Imperial guard's soldiers are known as guardsmen depending on the regiment the age they start training, weapons, equipment and vehicles change for an example cadian regiments start training at an early age and is expected to be able to field strip a lasgun by the age of ten and when they reach teenage they join the youth armies known as the white shields most minor regiments also follow the cadians. The main tactic of the Imperial Guard is to overwhelm the enemy with their endless numbers, while at the same time hammer them into submission with devastating artillery and crush them with powerful main battle tanks earning the name as the 'Sledgehammer of the Emperor' but many regiments that specialize in infiltration, guerrilla warfare and light infantry attacksĮxist. The Imperial Guard is often referred to as the 'Sledgehammer of the Emperor' because of the sheer amount of force that the Imperial Guard can bring upon the enemy. They also garrison major locations of strategic or cultural interest to the Imperium.

It is comprised of countless billions of men and women - hundreds of thousands of different regiments with various different combat doctrines, supported by a vast array of light and heavy armored vehicles that provide the Guard's primary offensive punch. The Imperial Guard, known as the Astra Militarum in High Gothic, is the largest official military force oImperiumperium.

Imperial guard missile launcher