Marine Reacts to Death Korps of Krieg

Marine reacts to Death Korps of Krieg animiation by Absolutely Nothing.
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[@AbsolutelyNothing]

Thanks for reacting to my video, and making such a detailed breakdown! It's always nice to see another perspective on my work, I appreciate it! To answer your question, I'm not a vet, I am just someone that does a bit of research here and there about various stuff, including military history. There are some things I got some things wrong in the video, such as the Leman Russ tank advancing unsupported and the trenchlines being quite straight instead of jagged, but still thank you very much for your praise!

[@joelschulz4680]

Just to answer your question Krieg = War in german (I am German btw)

[@CICellDirectorCairmann]

Is this taking place during the siege of vraks i just wanted to ask cause these heretics look exactly like the vraksians

[@colebrockman9579]

You did a wonderful job animating how I think a Lucious Patton Lazgun would sound like and how I imagine they would feel like as well.

[@nukclear2741]

Too be fair, a leman Russ advancing alone is pretty common in 40k

[@Wargulf2838]

as i see it, the leman russ scene,while not being entirely accurate,serves as backgroud setup. a soldier has a tank that rolls and waltz right over his head, he doesn't moves because that's just thursday for him.

[@scottmcintyre2809]

(cultist blind fires over sandbags) Krieger: "Silly Chaos, suppressing fire only works if I care about dying."

[@lucascoval828]

Oh damn....😳

[@justokay4548]

Lol

[@dean_l33]

That's a good point

[@thanquolrattenherz9665]

well it can still hit.

[@thepcfd]

my life for your amunition, lets see who will out of supply first :D

[@eXpriest]

"What are they going to do, use hand signals to call in artillery strikes?" *Gestures vaguely at Sisters of Silence*

[@bengrogan9710]

Well, Yes and no They had sisters in training operate as liaison officers when it was needed And before someone says I know it was a joke, my reply is for those who saw this and go "how did that work actually?"

[@timedraven117]

Do it Tanith style, tap your mic. Twice.

[@gellasztomania1643]

@@bengrogan9710 Yeah, I believe the Sisters of Silence have their neophytes follow around their officers to translate, as the neophytes have not taken the Oath of Tranquility yet, but were already taught several sign/spoken languages.

[@GhostBear3067]

Sister of Silence: *angrily gestures "what did you just say about my chest?!*

[@nathanmartinez4718]

@@GhostBear3067 rip guardsmen

[@drewwelty1967]

This morning: “I know essentially nothing about warhammer 40k” After going down a KZbin rabbit hole all day: “HERETIC! INNOCENCE PROVES NOTHING”

[@RedFeralWolf]

Ah Inquisitor what brings you to our humble battalion? Lol That’s sorta how my knowledge started if I’m honest.

[@RedFeralWolf]

Also I recommend checking out Arch for warhammer lore if you want more.

[@drewwelty1967]

@@RedFeralWolf sweet. I just watched a Bricky video yesterday explaining the Imperium of Man and now I am kind of obsessed with the universe haha

[@Sujad]

@@RedFeralWolf I'll second this. You should check out his Siege of Vraks. It's a seminal work on a minor war and he's currently doing the Badab War which is Space Marine focussed. He does a lot of in depth lore videos and if you want to dip your feet into Warhammer Fantasy Battles, he does videos on that too.

[@jacthing1]

"A plea of innocence is guilty of wasting my time. Guilty"-Inquisitor Lord Fyodor Karamazov

[@magoshighlands4074]

The whole combat shovel thing isn't just a meme, because German Strumtroopen of WW1 used trenching tools with a bladed and serrated edge, the original idea was to use it as an improvised axe or rope cutting device, but people quickly found out that it made an excellent CQC weapon because you were always carrying it, it was long enough to have more reach than a knife or other weapons like it, it was wide enough to block an incoming attack, and it was light enough you maneuver quickly, while still being heavy enough to do some serious damage if you hit someone with it

[@lucascoval828]

Some of the "trench" weapons even look like straight up medieval weapons. It's weird.

