Why do the Space Marines use the Rhino?

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**Fido198674**

I just want to point out Rhino's are Its amphibious as well. That was in the SW codex IIRC.

**Fido198674**

How bout this?

Because Games Workshop said so.

**Fido198674**

Lynata wrote:
beigeknight wrote:If they happen to need a Whirlwind or Predator, it's probably relativly easy to retrofit it.
I don't think that anybody retrofits anything in the Imperium. The AdMech seems to be pretty strict at modifying stuff.

That would be heresy and the tech marines would have to pay a steep price for getting the chapter under review from the Inquistion. At least I would think so.

**Fido198674**

Lynata wrote:

Veteran Sergeant wrote:But nowhere do we see the Marines throwing off armies that outnumber them by many multiples, which we see all the time in the fluff.

What you fail to realize is that this goes for all the armies on the tabletop and their fluff, so the TT really is the most "narratively balanced" depiction simply because everybody gets treated the same way, for once. No faction blindness, no epic tales showing you the exception from the norm. Just cold, hard numbers.

CSM Pg 34-35.

**Fido198674**

Lynata wrote:
Fido198674 wrote:CSM Pg 34-35.
Raptors and Obliterators? What are you trying to say?

I meant Codex Space Marine

...I'm sorry about that.... but there are plenty of examples in there of SM chapters getting torn up (In the "Offical Fluff"). That one and the Battle for Macragge pop out the most in my head.

**Fido198674**

Lynata wrote:
Fido198674 wrote:I meant Codex Space Marine ...I'm sorry about that.... but there are plenty of examples in there of SM chapters getting torn up (In the "Offical Fluff"). That one and the Battle for Macragge pop out the most im my head.
Wow, you had me all confused there.
Aye, most Chapters have some defeats or at least "expensive victories" on their scorecard - this, too, is important for a narrative balance. I think many of GW's own writers recognize the need for it in order to prevent the Space Marines from appearing too much over the top.
Now, that's just a personal opinion of course, but even the heroes need to get beaten from time to time, right?

LOL Never! Calgar shall never be defeated!