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As we know, the Chaos Space Marines have been knocking about for a long time now, and are in 80% of Chaos are descended from one of the 'big 9' traitor legions. Now, these legions were amongst other known for utilising Jetbikes, and it stands to reason that when they failed at the seige of Terra they would have taken their remaining Jetbikes with them. Given the Dark Mechanicums less 'stodgy' attitude to replicating technology, would it be possible for Chaos to have access to Jetbike technology? Squads of Chaos Space Marines riding Jetbikes?

they no longer have stuff needed to maintain those bikes

Well, that's annoying.

you still have your funky deamon engines

True, but no flying power armoured lance weilding Space knights.

Aside from the obvious over-poweredness this would give the CSM, it's probably true that they wouldn't have the mechanical parts to replace them. However, living daemons in jetbikes.........

You sir, are a genius.

The Chaos Assault troops mutated thier jump packs and whatnot, becomming Raptors. Maybe the Anti-Grav troops mutated as well, but it didn't go so well for them...

I dread to think what kind of obliterator-like monstrosity that could entail.

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:I dread to think what kind of obliterator-like monstrosity that could entail.

Whatever it is it would be fast and pointy...

Like some kind of Warp Shark, perhaps, except with guns and metal bits.

Maybe they became Chaos Spawn...

Or maybe they became warp powered ICBMs with harley handle bars i doubt we will ever find out.

The conventional bikes are cooler anyway, and yeah, they'll have misplaced the technology at some point.

Landspeeders are the same way. In visions of the heresy, they consistently show traitor speeders (and chariots)...yet they don't have access to them.

/Here comes the speeder post/pre-heresy argument

You're safe from me i couldn't care less when people get super fast flying death traps i just want one... really really badly.

Devastator wrote:they no longer have stuff needed to maintain those bikes

Well, plus the majority of Chapters didn't actually have Jetbikes in large numbers.

They should be able to use them, but they could use daemonic technology instead of anti-grav technology. That's my opinion.

I think, as in many things, Batman has some wisdom on this subject:

"Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot"

Ain't no bigger criminal in 40k than the Traitor Legions. Hey, I'm allowed a biased post every now and then

But seriously, I doubt most of them have the patience for maintaining such vehicles. Daemon possessed vehicles seem more likely.

Why can't chaos have plasma cannons, multimeltas and stormbolter on their infantry? The failure of the chaos codex knows no bounds.

The Night Stalker wrote:Why can't chaos have plasma cannons, multimeltas and stormbolter on their infantry? The failure of the chaos codex knows no bounds.

I think that it is because these weapons were possibly not in existence during the heresy and were created after this. That's why their Terminators are still armed with twin linked bolters rather than storm bolters.

The Renegade chapters though would have access to these weapons as they turned traitor after the heresy when the technology was available.

I think they should still have them accessible to the original legions though as it's not like they don't grab all the technology they can from other chapters they beat

My guess the possesed chaos jet bikes probably turned into some kind of metal dragon that likes to eat their riders so they probably stopped usage of them....

Kanluwen wrote:

Devastator wrote:they no longer have stuff needed to maintain those bikes

Well, plus the majority of Legions didn't actually have Jetbikes in large numbers.

fixed for you

Devastator wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:

Devastator wrote:they no longer have stuff needed to maintain those bikes

Well, plus the majority of Legions didn't actually have Jetbikes in large numbers.

fixed for you

You are aware that the term "Chapters" was used by the Legions, and described a force of 1000 Space Marines, right?

So, yeah. The Chapters didn't have jetbikes in large numbers. If even the Ravenwing Chapter of the Horus Heresy era couldn't field everyone on Jetbikes...

Then no way in hell could any other Legions' equivalent to the Ravenwing.

Kanluwen wrote:

Devastator wrote:

Kanluwen wrote:

Devastator wrote:they no longer have stuff needed to maintain those bikes

Well, plus the majority of Legions didn't actually have Jetbikes in large numbers.

fixed for you

You are aware that the term "Chapters" was used by the Legions, and described a force of 1000 Space Marines, right?
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they are more offen called great companies than chapters
and only two legions used chapter term

Well how about chaos marines with multi-meltas riding demons? That'd be a cool FA choice.

The Night Stalker wrote:Why can't chaos have plasma cannons, multimeltas and stormbolter on their infantry? The failure of the chaos codex knows no bounds.

Truly spoken brother, the lament of chaos continues as always, though for some reason obliterators have access to them... when will my people be free GW? when will chaos Moses deliver us to the promised land?

They would turn into Unicorns and fly away , but i acctuly think they may become screemer like creatures or just winged monstrositys that bore no resemblance to Jet bikes but foul flying bat like dragons.

We dont get these things, so our army can be more than just Spiky Marines. The trouble is(especially with the latest codex) is we dont get anything in exchange to make up for this difference. Yes we should have gotten dread claw transports. Yes we should get some kind of Cultist mobs. Our summoned deamons should be better than 2 attack guardsmen with no gun.

Nicorex wrote:We dont get these things, so our army can be more than just Spiky Marines. The trouble is(especially with the latest codex) is we dont get anything in exchange to make up for this difference. Yes we should have gotten dread claw transports. Yes we should get some kind of Cultist mobs. Our summoned deamons should be better than 2 attack guardsmen with no gun.

something I've said for years, I hate how much they changed the codex, took away all the things that made the legions unique and different and made us space pirates with grumpy faces and spiky bits. I miss having basilisks and traitor guard with my Iron Warriors!