[@kabob0077]

@@lucascoval828 Like a fucking mace, other weapons were improvised from what could be found like sharpened and bent nails and whatever a soldier may get their hands on.

[@W0DAN88]

Sturmtruppen

[@GhostBear3067]

Many countries still teach their soldiers to sharpen their entrenchment shovels to this day.

[@arcadianlhadattshirotsughW33Z]

its not just the germans of ww 1, its continued today... the US green berets have a particular fondness for weaponizing their e-tools, as does the US military in general throughout the years.. and im pretty sure its a reoccurring thing in other armed forces...

[@ericwyant1022]

Being a vet and a warhammer fan. This is the best breakdown of these videos. Please do more!

[@Counterpoints]

Will comply.

[@saxtonturner2240]

@@Counterpoints being a geek for this sort of stuff and a Warhammer fan, I concur as well.

[@deleteduser3455]

Wait just curious what cultist are these are they nurgle?

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

​@@Counterpoints me"ohhhh... the dead black eyed darkness soulsless fiends" Conner"yeahhhhhhh...the cold blooded....and slightly psychopath and suicidal....killers of Krieg"

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

​​@@Counterpoints oh it's 'he who dares..wins'...Conner..just letting you know...check only fools and horses sometime ok..sitcom from England from the BBC

[@jessehendriks2877]

Standard officer: "We need a plan of attack." Kriegsman: "I have a plan. Attack."

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH(CLAN,CLANG)!!!!!!!!!

[@Minotaur-ey2lg]

There is a fan canon that when Korpsman die, they go to a world in the warp called Terranis. It’s not heaven, just a normal peaceful world. They don’t stay there, they reincarnate when they’re needed by the Emperor again.

[@antonymash9586]

That whistle though; That is a very important peice of history as whistles like those where used to signal troups to go over the top. Its a chilling sound if you know what it meant.

[@Evan_Fields]

Funny enough, a guy named SODAZ also made a Death Korps of Krieg video this week that is made remarkably well. You should check it out if you haven't already seen it!

[@comradeshadles4967]

It’s very refreshing to see someone who already knows the lore and backstory of 40K and not just getting into it or completely new. I also really appreciate the acknowledgment of things like the present arms stance and that 38,000 years of tradition can change what we recognize. Fantastic video

[@septimus7524]

Just like a Krieger to purposefully overcharge a plasma gun

[@JETBLACKCORD]

fun little thing i noticed both combatant's wait for the other to ready there weapon and the krieg actually nods to his opponent that they start and i see the sense of respect for the other in those actions...

[@11Survivor]

No, silly. *Heretics deserve no respect.*

[@andreesapissarra]

@@11Survivor he who doesn't shy away from glorious melee combat has the respect of the God-Emperor himself, shame some would follow Khorne instead of following the path of Mankind

[@officersbadonkadonk4357]

Death Korps of Krieg are one of the few Imperial guard regiments that actually give me historically accurate vibes. Don't get me wrong, I love the "ramboish" appeal of the Catachan regiment and the pompuos uniforms of the Mordians, but Kriegsmen are SO well into ww1 setting and tactics, that in my opinion stick perfectly with 40k environment. Great review!

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

I'm more for the Cadians, as they remind me a bit of Canadian troops. *VERY* good at keeping their shit together, even when shit hits the fan.

[@ironwarriorkrieger4011]

The Krieg variant of the Lasegun is also modified to improve damage at the cost of it only being semiautomatic.

[@ironwarriorkrieger4011]

@Matsudo Ambition Nope, that's a whole different bag of worms all together.

[@bengrogan9710]

@Matsudo Ambition Standard ones - A Cadian pattern rifle gets 100 shots on standard, firing at the same strength as a Lucius Pattern they can get 25 shots but would burn out their barrel's lenses in around 15. Essentially the Lucius pattern is a Reinforced Marksman's Longlas

[@Psychoangel-d23]

@Matsudo Ambition Standart krieger: lucius pattern lasgun, semi auto hard hitter. Grenadiers: Lucius H pattern. Full auto, No bayonet log (cause the thing would just melt the bayonet) and unstable to a degree (if you try to hit somebody with it. The thing is likely to blow up)

[@alephkasai9384]

@Matsudo Ambition Hellguns are lasguns that are connected to a backpack type power pack which allows them to shoot at a ludicrous rate.

