10th Damocles Battle Group

"First in, last out, that's us."

- Colonel Charles Edward Oman

A permanent Imperial Guard formation comprised of a mechanized Infantry regiment (54th Amerikon ); a drop regiment (109th Oz ) and an armoured regiment (the 99th Vengeance ). Along with their transport, the Carrack Class troop carrier Triumpans, the 10th Damocles is employed as a rapid reaction force for 'speartip' operations, counter-insurgency, etc.

History
The battle group was first formed in 873.M41 by Lord General Ancus Martialis as a beach-head force for the invasion of Uutaw. The three diverse regiment of which it was formed proved a remarkably cohesive and compatible formation in the face of numerous difficulties leading Martialis to make the group permanent and assign it a dedicated transport.

Campaigns include:

The Ansio Beach-head 880. M41

The Invasion of Amaurica 887. M41

The Invasion of Skilly 891. M41

The Siege of Montcasson Abbey 942.M41

Combat Doctrine
The Tenth's standard beach-head strategy begins with a night drop by the 109th behind enemy lines to sow confusion by surpise strikes and sabotage against command centers and key emplacements and/or secure key positions. This is followed up at daybreak by a frontal assault by the 54th against the softened target. Their first priority being to establish a secure beach-head allowing the 99th to land their tank squadrons to crush what's left of the enemy. Needless to say matters seldom go that smoothly. These tactics have also proved useful for break sieges and fighting their way across entire continents.

Transport
[[File:54th_Amerikon,_Carrack_class.jpg|thumb|240px|*Dimensions: 2.1 km long, 0.4km abeam at fins approx.
 * Mass: 8.5 megatonnes approx.
 * Crew: 19,500 crew, approx
 * Accel: 2.3 gravities max sustainable acceleration.]] His Divine Majesty's Ship Triumphans is a Carrack-class armed transport. A product of the famous Glaswegan Shipyards in the Britannic Sector it's crew are also by and large Glaswegan or Caledonians.