Numerous traitors, equipped with heretical xenos-based drop assault gear, were flown to high altitudes and dropped into Death Corps forward command bases, in an attempt to disrupt the command chain and being the Guard armies to a standstill. A number of bases did fall into disarray, setting the Death Korps back several months. For most of the Vraksian "volunteers" it was a one-way trip: the technology behind the assault packs was barely known and of suspicious origins; one of several reasons why the Imperial forces never accepted mass use of the devices. It also leaked radiation excessively. Those who survived the initial shots of the Imperials either went mad, charging into the enemy without backup, or died days later from radiation sickness and organ failure. It is thought that the users of the packs are soldiers somehow dishonoured or punished by Cardinal Xaphan, or his advisor, and were sent into battle with the assault packs for their deeds. Even so, the Vraks assault troops were fierce fighters, perhaps seeking forgiveness from the Gods...
Despite shelving the army whilst I moved house, and having limited time to work in it in the following months, I've actually finished a unit for the vraks renegades: a unit of five Veterans with the Grenadiers upgrade (for Hotshot Lasguns), a Hotshot Volleygun, and the Deep Strike ability, represented by their high-altitude drop gear. Whilst a small unit, it was fun to put together and paint, and will be a fun variance unit in what is otherwise a low-armoured mass-bodies styled force.