[@flycraps2456]

@@alephkasai9384 kind of like what baze malbus from star wars Rouge one carries?

[@brittlespy9083]

7:46 "Oh you didnt die with your company? Fall into formation, youll be dying with us"

[@grimreminder5038]

From their uniforms to their suicidal tactics, Krieg really are the perfect shock trooper against those who thrive on fear. To quote Willy Wonka, "You win, NOTHING! You get, NOTHING! GOOD DAY, SIR!"

[@NavyVet4955]

😂😂😂 perfect use of that quote.

[@AbyssWatcher745]

3:40 That's Chekov right? Also I never realized that heretic threw his rifle as a distraction.

[@Counterpoints]

Yes, thank you!

[@Crazael]

Yeah. Chekov was a russian author and playwright and he once said that if you mention a gun on the wall in the first act, it should go off by the third. Basically, the idea is that everything an author describes should be important to the story in some way, otherwise, the author is wasting time on it.

[@Simplefng]

The head nod before fighting eye to eye is cool. Just like, this is gonna hurt and one of us is not gonna walk away. Even heavily trained and indoctrinated, that little of humanity is neat touch.

[@sethgilcrist8088]

The Krieg gasmask nod. Yes brother were going to fight and die Together for the God Emperor's Glory

[@durandol]

Fairly sure that's not an autocannon but a twin-linked heavy stubber.

[@Ericshadowblade]

It is

[@Callsign_Bear]

Poor man's AutoGu

[@Destroyer_V0]

@@Callsign_Bear poor mans heavy bolter, yeah. Autogun's a similar downgrade from a HMG to an assault rifle IRL

[@Callsign_Bear]

@@Destroyer_V0 Yea, makes sense

[@renaldohanna565]

Could be either, the heavy stubber on top of my Shadowsword is belt-fed but on my chimera it's magazine fed for some reason or another

[@NeoDragonCount]

From what I understand, Krieg lasrifles are different from the regular pattern not just in the external design, but also that they don't have automatic settings but are semi-automatic only. Death Korps are basically the clone troopers from Star Wars and the Sontarans from Doctor Who: Vat-grown, so basically off a production line with no doubt many looking exactly like the other underneath their gasmasks with a fatalistic drive to die in combat in the name of the Emperor.

[@Myuutsuu85]

Not everyone acknowledges the fact, that tactics and procedure would change over time. Makes me appreciate this reaction even more.

[@codybuchanan6466]

"Sir! The enemies have a Titan!" "Outstanding. FIX BAYONETS!!!"

[@themaidenlesswretch7819]

The lasguns didn't come in? Well, we have shovels, don't we?

[@TeaTime574]

One of my favorite details that I dont think anyone touched on is how well constructed the krieg trenches are compared to the chaos trenches

[@enklavegeneral9077]

The funniest fact is that the Commisar Just stand ther and ask him self why im here

[@olivinator]

nah, he knows exactly why he's there. to prevent the kriegsmen from charging *too* recklessly XD

[@enklavegeneral9077]

@@olivinator problem is he wont survive that XD

[@Rembanspellsong]

@@olivinator you forgot keep them from freaking out any other regiments that may be fighting alongside them since every other type of guard regiment is creeped out by them

[@planetoftheweek]

Yes "Krieg" is the German word for War. Greetings from Germany, I enjoyed the original video and appreciate your point of view on this!

[@shotgunfullofspiders1223]

It’s always a good day when a Kriegsman can get a shovel kill

[@SusCalvin]

Krieg officers are also de-individualized. They don't like to think of themselves any more as individuals than the units they command.

[@Soldier369x]

I enjoy your attention to detail. As a veteran of Iraq it made me realize how many of those details I was simply dismissing as normal, rather than recognize them as something a civilian wouldn't generally conceptualize. As for the video, I love how the Kriegsman responds with his entrenching tool, snapping it out as if to say "come and get it".

