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An Imperial Guard Armoured company consists almost entirely of
armoured vehicles, with the only infantry included being those
mounted in Chimeras to keep up with the rapid advance of the
tanks. A typical Armoured company can consist of anything between
12 and 24 tanks and is primarily used to batter through enemy
strongpoints, exploit a breakthrough or act as a mobile reserve
to counter-attack advancing enemy.
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| The tanks of the Imperial Guard's Armoured companies
crush all opposition beneath their treads. |
An Armoured company will often be used to spearhead attacks and
break through enemy lines. Special missions or objectives of
a particularly critical nature are often entrusted to Armoured
companies, though they are unsuitable for holding ground or raiding
into enemy territory. Armoured companies are specialised formations
and how they are raised and integrated into an Imperial Guard
army is quite different to a regular Imperial Guard regiment.
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