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Hi all,
For the fluff the Heresy is coming, in my mind each legion probably has beween 500,000 (Ultramarines), and 150,000 (Space Wolves). I don't see them as having fixed legion sizes as some legions were more efficiant at recruiting than others, and some legions were more picky than others.
First of all, what do you guys think about the legion sizes? And how do you see the legions being comprised? This is mainly because the battles are leading up to the assault on the Emperors Palace and I need to know who is going to be involved and what they had to attack the palace with. It would help if we had some kind of a structure but this is before there was a Index Astartes so it would be different for each legion. For example:
Space Wolves:
The Russ Royal Clan
10,000 Housecarls equipped with 50% terminator armour, 50% power armour, mainly assault weapons, a few ranged weapons but for tank busting and bunker busting not for ranged combat. Enough Land Raiders for the entire group. Enough thunderhawks to deploy the entire clan.
25,000 Warriors equipped with bolters, close combat weapons, plasma guns, melta guns, flamers, melta bombs. The odd missile launcher for bunker busting. Rhinos for the entire group. Enough thunderhawks to deploy the entire clan.
The Thor Clan (a typical clan, the rest of the armour would be comprised of clans of varying sizes with a simular composition)
1,000 Housecarls, equipped with 25% terminator armour and 75% power armour, mainly assault weapons, a few ranged weapons but for tank busting and bunker busting not for ranged combat. Enough Land Raiders for the terminators, the rest have rhinos. Enough thunderhawks to deploy the housecarls.
15,000 Warriors equipped with bolters, close combat weapons, plasma guns, melta guns, flamers, melta bombs. The odd missile launcher for bunker busting. Rhinos for half the group, drop pods for the rest.
500 Predators, deployed strike cruisers landing on the planets surface after the drop zone has been secured.
NOTE: The Space Wolves have adapted to a lack of transport in comparrison to other chapters by becoming drop pod specialists. They land most of there infantry by drop pods, with the armoured waves then being deployed by Strike Cruisers landing on the planets surface and/or teleporting.
Ultra Marines:
Some example battalions below - I see the Ultramarines as masters of combined arms and tactics. With a VERY rigid army formation in contrast with the Space Wolves clan based army. Each Battalion has it's own Strike Cruiser.
125th Armoured Battalion
2 Land Raider Companies
3 Detachments of 3 Land Raiders
1 Command Land Raider including the captain.
1 Predator Company
3 Detachments of 3 Predators
1 Command Predator including the captain.
1 Whirlwind Company
3 Detachments of 3 Whirlwinds
1 Command Whirlwind including the captain.
876th Mechanised Battalion
2 Tactical Companies of:
3 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (4 w/Bolters, 1 with either Specialist/Heavy Weapon) every squad will have a sergeant and a rhino, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
1 HQ Detachment of 10 Marines, including the captain and a command land raider.
1 Battle Company of:
1 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (3 w/Bolters, 2 with Heavy Weapons) every squad will have a sergeant and a rhino, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
3 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (4 w/Bolters, 1 with either Specialist/Heavy Weapon) every squad will have a sergeant and a rhino, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
3 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (4 w/Bolt Pistols and Close Combat Weapons, 1 with a specialist weapon) every squad will have a sergeant and a rhino, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
1 HQ Detachment of 10 Marines, including the captain and a command land raider.
1 Land Raider Company
3 Detachments of 3 Land Raiders
1 Command Land Raider including the captain.
586th Infantry Battalion
2 Tactical Companies of:
3 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (4 w/Bolters, 1 with either Specialist/Heavy Weapon) every squad will have a sergeant and either a taratula/thudd gun/mole mortar/rapier, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
1 HQ Detachment of 10 Marines, including the captain and a command rhino.
1 Heavy Company of:
1 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (3 w/Bolters, 2 with Heavy Weapons) every squad will have a sergeant and a rhino, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
2 Detachments of 3 Squads of 2 Fire Teams of 5 Marines (4 w/Bolters, 1 with either Specialist/Heavy Weapon) every squad will have a sergeant and either a taratula/thudd gun/mole mortar/rapier, every detachment a X rank (Legion help needed!)
1 HQ Detachment of 10 Marines, including the captain and a command rhino.
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?And yes, my SM, IG, Orks, Chaos & Squats are pretty much organized with SM1 TO&Es. ?Many of my SMs and IGs are Mech units. ?Of course, I'm biased, I commanded a Mech Co. ! ?
?But in either case, I like the mobility Rhinos/Land Raiders/Razorbacks give the SMs and Rhinos/Gorgons/Chimeras give the IG. ?