On Thu 05 Jun, David Dresser wrote:
> A. Allen McCarley wrote:
> <snip>
> > I wonder if GW might have been guilty of "Astartes-ization" when writing their
> > chain of command rules. (Kind of like being guilty of anthropomorphizing
> > when discussing animal behavior.) That is, thinking of the marines when
> > writing the rules, and thus writing rules that work perfectly for the marines.
> > I was guilty of this when I wrote up my first set of campaign rules.
> <more snip>
>
> I think this is definitely the case. Marines in power armor stomping
> over everything was the Rogue Trader vision. Every army created since
> then have been pop up targets for the marines to mow down.
>
> Looking at the IG TO&E and trying to decide how large an IG detachment
> could possibly be, am I right in reading that up to 45 sentinels can be
> taken as support for one detachment?
>
As I read that is correct. You can have upto 9 sentinel squadrns, each with
upto 5 sentinels. I don't way you would want through, sentinels have
slightly less fire power than marines on overwatch (point for point), 94% and
a lower assault value 63%.
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