[V5.0] Space marine bike company

From: Millett, George <George.Millett_at_...>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 15:47:14 +0100

A while back there was some discussion about allowing Space marine chapters
to field full bike companies in the same manner as the Imperial Guard.

As they claimed that this can make the IG more manoverable that a SM army.
It then followed on that White Scars and DA would lose their advantage as
they are the only SM chapters to have the Company sized formations of Bikes
and Landspeeders. Resulting in motions put forward for them to have 2 such
companies.

This I am against at least in the case of The Dark angels. The one reason
why the Ravenwing is so good with their bikes is that since they are fully
accepted in to the chapter a member of the Ravenwing is a dedicated
bike/Landspeeder warrior and the Chapter lumped all of the light vehicles in
to the single formation. They don't physically have any more vehicles or the
spare capacity to produce any more.

Where as with the IG due to the rules about how and where regiments are
called up , usually within 10 light years of a trouble spot there is going
to be far more variability to the force that is going to be produced. For
example If Attila is attacked their is going to be a very different army
deployed against the threat than if Mordia or Cadia were attacked.

Where as the various Marine chapters are completely fixed with the
differences being minor as most of the chapters follow the Index Astartes to
a greater or lesser degree, Major exceptions Space Wolves, Black Templars,
White Scars.

But within the individual chapters there is very little difference between
the various companies as they all follow a set pattern, Battle, assault,
tactical, Devastator, vehicle, Scout.

This is just my opinion feel free to comment, agree disagree.

G
Received on Mon Apr 15 2002 - 14:47:14 UTC