Re: [Epic] E40K: Deteachment size.

From: Sutherland <charles_at_...>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 22:15:42 -0500

At 08:18 AM 4/17/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Sutherland wrote:
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I was making up my army list tonite and I was going on the idea
that one
>> company would be one detachment. It went like this.
>>
>> Space marine company
>> Captain + LandRaider 85
>>
>> Marine + Rhino 37 Whirlwind 27
>> Marine + Rhino 37
>> Devastator + Rhino 37
>>
>> TOTAL 147
>>
>> This is 3 platoons plus some support. It looks right but when I compare it
>> to the detachments in the books it is way small. How big is everyone
>> making their detachments? Is this too small?
>
>Well, this is 3 squads not platoons. Take 3 of these units, with out
>the captain, plus one with the captian (Company command unit) and you
>would have a company. You might want to put the 3 Whirlwinds in their
>own platoon/"detachment" as artillery working under infantry orders
>doesn't really work that well.
>

I thought that a 10 man marine unit was 2 5 man squads. Is this wrong??
>
Received on Fri Apr 18 1997 - 03:15:42 UTC