The real draw of the Death Korps is the strong imagery behind the army.

Of course casualties are expected amongst the Death Korps, so don’t feel too bad if your army takes a heavy beating. They are difficult to break, and when led by their officers, can regroup even when under 50% strength, meaning the infantry will fight on when casualties would have sent other regiments running for cover. The infantry (as well as being superb models) are grim relentless warriors, and this is reflected in their morale. So if you like big guns, then Krieg should appeal to you. They have artillery, lots of artillery and hence access to big bombardments in every game.

But the Krieg's doctrines and tactics mark them out from other regiments. WHY COLLECT THE DEATH KORPS OF KRIEG? What is the appeal of a Death Korps army? Well, the Death Korps are a variant of the standard Imperial Guard army list, and many of the unit options will be familiar. These are siege regiments, with vast resources of infantry and heavy artillery, deployed for bloody trench warfare, often against the strongest enemy defences. But there are other more specialised regiments, such as those recruited from the world of Krieg. Many units are formed as infantry regiments, with tens of thousands of men. Each planet owes tithes to the Imperium and part of these tithes are taken as manpower. All must provide recruits for the Imperial Guard. They come from primitive feral worlds and hive worlds, from death worlds and savage penal colonies. The manpower for such a vast fighting force is drawn from across the Imperium. Wherever there is conflict, there is the Imperial Guard. It is the Imperial Guard that must bear the brunt of the Imperium's wars. It is huge, billions upon billions of men at arms and millions of tanks and artillery guns stand ready to fight for the Emperor. THE IMPERIAL GUARD The Imperial Guard is the largest fighting force in the galaxy, and the largest military organisation in the long history of Mankind. DEATH KORPS OF KRIEG SIEGE REGIMENT ARMY LIST The following army list enables you to field an Imperial Guard Death Korps of Krieg army and fight battles using the scenarios included in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.

Death korps of krieg rules