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Not sure how to better title this.. but.. oh well.

In a Space Marine Codex Chapter, there are 1000 marines.. divided into 10 companies? Right?

1st Company is generally Veterans
2nd company is what
3rd company is Assault, right?
4th company is..
5th
6th etc..
10th is scouts, no?

I am interested in generalities.. I know that the Dark Angels is different, as is Space Wolves..

so, this leads up to me asking..

How does "generally following codex" chapters divide by the number? are they, (for example) 2-6th all tacticals, 7-8 Assault, 9 dev.. etc?

I tried to look this up here on dakka, and elsewhere on the web, and just ain't finding this..

My search-fu is weak..

-Porkuslime

Codex Space Marines says the Following:

1st Company: Veteran Company Containing:
Captain, Chaplain, Apothacary,Standard Bearer
20 Terminator/10Veteran Squads
Support Vehicles

2nd-5th Companies: Battle Companies Containing:
Captain, Chaplain, Apothacary, Standard Bearer
6 Tactical squads, 2 Assault, 2 Devestator
Support Vehicles

Reserve Companies:
6th-7th Companies: Captain, Chaplain, Apoth, Standard Bearer
10 Tactical Squads
Support Vehicles

8th Company: Captain, Chaplain, Apoth, Standard Bearer
10 assault Squads
Support Vehicles

9th Company: Captain, Chaplian, Apoth, Standard Bearer
10 Devestator Squads
Support Vehicles

Scout Company:
10th Company: Captain, Chaplain,Apoth
Scouts

Support Vehicles are the same for all companies: Dreadnaughts, Rhinos. Whilst all but 1st, 6th, 7th and 9th get bikes. And all but 9th get Land Raiders.

The Armoury conatins most of the chapters heavy vehicles: Whirlwinds, Vindicators and Predators as well as the Techmarines and servitors
The Librarius conatains the Cheif Librarian, Epistoleries, Codiciers and Lexicaniums
And the Headquarters satff contains the Master of the Chapter, Senior Officers, Administrative staff and support Personell.


Hope this helps you in some way. Any other questions then please feel free to ask

you know.. I was looking for a Chart or something..

guess I should read my codex.. instead of skimming it.

Blearg.

Thanks Storm Lord!

-P

yeh, its on page 68 of the codex. wish I'd just said that now rather than typing all that up

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Codex_Astartes

porkuslime wrote:In a Space Marine Codex Chapter, there are 1000 marines.. divided into 10 companies? Right?-Porkuslime

Isn't it rumoured that the Black Templars have over a 1000 marines in their chapter?

Out of intrest why is it that each chapter is only allowed 1000 marines?

Before the Horus Heresy, the Space Marine Legions numbered tens of thousands each. Some of the legions used 'chapters' as an organisational unit of around 1000 marines.

After the Horus Heresy, Guilliman wanted to restrict the power of the individual legions, so that no-one could start such a huge rebellion again, so all the legions were broken down into 1000 man autonomous Chapters. If a Chapter master goes rogue, only 1000 marines turn renegade instead of 10 or 20 thousand.

This is partly why, before the Heresy, there were only 20 different legions, and now you have over 1000 chapters, many of which are 'successor' chapters to one of the original 20.