Re: [Epic] Space Marine Chapters

From: Aaron P Teske <Mithramuse+_at_...>
Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 10:40:48 -0400 (EDT)

Excerpts from Epic: 6-May-97 Re: [Epic] Space Marine Cha.. by PAULO A.
C. POMBAL_at_camoe
> On Mon, 5 May 1997, David Lado wrote:
>
> > Actually, if you get a chance to play the boardgame "Battle for Armagedon",
> > you can get a feel for the fluff of the SMs. At the height of the battle,
> > the IG may have about 30 regiment sized units representing militia,
> > regular, and armor units as well as a few specialized units, such as a
> > titan legion and assault regiment. During the game, 3 legions of SMs
> > arrive,
>
> 30 regiments?! That would be about 180000 men to fight all the Orks from
> Ghazgull's planet. Very reallistic! 180000 against a few hundred million!
> I'm talking of fluff only. Armageddon would have an army of a few
> millions against those infinite ork warbands and would be getting kicked
> on their asses. Suddenly 3000 marines appear and help win the war.
> Nope! Doesn't seem very reallistic.

Well... really, the Marines won't win the war for you. Either the IG
are slowly winning the war, and the Marines provide an extra bit of push
where it's needed to speed that up, or the Orks are winning the war, and
the Marines try to provide some last-ditch defence to stop 'em... but
good luck.

In the games of BfA that I've played and watched, that's really been the
sum of what the Marines do. They certainly can't turn the tide on their
own, but they do provide some very useful shock troops, though they need
some Rough riders moving with them to take hits. ^_-

As for just 1000 Marines doing that... well, maybe. I'd liken it to
Beorn showing up at the battle of 5 armies in _The Hobbit_, basically
they provide one heck of an attack force, heading for the enemy leader.
Or even the 13 Dwarfs, coming out of the mountain: their numbers were
few, but their equipment was d*mn good, and it's heroic fantasy.

What more do you want?

                    Aaron Teske
                    Mithramuse+_at_...
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