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I don't know if it's been retconned, but their Index Astartes article fluff was that the lack of manpower had the following effects:
1. No veteran company, instead each company would retain their own squad or two of veterans.
2. Only four companies, all battle companies - including the first company.
3. Lack of reserves meant all marines were expected to fulfill other roles as needed.
But otherwise they did their damnedest to stick to the Codex Astartes.
So you'd still have 4 Captains unless Seth had taken over a company.
The IA had them eschewing heavy armoured vehicles but it was attributed to them preferring speed (Rhino Rush) not because of lack of Techmarines to maintain them. Chaplains, Librarians and Sanguinary Priests were referred to in plural and the chapters High Chaplain is named Carnarvon.
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