Re: [Epic] Epic 30,000 Space Marine Army List Part I (LONG)

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Mon, 06 Oct 1997 17:36:06 -0400

J. Michael Looney wrote:
>
> Max Maynard-Maloney wrote:
>
> > > > from the Space Marine Platoon Lists. Note that the "Razorback" option
> > > > is not available for Horus Heresy era games.
> > >
> > > Only the Razorback is new since 30,000? Talk about stagnation...
> > >
> > Most of the improvements have been in the infantry weapons. However,
> > there shouldn't be Whirlwinds back then according to current GW fluff.
> > Also new since then are assault cannons, man-portable plasma weapons (of a
> > reliable nature), stormbolters and thunderhammers. This is all from the
> > WH40K Codex Chaos, which describes the Marine equipment at the time if the
> > heresy.
>
> Current GW fluff is wrong then. The Whirlwind is one of the basic 3 vehicles
> that are available to both Loyal and Traitor marines. (Page 11, Space Marine
> 1st ed rules, among other places.)
>
> I'll go look at Codex: Chaos, but I think you are getting some thing wrong
> there.

        Whirlwinds are not in the 40k Chaos codex. I don't
think there's any specific mention of them being developed
after the Heresy, though. So chalk it up to oversight, or
to GW rewriting history once again.

> The Vindicator was invented during the Horus Wars, BTW, by the loyalist, but
> both side used it by the end of the war.

        Which is why it's silly that E40k chaos detachments
don't have access to either the vindicator or the whirlwind.

Scott
shupes_at_...
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