[@ijible]

Dude, I love these. I wouldn't catch half the details seeing it with my dull civi eyes. Moar tactics!

[@GWG.Globalis]

Even today one of the deadliest weapons a german soldier gets handed out is the "Klappspaten" (colapsable entrenchmenttool). If you are in close-quarters-combat with a german who has got a Klappspaten YOU WILL GET MESSED UP. ^^

[@marcoalimandi6013]

Also some finnisch units are still trained to use shovels for close-quarters

[@thepissedoffcombinesoldier7853]

Also, it’s not ‘he who dares prevails.’ It’s “Who Dares, Wins.” (If we’re talking about the SAS motto.)

[@Callsign_Bear]

Have you sacrificed for the Emporer today?

[@gareththompson2708]

I did notice that both the smoke grenade and the frag grenade looked identical. Which could be a problem if you want to know what kind of grenade you are throwing at the enemy (although might be beneficial for confusing or distracting the enemy). I suppose this could be overcome if there are some sort of subtle markings on the grenades denoting their type, and the kriegsmen could then put all the frags on one side of their kit and the smoke on the other side to separate them out and make it easy to tell which kind they are grabbing during the fight (if I grab a grenade from my left it's a frag, if I grab a grenade from my right it's smoke).

[@DeNorali]

Retreat? Sounds like heresy to me

[@christianwouters6764]

I am not a gamer don't know anything of this universe, came by algorythme to this video and was impressed by the artistic and visual quality of this, really amazingly done on al levels ! Grtz from Belgium.

[@justkrieger8850]

I noticed a someting in the final fight:The kriegsman nods before the fight...i think they made it a duel after the heretic figured his rifle does not work...Because the kriegsman could be sawed in half while pulling out the shovel so the heretic had some honor

[@airplanemaniacgaming7877]

it's awesome because both sides respect each other in that duel. the Kriegsman respects the heretic for allowing the moment to get his entrenching tool, and then they begin at the same time. it's beautiful!

[@justkrieger8850]

@@airplanemaniacgaming7877 I agree guardsman...NOW BACK TO THE TRENCHES WE GO!

[@darthrevan4933]

“What are they going to do use hand signals to coordinate bombardments?” Kreigers: “laughs in sign language for 96 hours straight”

[@Staccet]

Yes! Real life parallels(?) and/or lore accuracy > Quality of the visual animation

[@Neutral_Tired]

06:38 I'm pretty sure I remember hearing about similar soldiers in a different work of fiction. They went out of their way to create that air of terror and mystery, to the point they completely soundproofed part of their helmet, so their voices are inaudible and they all communicate via built-in radio. So, as far as anyone on the outside knows, they do it all without saying a word

[@darkdarklighting]

The one that SOADAZ has done is something you should watch : [워해머,Warhammer40k]Death korps of krieg. The charge of the Death riders is something you should see for yourself.

[@Counterpoints]

Next week fo sho

[@alexandermackie7621]

I hear tinitus I go "mawp"

[@tronclay]

so many crazy awesome details that I may not have thought twice about without the breakdown, thanks man awesome content!

[@sufjanwaleryszak1765]

Today I went down the Krieg Warhammer rabbit hole.

[@sufjanwaleryszak1765]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z56xiWSmhb2lisk this is another Krieg video I think is from the same guy

[@sethgilcrist8088]

Welcome brother gasmask to the left lucius pattern 98 on your right and the will to die for the God Emperor right in front of you

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

Fun fact about Krieg Guardsmen: They begin bayonet training before they can read or write.

[@GhostBear3067]

IF they ever learn to read and write.

[@Rembanspellsong]

why would the average kriegsman even need to learn how to read or write? they just need to learn how to fight, follow orders, and not care about dying in the cause of the emperor. The officers are the ones that need to be taught how to read and write. heck, most imperial citizens do not know how to read or write anymore if I remember right. they are only taught as much as they need to know to do their jobs and no more.

