement that decision. Happily i dug out some 20 + yo guard minnies an one of the old luitenents will make an excellent tank comander. 🙂

[@josephwilson9082]

Good afternoon baldy! I'm going to enjoy this very much! Just thought I'd let you know I didn't get a KZbin notification for this.

[@codelicious6590]

Mesmerizing. Loved it! Thank you very much!

[@zaccheusjammer1844]

What a great video, thanks for always making gold.

[@OljeiKhan]

Guardsmen and their entire variety of regiments are often overlooked in a "haha fire a flashlight and be cannon fodder" type of way but i always thought most PDF forces from 40k would humiliate our current elite divisions severely.

[@0liver_Clothesoff]

People talk about flashlights all the time, but I like to look at it another way. Sure, 10 lasguns might hurt a Space Marine or Tyranid Warrior, but you don't need to, because here comes a Heavy Weapons Specialist with a Plasma Gun to burn a hole through it. 100 lasguns may severely damage a tank, but you don't need to, because there's a few guys in cover behind the tank with Meltaguns AND there's a Lascannon emplacement down the road. Lasguns won't do much to something like a Land Raider or Daemon Engine beyond damaging vision ports or fouling up external weapons, but you don't need to worry, because here comes a group of Leman Russ Annihilators to tear that fucker a new one. The Lasgun is the foundation upon which the Guard builds their firepower.

[@theodoreslavo5385]

@@0liver_Clothesoff Lasgun tckles to lure attention, then his twenty or so heavy weapon friends come from cover to wreck your shit. Agree with you on that one

[@timothywillox8564]

@@0liver_Clothesoff Lasguns cut down the traitor guard and cultist meathshields so the heavy weapons can get a clear shot.

[@emmanueltrejo4226]

This one is one of my all time favorites. I love your description of the empire always taking more the it has. Bravo sir

[@baldermort]

Thank you brother Trejo. * bows to brother Trejo*.

[@johnbeck1978]

When you consider that everything in the 40k vers is turned up to 11 and in the case of mind rending terror on the battlefield it's up to 20 the fact that baseline humans can even be deployed is testament to their grit and determination. Hell the Necrons literally fought GODS and beat them. The Nids strip world's to their bedrock and even consume their core and atmosphere. Yet against these threats that would annihilate any other setting the baseline humans of the guard stand.

[@gabriel_tormentaroja5118]

Love it. For the Guard! For the Emperor!

[@Donbasos14]

Amazing story and lore again. Really good.

[@Clockwinder]

31:05 "the Emperor is hardly infallible" .....Perhaps you could discuss this with me...Immediately...Commissar Stauffen

[@ryanacorn5367]

The algorithm broke before the guard

[@pierrelambert4872]

I discocered your channel with this video that I'm rewatching now. By the Emp I was not ready for the quality that you provide! Thank you so much for your work, this is amazing

[@ryansauchuk7290]

Congratulations whiteshield you have been promoted from meatshield to expendable

[@WenisTRON]

I love the music! Great video as always, you make painting so much better.

[@namandhopan3107]

I loved the part in which he said 'even the elites of today the navy seals,green berets ,sas etc would be ripped asander by a single squad of gaurdsman.

[@adamcarrier3076]

Baldermort I loved this story!! I was listening to this omw home and sat in the driveway fixed by the story haha great job!!

[@kronanthekonqueror2979]

Hellz yeah. Fantastic work as ever. Keep it up ❤️

[@captaingloken5454]

This has to be my favourite. The narrative is so deep and emotional. Brilliant, I salute you sir.

[@PSCortezz]

Have listened to this one several times. The part about the parents felt a little too familiar. Brilliant.