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THE WORLD OF ARMAGEDDON

Located ten thousand light years to the galactic northeast of Holy Terra , the world of Armageddon is the fourth in its system of ten planets, is classified as a Hive World of the Imperium , and is the industrial hub of both the Armageddon sub-sector and the greater region. Many worlds within a several light-year radius of Armageddon rely on the world for its industrial output.

Hundreds of centuries of industry has reduced the world to barren wastelands and polluted oceans; humans can only survive within the artificial environment of the hive cities (massive Arcology -like structures that stand several kilometres tall) and Imperial facilities. Food must be imported from off-planet, and clean air and water are precious commodities.

Because of the inhospitable conditions outside of the hive cities, almost all regiments of the Armageddon Steel Legion are trained as mechanised infantry.


Landmasses

There are three main landmasses on Armageddon. Most human life is located on the main continent, which is split into two parts, Armageddon Prime and Armageddon Secondus, by the thick band of jungle known simply as the Equatorial Jungle. The bulk of Armageddon Prime and Secondus is covered in ash wastes, aftereffects of millennia of industrialisation. Several hive cities house the population and industry of Armageddon; Tempestora, Death Mire and Volcanus on Prime, Infernus, Hades, Acheron, Helsreach and Tartarus on Secondus.

To the north of Armageddon Prime and Secondus are The Fire Wastes, which is home to the mining and resource gathering industries that support the industrial factories. This is an extremely arid region, which has been strip-mined far beyond the point of any sustainable ecosystem.

To the south is the ice-covered Deadlands. The polluted ice is melted and heavily purified to provide a source of drinking water to the inhabitants of the hive cities.


FIRST WAR FOR ARMAGEDDON


Military Information

  conflict First War for Armageddon
  partof Wars for Armageddon
  date 40,400-40,500 AD
  place Armageddon Forge World
  result Imperial victory
  combatant1 Imperial Guard
  combatant2 World Eaters
  strength1 Unknown numbers of Imperial Guardsmen
  strength2 Unknown numbers of World Eaters
  commander1 Logan Grimnar
  commander2 Angron
  casualties1 Large numbers of Guardsmen and civilians
  casualties2 Unknown numbers of World Eaters



Military Information

  conflict Second War for Armageddon
  partof Wars for Armageddon
  date 40,941 AD
  place Armageddon Forge World
  result Imperial victory
  combatant1 Imperial Guard
  combatant2 Orks
  strength1 Unknown numbers of Imperial Guardsmen
  strength2 Several millions of Ork ''Boyz''
  commander1 Herman von Strab‡
  commander2 Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka
  casualties1 Large numbers of Guardsmen and civilians
  casualties2 Massive number of ''Boyz''