[@chanachon56]

@@Rembanspellsong To answer your question, it's beneficial for them to be able to follow sign posts and read maps. Example: a krieg squad is reporting enemy activity in a city. They can can look at the street sign post and report to HQ "hostiles at Veronica street. Request support" (or something like that). Also, imperial worlds varies from planet to planet. On some worlds, what you've said (regarding literacy) is true, but on some its not.

[@Rembanspellsong]

@@chanachon56 that's officers calling in that stuff, the average krieg guardsman is lucky to get a vox bead so he can hear the orders instead of them having to be relayed to him by the person carrying a vox box.

[@richardcranium1352]

Thx for reaction! I hope you’ll react to SODAZ’s new vid.

[@Counterpoints]

Next week!

[@pyroide2212]

@@Counterpoints Can’t wait you’re going to like it. I was going to suggest the same!

[@alekjanowski9847]

@@Counterpoints The new one is godly :D

[@starmechs]

To make a small clarification on the bayonet stab, instead of withdrawing the blade when he twisted it, he cut the rest of the way out of the side of his neck to do even further damage

[@kingofsapi]

I knew next to nothing about the Death Korps other than that they were cool looking when I first watched AN's video. Now I like them, a lot. Thanks Counterpoints for enlightening this humble fan!

[@hobojoe5697]

the subtle nod from the Krieger though it's like the universal of '' aight let's do this''

[@kisukeurahara9214]

I think it lets everyone know that, that’s the officers bunker with out marking of obvious to the enemy mabey idk lmao

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

That’s so the officers can ambush the foolish ennemy

[@kalin1993]

6:38 Stares in the direction of Sisters of Silence.

[@rayanderson5797]

21:33 Soimewhere, a tech priest is gonna be _really_ ticked off with that Kreiger.

[@baconator1377]

16:25 Fortune favors the bold, perhaps?

[@Counterpoints]

Yes

[@mrcobbyism]

Fantastic video! Would have never gotten this much of out this animation without your commentary.

[@Frog-Shaped-Slime]

"And luck" And that is why John 117 is the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy

[@fanta4897]

Never heard of redirecting the bayonet to cut in different direction. I have to admit that my knowledge is limited, but I do know some basics and it seems to me like every country approaches bayonet combat slightly differently (WWII german was instructed to aim at ribcage, and tilt the rifle so the blade wouldn't get stuck in between the ribs, and that's pretty much it, no cutting afterwards, Czechoslovakians pre-WWII were trained to aim at stomach and once the hit is made, proceed to pull upwards, since the bayonet was sharpened on the upper side this would cause a lot of damage, and I'm pretty sure that there were other approaches depending on the design of the bayonet).

[@raikbarczynski6582]

do you get a feeling that the autogun the heretics used is somewhat inspires by a twin barreled japanese aa gun? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_96_25_mm_AT/AA_Gun i sure as hell do

[@Counterpoints]

100%

[@truisticprince]

i mean it is a twin-linked heavy stubber, so who knows. side note autoguns are personal weapons while stubbers are crew served weapons.

[@ineverexist666]

A detail that often gets wrong in games and media is that lasgun shots are red while in canonicly lasgun shots are blue, lasguns of heretics can come in red but is still uncommon.

[@halo12390]

love the breakdown. helps me appreciate this work more :D

[@Endros9497]

Fun fact about the Kriegsmen las-gun, they’re designed to be overcharged, allowing them to deal more damage than say, the ones used by Cadians. The gun the kriegs use is actually powerful enough to punch into Space Marine Armor (sometimes) the major downside however is the number of shots available, last I checked depending on the model, it was usually only 8 to 20 shots

[@CICellDirectorCairmann]

I just love how they are the only guardsmen regiments that the commisar is there just to keep them from needlessly sacrificing themselves

[@RealAugustusAutumn]

A small point about the voice acting is, the more I thought about it, the more the voice acting made sense. Not just for the reasons you listed, but also because, as I'm sure you know, many (if not most) in the Krieg regiments are actually children. The voice didn't sound so deep and stoic as we'd expect from a Cadian, because they aren't full-grown soldiers yet.

