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I have a minor obsession with the different marks of power armour (being partial to Mk6 Corvus armour especially), and I've done my research, but I'm not exactly sure which marks the traitor legions would have access to.

It looks like they would have a majority of MK5, with some MK4 and earlier scattered. What i would like to know from the community is, would the original traitor legions have access to MK6? According to what I read, it was in development after the Mk4 armour, so I think its believable that a very small minority of marines in the traitors would have MK6 alongside those with MK5. Is this correct? or would the only way one of the original traitors have MK6 be through looting it from the battlefield?

They would havee some newer marks thrown in, from more recent traitors and from pieces of armour scavenged for repairs. If you want Mk. 6 and Mk. 7 armour, then go for it!

They would wear whatever it is they can find or make on their own. I'm sure they don't really have Mk sets, but just a production of whatever they can make in their forges in the eye of terror.

They typically don't have full suits of power armour from one Mk or another, but they do have pieces from any Mk set. This is due to any recent influx of new Traitor forces of Space Marines. It is entirely possible that your warband has a fascination with the Mk 6 Corvus pattern suit and collects them.

I could see conservative elements within the Traitor Legions refusing to use any mark of armor made after the Heresy that was not of their own design, as that indicates an acceptance of the newer technology of the Corpse God and His followers rather than faith in their own might and pride. New Armor is for the Weak, followers of a failing empire who can not make choices for themselves. Sheep who need to be clad in iron to cover their own frail, callow hearts.

Other than the aforementioned statements about Chaos marine using/manufacturing whatever Mk. armour they can find, I also believe that during the Horus Heresy, many of the Traitor legions managed to get hold of large stocks of the 'newer' Mk. 5 and 6. I could be wrong, but I recall Horus and the Fabricator General striking a deal that ensured Horus' legions would be able to obtain vast quantities of the newer marks of power armour, to ensure they have an advantage during the war.

The Traitor Legions have largely Mk. 5 Power Armor. They have some Mk. 7s and Mk. 8s, but these are usually tribute from renegade Chapters in exchange for assistance. The renegades usually make use of Mk. 7 Power Armor.

Well Horus routed the superior mkIV plate to his "favoured" legions during the run up to the heresy as much as possible I would say mkV was pretty common too, MkVI would be more of a rarity as it was first deployed by the loyalists during the siege pf terra so really the only way traitors would get hold of it would be through scavenging.

The original traitors would have mostly had Mk5 and earlier. Mk7(the armor used by the modern chapters of marines) was developed after the horus heresy had erupted and wasn't avaliable to the traitors. Mk6 was avaliable, but in limited quantities. Mk5 was, at the time of the heresy, almost exclusivly funneled to the traitors so they would have large quantities of this mark.

However, in the centuries since, the traitors have been bolstered by renegade marines, both chapters and individuals, that would almost exclusivly have Mk7 armor. the original traitors will also have scavanged suits and pieces of Mk7 from the battlefield to replace their aging suits. Successive marks are also better then the older ones so they would also do this out of a desire for better protection and features.

Grey Templar wrote:The original traitors would have mostly had Mk5 and earlier. Mk7(the armor used by the modern chapters of marines) was developed after the horus heresy had erupted and wasn't avaliable to the traitors. Mk6 was avaliable, but in limited quantities. Mk5 was, at the time of the heresy, almost exclusivly funneled to the traitors so they would have large quantities of this mark.

However, in the centuries since, the traitors have been bolstered by renegade marines, both chapters and individuals, that would almost exclusivly have Mk7 armor. the original traitors will also have scavanged suits and pieces of Mk7 from the battlefield to replace their aging suits. Successive marks are also better then the older ones so they would also do this out of a desire for better protection and features.

Mk 5 and Mk 7 are roughly equal in terms of performance, but Mk 5 is just less efficient. Mk 6 was a catch-up mod used by the loyalists in the Horus Heresy.

Desperate times call for desperate measures. I'm sure if their helmet or gauntlet was destroyed by bolter fire, they would pluck another dead traitor/loyalist's armor and modify it to fit. Hell, if you read the nightlord and storm of iron i think it was, they roll around with unpainted armor sometimes, some dawning imperial fist armor still yellow.

Tadashi wrote:

Grey Templar wrote:The original traitors would have mostly had Mk5 and earlier. Mk7(the armor used by the modern chapters of marines) was developed after the horus heresy had erupted and wasn't avaliable to the traitors. Mk6 was avaliable, but in limited quantities. Mk5 was, at the time of the heresy, almost exclusivly funneled to the traitors so they would have large quantities of this mark.

However, in the centuries since, the traitors have been bolstered by renegade marines, both chapters and individuals, that would almost exclusivly have Mk7 armor. the original traitors will also have scavanged suits and pieces of Mk7 from the battlefield to replace their aging suits. Successive marks are also better then the older ones so they would also do this out of a desire for better protection and features.

Mk 5 and Mk 7 are roughly equal in terms of performance, but Mk 5 is just less efficient. Mk 6 was a catch-up mod used by the loyalists in the Horus Heresy.

mk 5 and 6 were both stop gap armours but in terms of comparison between 5 and 7; 5 was much easier to produce but as you said it was much much less efficient and also had large amounts of exposed power cabling making it much more susceptible to damage and wear and tear.