"Iron Without!" roared his Legionaries as they advanced, not running, but walking in a relentless, iron wall. The Imperial Fists fired from the breaches, but the IVth Legion simply ignored the casualties. They were used to taking suicide missions, forced by their primarch, Perturabo, to excel in hopeless situations.
The Iron Warriors (IVth Legion) are known for being master siege-breakers, pragmatic yet bitter warriors who specialized in breaking down static defenses, often in competition with the Imperial Fists.* The Fourth Legion
The story reflects their portrayal in Storm of Iron and Angel Exterminatus as rationalists trapped in a war of attrition.* If you would like to continue this story, I can: Describe the Battle of the Desirian Forests Focus on the rivalry with the Imperial Fists (Rogal Dorn) Add another character (such as a Traitor Librarian) "Iron Without