[@Ddarth_sidious]

"Gun on a wall" is called Chekhov's gun (Chekhov's rifle, Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a dramatic principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary, and irrelevant elements should be removed. Elements should not appear to make "false promises" by never coming into play. The statement is recorded in letters by Anton Chekhov several times.

[@jamesmilton8308]

I had a Vietnam vet as a ROTC instructor,who had multiple confirmed Etool kills.

[@TommygunNG]

5:00 -- The Present Arms position might actually be because of all those shooting and war movies that picture shooters/soldiers holding weapons muzzle-up because it looks cool. It appears they are all carrying muzzle-up.

[@nocteraeterna2200]

19:40 It wasn't a frag, its a concussion granate, krigsman don't often use frags on trenches, as well as ww1 soldiers, only frag bunkers and trench structures, to use a frag on a "trench hallway" risk accidentally hiting friendlies or compromises yourself, as its too close, and there's too little space to take cover, and corners, most often, aren't a good protection against the grenade shrapnel

[@midgetydeath]

The guard holding his gun up is probably because they're in a trench. You don't want your gun sticking in anyone's way in such a confined space or worse, pointing at someone. Keeping it up is best and also means reacting quicker to enemies over the trench edge if they somehow manage to surprise you.

[@dwrdwlsn5]

'Who dares, wins!' Motto of the Special Air Service Well broken down, Marine. Please do more of these.

[@Oliver_JW]

You're the first person I've watched to notice or comment on the rebel taking a glancing round to the helmet. And I never noticed that he threw his gun as a distraction till your video, A+ from me!

[@christianwouters6764]

The creator of this has made a thorough study of French, German, Russian and English WO I uniforms and gear worn by the kriegsmen. A significant contrast with the non-human heretics.

[@eviljesus84]

3:35 - the "Russian author" (or rather playwright, if you want to be specific), you're grasping for, is Anton Chekhov. And the literary device you refer to is thus aptly named, "Chekhov's gun"

[@fallenspherell8178]

The person who created this is a Korean. So if we assume he is a dude, I say he's most likely a veteran.

[@happylittletree1727]

Seeing more Krieg content kinda makes me wanna put a bayonet on my AR

[@DukeoftheAges]

Really well done video! The animation is truly awesome.

[@rufusdoodle7501]

Interesting about the commissar is that commissars are not allowed from the same culture as the regiment that are apart of. Which is the great detail here.

[@korbin58]

Btw for those who might be confused as to why he threw away the rifle since it’s still effectively a spear, it’s a pretty reasonable thing to do granted that the weapons integrity has been compromised. That chain axe just ate through 2/3rds of the weapon, so a heavy strike being parried or given with the rifle may just end up breaking it and getting the guardsman killed.

[@BartimaeusAurelius]

Adding a little bit more context here. The DeathKorps of Krieg are commonly depicted in shovels because they're experts in trench AND subterranean warefare. The civil war on krieg didn't end after the loyalists launched their nuclear strike nor was it quick. The traitor krieg executed their rebellion perfectly and therefore routed like 90% of the loyalists forces in short order, this is why the nukes were launched. Help wasn't coming, they were vastly outnumbered, and frankly out of options. The war lasted for 500 fucking years after the nuke strikes. Now I mentioned subterranean warefare, krieg guardsmem had to learn to fight under ground because if they surfaced they'd be cooked by radiation. However, sometimes charges on the surface were unavoidable and a desperate battle of attrition took place over pieces of radiated strips of land. That's why they have such a dire outlook and stoic perspective because those who partook in the surface waves were almost guaranteed dead men which reinforced their trench warefare experience. For a more in depth video I recommend Arch Warhammer who made an introduction video on krieg at the beginning of his Siege of Vrax series.

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

“8,000 years into the future “... Me:...no no, my friend. 38,000 years at minimum.

[@Counterpoints]

I hope I said 38,000

[@morrogin5986]

what you were thinking of, with the gun on a wall, is called "chekhov's gun" named after the author Anton Chekhov

[@davespurlock985]

I love the ringing sound after the concussions. Soooo realistic.

