You know you're an Imperial Guardsman when...

[Commander_Moustache]

When everything in your army is either on a suicide mission, a high profile target, or expendable.

[librisrouge]

When each time Forgeworld comes up with a scrapped tank + big gun (Thunderer, Malcador Infernus, etc.) you can't help but think that this needs done more often. Seriously, send the Astartes home, tell the Titanicus to give us their ammunition and then scoot, and inform the Navy... I guess they can stay.

[Bionicman]

...you don't complain about the cool kids getting all the shiny new toys when GW hands you out an ugly paper van, overpriced abhumans and nerfed stormtroopers. "You playing IG? Then you're used to low quality ay, mate? Let me take your beloved artillery pieces and have some discounts on other units instead. Now go forth and fight for the emprah, you maggot!" "Sir, yes sir, imperial guard ready to serve!"

[librisrouge]

When you face another IG player at a tournament and even he is mind boggled about how much firepower you bring to bear (true story.) Clearly that one was a heretic.

[WarriorFish]

Indeed! I hope your overwhelming normal fire power erased him from existence for his heresy! :P

[scatmandoo]

When all you need to do is shoot and kill/even just stun/immobilise the dreadnought that has deepstruck into your lines and kill it with either,

 

A Paskquisher with LC and Exterminator friend, a vendetta, 2xMelta guns and even a ML. To watch all fail and then subsequently the Paskquisher sqn get chewed up with one wrecked and one explosion..........

[librisrouge]

When your answer to enemies telling you that you don't have enough scoring is to remind them that you'll have enough after they have none.

 

Dead models secure no objectives!

[FashaTheDog]

When your answer to enemies telling you that you don't have enough scoring is to remind them that you'll have enough after they have none.

 

Dead models secure no objectives!

Guard not having enough scoring units?  Unless you are running an armored company, you should be able to drop several dozen Objective Secured units at the very least.

[LordOrdGermany]

...all Space Marines are referred to as super-human and you are send to the very same battlefield as they are

[WarriorFish]

and then you win where they failed ;)

[librisrouge]

When you describe everything by how it compares to LRBTs. Btw, a Knight Paladin is two LRBTs that are good in melee. Also, Vindicare tanks are cheaper, turretless Leman Russ Demolishers with less armor.

[librisrouge]

-Wrong Post, Nothing to See Here-

[primeth]

when your excited for your front line to be assaulted, because on your turn they will be in rapid fire range!

[librisrouge]

...When you have more AV14 than the enemies have units.

 

Come on folks, the Black Templar players are probably mocking is for letting this fall by the wayside.

[WarriorFish]

You know you're a Guardsman when a single unit can vaporise an entire Crusader Squad

[Bonzi]

When you say, 'No, that was a blob squad.  You've only killed half of them.'  

 

AND

 

You seriously consider modeling you Infantry and Conscripts as nothing more than a base covered in blood with a pair of smoking boots in the center.

[CoffeeGrunt]

When my opponent kills a dozen of my 50 Conscript blob, and I sigh and say, "still not enough for a Leadership test" to goad them into putting more guns into them. 

[Mandolore511]

When you can't help envisioning and laughing at how different the battles in the Lord of the Rings movies would be if those strongholds (Helms deep and Minas Tirith) where properly defended by the Krieg and disciplined unbreakable waves of las-fire washed over the hosts of xenos assaulting the holds of humanity. While in the background you think you can hear the Medusas singing their rage into the foul horde. The Krieg would not cower before flying terrors or flee before a simple troll, they have faced down worse and found that they are but flesh and can, no, will die before the purifying flame of human righteousness.

 

When asked "What can men do against such reckless hate?" You burst out with "Hold the  line and die standing!"

When you see the sweeping shots of Mordor you think "we could break that fort, give me more men and guns and we will flatten it in a proper siege. One artillery carriage length closer at a time."

Finally, you smile every time they say in the movie "Bring it down!" as all you can think of is the fact that they now get monster hunters and can re-roll to wound. Definitely helps with those strength 3 bows shooting at trolls and such...

[CoffeeGrunt]

My friends and I always have to shout "Bring it down!" in an impression of Theoden at the Pellenor Fields. 

[WarriorFish]

Reckless hate is the domain of Man and not foul xenos, it is the Emperor's greatest gift - to be cherished as pure and just in all forms. Hate the xeno, hate the mutant, hate the heretic and hate the traitor most of all!

[librisrouge]

When you're thankful for big guns, may they never tire.

[Bonzi]

When you refer to your basic infantry squads as ablative armor.

[librisrouge]

When a fellow player refers to three Predators and three Rhinos as "A lot of armor" and you honestly couldn't stop from laughing.

[CommissarZac]

when your opponet talks about his "Armor Heavy" army then you whip out 12 russes and watch his jaw drop.

when your squadron of punishers takes out a Raptor bike squad, who happens to be the enemy warlord, effectively gaining slay the warlord and first blood all on round one, and you do a happy dance.......then your oppenent starts to slow clap.   (was one of my defining moments in my gaming life LOL)

[scatmandoo]

When you have to make a template for the biggest gun in the armoury in the codex as the standard GW ones just are not big enough.

 

And then watch the expression on your opponents face!