Re: [Epic] Space Marine Chapters

From: PAULO ALEXANDRE CORREIA POMBAL(leic) <"PAULO>
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 14:14:26 +0100 (WET DST)

On Tue, 6 May 1997, Kelvin wrote:

> I play IG in 40K, and trust me, it would be an unbalanced fight. I would be
> in the MARINE'S favour! IG are just total crap. I have fired 4 squads of
> regular IG troopers (i.e.: all lasguns) at ONE squad of 10 Marines with
> bolters, a plasma gun and a Heavy bolter (roughly "equal" in points value).
> I caused NO casualties while he wiped out an entire squad! Oh yes, very
> "equal" in points value! So you can see my point! The IG would have to
> outnumber the marines by about 10 million to one to even stand a chance and
> then they would have to use tanks, artillery and War Engines to even have a
> hope of taking the marines down!!!!

And in the actual fluff they do outnumber the marines by about 10 million
to one (even more - untold millions against 1 million)

Paulo Pombal
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