[@doccoke8782]

Rule one of facing a member of the death korps of krieg. Never face one with a shovel.

[@thepissedoffcombinesoldier7853]

17:47 ah, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary!

[@TheEmptyAutumn]

Around 4 minutes, that principle being talked about is one I like referencing all the time when talking about good structure in film and series that I watch with my partner. I'm sure you've either looked it up or been told by now, or maybe even figured it out before the end of the video, I didn't watch that far yet, but it is Chekov's Gun. For me, I've simplified it down to "If you have a gun, you must fire it by the end."

[@ByronC900]

One small critique of the critique. The chain-axe isn't per-se a Chaos instrument. Although followers of the Blood-God prefer it, it's merely a tool that predates the heresy. Many Chaos Space Marines are veterans of 10,000 years, and they use the same equipment from that time period. It's completely acceptable for Imperial Space Marines to use a chain-axe or power-axe. Space Wolves, Black Templar, Blood Angels, etc. all are known to use them.

[@midgetydeath]

Stubbers and autoguns are different things. A stubber is basically a modern firearm, though probably far more advanced in materials and engineering. An autogun is basically your general sci-fi kinetic weapon and ranges from caseless ammo to gravity-propelled projectiles and anything in-between. There are also ones that used casings but even those share the power of other autoguns. The main difference so far as the lore is concerned is that a stubber smaller than a heavy stubber or, up close, a handcannon is incapable of penetrating flak armor at any range and from any angle. An autogun shot rips right through flak armor easily. Y'know, unless it's one of those "flak" armors with plates of ceramite or plasteel in them.

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

don't assault cannons fall under the autogun classification?

[@FishyNiden]

The shovel locked in the chainsaw is wonderful, cause while he can't forcefully move the axe away, due to being weak in frontal leverage, the chainsaw can easily be navigated left or right. Weakness however, is that it can slide down the shaft and hurt is hand, but is countered by pulling it, if the cultist try to slide it, it will only help the guards move it away, and to fight against it, the guardsman leverage in that stance is stronger than the cultist. Cultist only way is to raise the axe backwards towards himself, but the might leave him vulnerable to a backhand supported strike with the shovel. Better choreographed than many fighting scenes in the "professional" movie industry, with weight, stance and leverage being shown a lot in the moves, even though they are so few.

[@Counterpoints]

Dope observation!

[@bladethedasv3127]

Musket warfare: Present > take aim >fire > reload > repeat Btw I just got this recommended to me when I watch no Warhammer videos or know anything about it

[@mill2712]

It's actually a bit more complex than that. The Armchair Historian and SandRhoman go in to great detail into the tactics and strategies used in pre-modern warfare. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmTCmWeElNGqgMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXrShqVrfK-UaJY

[@hwheelez24]

Oh you poor sweet summer child, rebel, you can't David and Goliath you way through a fight with a Kreigsmen.

[@robwalsh9843]

This really makes me feel fortunate that I wasn't sent off to die in barbed wire-strewn wasteland, unlike some of my forebears :'(

[@LostDraugr]

Best breakdown of 40k I've heard in a long while.

[@paperclipcereal5896]

All Quiet on the Western Front has a short section on why the trench shovel was considered a superior weapon to the bayonetted rifle in WW1. It's gruesome. Apparently they could chop halfway through a man's sternum with a cut or slice his windpipe with a jab.

[@moodyowlproductions4287]

Krieger commander"all right troopers...time for your training exercises...load the live ammo"! Conner"...wait...did he just say live ammo"? me".....yeah he did....fuckkkkkkkkkk...GO.... WELCOME TO KRIEG EVERYONE"!(BANG,BANG,BANG,BANG,BANG)!!!!

[@chaos7535]

Just found your channel and have to say I love how you broke everything that was important down at the right times. So you got a sub from me and thank you for your service. As a long-standing 40k lore nut I've always been an Astra Militarum fan and seeing one of my favorite Guard factions getting some attention like this from you has been an utter treat. I look forward to seeing more 40k content from you in the future!

