UUmmm I just posted one for you thanks all pat on back LOL :-). They mounted
very large scale forces in 1st ed of epic, this be the reason for diff army.
As for the Knight think of them as the SW from Sm chapters, fast must fight
for there lives every day, and way take orders from a bully that your
lightest Knight can take on by himself, like the Wolves. The last bit I
think you have had too much space dust LOL, the Emp in new fluff will not
allow armies to get so big as not to controll, fear of losing control, the
Imps, Sm, and the AM are all small type galaxy armies, this world having
this and that world having that. If danger should appear he would call on
what world was the closes be it SM, IMP, AM, or Knight. Not well, the Orcks
attacked Fibbain 4 and have a huge Gargant army to back them, we better call
the AM from Mars 20,000 light years away to help this Imp army world, thus
the different armies.
----- Original Message -----
From: Joshua W Raup <deaconblue3_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:34 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] IG/TG/SoB and all things Imperial
> Hi all!
>
> -->Greetings warprat!
>
>
> We've been down this road before. Please do not combine the Tech Guard
> and the Imperial Guard!
>
> -->I don't see a good reason not too really. I have yet to see a fully
> fleshed rationale for such a division, based on something other than
> personal preference. Besides, you can still field a "TG" army, even if
> we combined the two lists. Not like things would be that different
> really.
>
>
> Each belongs to a different branch of the Imperial Armed Forces.
> Although they may resemble each other, and share some of the same units,
> they support two completely different organizations. Mars and Earth.
>
> -->Yes and no. Yes they are technically sperate organizations, with
> slightly differing purposes. That said, the AM just doesn't mount large
> scale offensive operations on its own. It's just not in their ethos (for
> lack of a better term). They are primarily defensive as an organization,
> while managing to support Imperial forces (SM and IG), across the galaxy.
> In what passes for "fluff reality," they aren't the crusading type. Not
> since the Great Crusade and Heresy era.
>
>
> The Mars/Earth alliance was forged by the Emperor, after years of
> seperation. The forces of Mars and Earth are still seperated. Our
> force lists should reqognise this difference as well. Mars had the
> technology, but earth had the people. If you look at the force lists
> for these two armies, you'll see the difference.
>
> --->I again partially agree here. Most of the AM units should be limited
> to support and special cards, reflecting their "actual" use in the
> Imperium. This accurately reflects the role they have played, and do
> play in the current game fluff. Now, I could see some special scenarios,
> involving a strictly TG force, but not as a regular army list. I just
> don't see a valid justification for it.
>
>
> Mars controlls the Forge Worlds. The Tech Guard is thier own private
> army. The Knight Worlds are simply raw supply worlds for Mars. The
> Knight families owe alliegence to Mars. Mars owes alligence to the
> Emperor.
>
>
> -->I'm not so sure about the Knights here. As I recall, they are out on
> the fringes, outside of the normal Imperial, and AM hierarchy. It's why
> they have a structure all their own (Paladins, Errants, Castellans, etc).
> And why they do things pretty much as they see fit, even if it goes
> against Imperial decrees.
>
>
> Earth and Mars both support the Emperor and humanity, but both have a
> different way of doing things. Neither would allow it's worlds, and
> forces, to be ruled by the other.
>
> -->Well, again, yes and no. The AM has no desire to rule the galaxy,
> thus has no real need to conquor worlds. They get their cut for
> supporting the IG and SM campaigns. The IG and SMs are the military arm
> of the Imperium, and are the ones who go out and claim new worlds, or
> reclaim those lost to the utland barabarians. The AM prefer to search
> for lost technologies, develop new ones, and maintain their forge worlds.
> If they ned more resources, they get the IG or SM to go get the required
> world for them. In return, the AM provide materials, and support units
> to those armies. they just don't go out and do it themselves.
>
>
> Warprat ;)
>
> Josh R
> Minister for General Mayhem
> "Don't let the bastards grind you down." Gen. Joseph Stilwell
>
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