Re: [Epic] Space Marine Chapters

From: <oki_at_...>
Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 09:02:10 +0800

At 02:05 PM 5/6/97 +0100, you wrote:
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>On Mon, 5 May 1997, David Lado wrote:
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>> 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, each
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>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.
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I do not have the game, so I am really asking for it :P Come on, did the
fluff actually mentioned a few hundred millions ? GW has often been guilty
of fluffing their fluff. And to a historian/ gamer/ any sane human being
(genetically enhanced or otherwise) the sight of even a mere 100 000 beings
assaulting a hive in waves of 10 000 each time would make the orks seems
infinite. Thrown in the explosion, chaos, vehicles and numbers do get
distorted very easily.

And about 3000 marines coming in to save the day, it might be possible
(barely). The battle has been going on for months, both sides were tired and
depleted. Now if the SM comes in and hit at the communications, supply
lines, headquarters etc chances of them starting a rout is probable. BTW I
understand that the Imperium forces also had the Titan Legions (go
Imperators !) as reinforcements right after the SM assault. But of course
the SM would get all the credit. These guys are a lot more photogenics than
hooded, masked, cybernetically-enhanced Tech Priests. It is all a matter of
PR, I tell you.


>If each marine chapter had a million warriors, well, that's another
>matter (and don't tell it is impossible - an empire that stretches across
>the galaxy sure has the means to transport, equip and mantain a billion
>marines: 1000 chapters). After all the IG has untold millions (acording to
>fluff), so, a billion more won't make a difference.
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Er, while I think I might have millions in Indonesian currency (worth approx
US 1000) I think a billion Indonesian currency will definitely make a
difference (to my lifestyle).

Regards
Oki
 

>Paulo Pombal
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