[@Counterpoints]

I do have some lore breakdowns under their own playlist and also did an Astartes reaction. I’ll be doing the Sodaz Krieg video next week and then probably the Astartes 2 trailer after that.

[@chaos7535]

@@Counterpoints Awesome! I'm looking forward to them then.

[@SusCalvin]

Imperial guard units have a few baselines in common. The basic flak armour is pretty similar across the imperial worlds. The lasgun is easy to stamp out among all the other crap hive worlds produce. A lot of the basic tech the Imperium uses is made by local tech-guilds and hive houses, not on the forge-worlds. Some regiments add other armour details. They might have a carapace breastplate in addition to the flak. Or their flak is made with a bit more craftsmanship or better materials while still basically flak.

[@SusCalvin]

Commissars are pretty funky, they are specifically not part of the regiment chain of command. They are attached as advisors. A regiment has at least one senior regimental commissar with junior commissars under her spread out into the companies. But they can do what they want, attach or detach to squads as necessary. They got a mix of their own uniforms and ranks and gear, mixed with stuff necessary in their posted regiments. Commissars might grab a gas mask or nose plugs or a chameleoline cloak. In their doctrine, they need to be able to do the job of any regimantal trooper they advise. That might include practice and familarity with regimental gear and doctrine.

[@Fenris86]

The Death Korps is a bit more of a mashup of all the WWI western front armies. Their coats and boots are french, some of the models have it pinned back as they typically did. The helmet is a combination of a German one with a French crest reinforcement on top. The bayonets are straight up German ones. And the gasmasks are British, I believe. I really liked the Death Korps, but couldn't afford them back when I played. So I converted Cadians into my own regiment. Very nice and detailed reaction!

[@Dim2134]

And they have the eastern front meat grinder mentality.

[@Fenris86]

@@Dim2134 That's von Falkenhayn's war of attrition, first practiced at Verdun.

[@randomlygeneratedname]

The key part of making the chaos lot seem more human than the kreig as well its the best detail of this whole thing

[@franksmedley8619]

Hello Counter. I believe that the dual heavy gun would be roughly equal to a Heavy Bolter. Heavy Bolters fire the same rounds as the Space Marine Boltgun... a .75 Calibur round that is a rocket propelled, self directed, explosive tipped, Armor Piercing round. .75 Calibur is 19.05 mm... so roughly a 20 mm, rocket propelled, self guiding, armor piercing, delayed ignition, grenade. The difference between a 19mm and a 20mm is so small that for all intents and purposes one can ignore any differences between the rounds. Games Workshop got it pretty close when specifying a Bolter's rounds at .75 Calibur. A 20mm round would end up being .787 Calibur... very close... so I bet they rounded down to the more pleasing and more easily remembered .75 Calibur designation. Now, having been an Enlisted Weapons Instructor in the USMC back in the late 70's, I can testify to the lethality of 20mm grenades. I would happily have killed to have a crew served heavy weapon that fired something more along the lines of a Bolter's rounds. And yes, such a weapon would 'ablate' it's way through an Leman Russ' armor plating and follow on rounds would devastate the crew inside. Agreed, the trench warfare is accurate, and depicted very well, as well as highly detailed and sensible tactics in close combat. Frank-ly spoken.

[@thecommentguy9380]

Commissar to other regiments when they suggest retreat: you better pick your next word carefully guardsman Kriegers to commissar when he suggests retreat: you better pick your next word carefully commissar

[@thenecessaryevil2634]

Anton Chekhov is the Russian author you were thinking of. He lent his name to a principle in writing now shortened to 'Chekhov's Gun', based on his writing philosophy that every element in a story must be necessary. And unnecessary elements should be discarded so they don't seed 'false promises' to the reader. This is usually shorthanded as 'if you introduce a gun in act 1, someone should get shot by act 2'

[@robashley8216]

Clearly that Kriegsman did not roll a 1 on that plasma shot lol. Also that quote "He who dares prevails" almost sounds like the SAS creed "Who dares wins"