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Warmaster Nice
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Post subject: Stupid question...  Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:06 pm |
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yup.
For the record though a battle company consists of two tactical formations (of 6 stands each) + 1 Assault formation and 1 devastator formation (4 stands each). ...Which just so happens to make up the 100 Marines in a company. 
Although I certainly also enjoy the SM2 rules the company sizes on the cards weren't entirely accurate compared to the fluff.
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Post subject: Stupid question... Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:46 pm |
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| Quote (Warmaster Nice @ 08 May 2006 (20:06)) | yup.
For the record though a battle company consists of two tactical formations (of 6 stands each) + 1 Assault formation and 1 devastator formation (4 stands each). ...Which just so happens to make up the 100 Marines in a company.
Although I certainly also enjoy the SM2 rules the company sizes on the cards weren't entirely accurate compared to the fluff. |
Sounds similar to the company formations which are used in the WH40K games.
I have the files saved at work (cos i couldn't get the laptop to access them for some reason) so i'll have a look tomorrow.
Will it be listed in the Codex Astartes List?
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dafrca
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Post subject: Stupid question... Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 10:10 pm |
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| Quote (SaddlerSteve @ 08 May 2006 (11:59)) | | Quote (dafrca @ 08 May 2006 (19:53)) | | Quote (SaddlerSteve @ 08 May 2006 (11:40)) | From the description given on GW online it occurs to me that the makeup of a battle company has changed since SM2 days??
Is this the case?? |
Yes it has.
Suggestion, the rules and army lists are a free download from GW/SG You should do it if for no other reason then just for the fun of looking them over.
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Do you mean the downloads on this site?? |
No, I ment the files over on the Specialist Games website. The EA lists and rules are there as a PDF.
Sorry, should have been more clear. 
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Post subject: Stupid question... Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:12 am |
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| Quote (SaddlerSteve @ 08 May 2006 (19:21)) |
Still firmly entrenched in the SM2 era i use the old square bases.
Thats:
5 tactical marines on a base for a tactical stand.
5 assault marines on a base for an assault stand.
4 tactical marines and 1 devastator in the centre of the base for a devastator stand.
Then 6 stands in each detachment + the command stand to make the full company? |
I have a boatload of the square bases left from the Space Marine and Epic 40K boxed sets, but I'm planning on using the narrow ones when I get around to painting up my Imperial Guard and Space Marine forces. If you break down and buy some recent figures, I'd be happy to swap (up to a certain limit... I still have a lot of Ork and Eldar figures that I'm planning on putting on the square bases).
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Post subject: Stupid question... Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:39 am |
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This is the place for Epic intell ... But a lot has changed since SM2. I've been collecting since SM1 and it's all good ...
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