Blackwater Rifles

History
Sarton tradition dictates that the name of a regiment- whether PDF or Imperial Guard comes from the region where it was founded and by tradition, its commanding officer comes from the regional capital. The regiment came from the city of Blackwater, the capital of the Blackwater region. Once called "Clearwater" the name changed when the river was polluted by industry. The city was a working class town home to men and women attracted by high paying factory work. Many factory owners saw a better opportunity though as time passed, saving money by using Ogryns instead. With their way of life gone they turned to the Imperial Guard. The Sarton 6th Heavy Infantry(the 6th of 13 regiments sent to fight) was founded during the Crusade for Nightshores Unusually, once the fighting was over the units were disbanded and allowed to return home but many did not- instead settling on the newly claimed worlds of Nightshores.

Officer Corps
1.Officer Corps of 20 men composed of

1. Colonel

2 18 captains

3. Regimental Commissar

Ogryn Companies
A full third of the Blackwater Rifles consisted of Ogryns- armed with heavy weapons, high explosives, clubs and makeshift body armor made of scrap, they were used as the first wave in assaults or the front line in other battles. The reasoning being that no enemy could be prepared for a charging screaming mass of 600 Ogryns. These 600 Ogryns fell under the command of human captains and the Regimental Commissar but beyond that organization was rather irregular- with no set platoon or company size beyond what the Ogryn BONEheads who acted as Sergeants could control. The people of Sarton had no real dislike toward them, treating them as they would a disabled relative- albeit one far larger and suited to harder and more dangerous tasks.

Riflemen
The other 12 companies were simply ordinary humans.

1.12 companies of 100 each lead by a Captain broken down into

2. 5 platoons of 20 each commanded by a Vice- Captain(equivalent to a Lt.) broken into

3. 4 squads of 5 men each- one of which was a grenadier entrusted with a grenade launcher.

Akoni
The Imperial Guard of Akoni(the Akoni 3rd Drop Infantry was 1 of 22 regiments) and the Imperial Guard of Sarton fought together in the Crusade for Nightshores developing an Intense respect for each other's skills. Most notably in the case of the 3rd Akoni and the Blackwater Rifles lacking in every way but in Heavy Infantry the Sarton Imperial Guard found themselves in danger of being outflanked in one major battle- only the timely deployment of the 3rd Akoni saved them and later won the battle.

From that moment forward the High Command deployed these units together for the remainder of the crusade. The Akoni remained completely fascinated by Ogryns(which none had seen in person) and the Sarton by Akoni tattoos and the exotic women depicted in aircraft nose art many friendships were born of the working relationship- they remained close friends, allies and trading partners after the end of the Crusade.