Syprios Militia

Overview
The Syprios Militia is the planetary defense force of the agri-world Syprios. The force is comprised of conscripted soldiers who are from a largely agricultural background. They lack the professionalism of a true army of career soldiers such as Cadians or Elysians but make up for it with the zeal and ferocity they have when defending their homeland.

Soldiers don't serve a long term unless they choose to as it is very rare that they ever see combat. They have been in very few battles but the ones they were engaged in the were instrumental to the success of allied forces. Many of the veterans of said battles are held in high regard by the rest of their home planets society.

Composition
The force is roughly half a million strong with the majority of the soldiers being infantry due to the lack of mechanized war machines. To make up for this shortage of heavy armor the PDF relies on heavy weapons placed on the planet's surface. This makes them trained heavily towards ground warfare.

However the few tanks in the PDF's possession are put to effective use when needed. The possess roughly one thousand very crude tanks that were constructed on the planet during the attack on their world during the 12th black crusade. These tanks are somewhat orkish in appearance with large flat riveted surfaces and crude weapons.