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Pretty much the above.

I have a 5 man assault squat and it got obliterated the first time I used it without touching anyone. I figured with a 12" movement they'd be a star player.

it's set up with;

Sarge with SS/PF
3 Bolt pistols
1 Plasma Pistol

Well a 5-man Space Marine Assault Squad is almost usless, unless you can get into close combat as fast as you can. A 10-man squad with jump packs or Deep Strike rules gets you there faster, then rely on Rhino transport. Cover helps get your unit to a target, if they have a Line of Site block (vie building/terrain). Running Assault Troops in the open gets them shot very fast, keep in in cover as much as possible. Best I can say for Space Marines as Chaos just runs strait to their target and kills in close combat.

Yeah, get them behind a transport or hug cover, jump them, run em and get into assault, they sit out in the open and they get picked apart by fire.