Games Workshop Warhammer 40k - Codex V.9 Space Marines (En)

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Equally, some Chapters may furnish their Terminator Squads with transport in the form of gunships and battle tanks, and field them as swift and utterly unstoppable assault forces. The risks involved in such an action are high, for every suit of Terminator battle-plate is an irreplaceable relic, and those who wear it to battle are scarcely less valuable -- should such a force suffer heavy losses or, worse, be annihilated, their Chapter may never truly recover.

The Repulsor grav-tank unleashed by the Primaris Space Marines in the Era Indomitus has added further power to the armoured might of the Adeptus Astartes. Some watch fortresses stand guard over vast Ork empires, ever ready to oppose the nigh-unstoppable invasions they periodically unleash. Others guard against more shadowy threats, far harder to detect yet every bit as dangerous. Still more face a myriad of foes and must constantly adapt to an ever-changing strategic situation. The Blood Angels generally adhere closely to the organisation laid down in Roboute Guilliman's Codex Astartes, and the Chapter's Astartes are equipped in a similar manner to most other Space Marines.

These forces are held in reserve to be deployed at the discretion of force commanders as tactical situations evolve, often to bolster weak points or aid in breaking through enemy lines at specific locations. With the threat of the Traitor Legions held at bay in the wake of the Great Scouring in the early 31st Millennium, Roboute Guilliman turned to ensuring that such a catastrophic intra-species war could never happen again, distilling his formidable wisdom into the mighty tome known as the Codex Astartes. Chapter symbols are displayed prominently on the hulls and turrets of Space Marine vehicles. Space Marine battle tanks and Dreadnoughts are assigned a unique identification number within the company. This is typically rendered as a numeral upon the vehicle's hull. Following the defeat of Horus, during the tumult of the Second Founding, Jaghatai Khan was amongst those primarchs who willingly embraced the wisdom of Roboute Guilliman's great work, the Codex Astartes. Aggressor • Desolation Squad • Eradicator • Hellblaster • Vanguard Eliminator • Vanguard Suppressor • Infernus Squad • Firestrike Servo-turret • Hammerfall Bunker

The short,real-world answeris that game-makers shape their protagonists (and make no mistake, the Space Marines are the closest thing Warhammer 40k has to protagonists)to fit the aspirational, power-fantasy self-image of their core customer base; and, when GW created Warhammer 40k in the late 80s and early 90s, that core customer base was almost exclusively men and boys.Each Space Marine begins life as a human adolescent, and is selected to enter a chapter through a series of gruelling trials.Those who survive receive a series of genetically-engineered implants, or “geneseed”. Some are additional organs, like the third lung and second heart, while others alter their metabolism and enable the other implants to function. Techmarines - Wear red armour traditionally, irrespective of what Chapter they belong to so that they can be immediately identified by their brethren, but some, Ultramarines Techmarines in particular, choose to sport their Chapter colors predominantly while still being heavily adorned with red. They wear their Chapter badge as normal. Space Marine helmets frequently display rank and battle honours, either through colour or insignia. Red helmets, for example, are reserved for sergeants, whilst a white helmet or laurel design denotes Veteran status.