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Okay so here is the full version of my idea:

While the Gladius is the main fighting force of the Vitores Tenebras, each Branch would have a cadre of Gladius Soldiers at it's disposal, sort of like the Ordos of the Inquisition and their Chamber Militants. Also, since the Gladius is a small force, it organized into several different unit types, each one enhanced in different ways and trained for a specific purpose (solider, assassin, sorcerer, etc.).

The Gladius' forces would be be armed with a mix of both Imperial and Xenos tech, and possibly even hybrids of the two created by the Corpus Branch. Since their a small force, that means that nothing needs to be mass-produced and as a result the entire Gladius would be armed with top-quality wargear. Combined with their augmentations, and the Gladius would definitely be a force to be reckoned with.