Why did the Emperor leave Cadia in human hands?

Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you:

No adverts like this in the forums anymore.
Times and dates in your local timezone.
Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance.
Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely.
Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net.

If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

To add on to what Melissa said, the High Lords of Terra also created a group of Twenty Chapters (The Astartes Praeses) to defend against the Eye of Terror.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

They dont need a Chapter right there when they have 18 set up around there, not counting the fact that the Dark Angels are mostly active in that area, and Fenris is nearby.

**VictorVonTzeentch**

TedNugent wrote:
VictorVonTzeentch wrote:
They dont need a Chapter right there when they have 18 set up around there, not counting the fact that the Dark Angels are mostly active in that area, and Fenris is nearby.

Yet the Dark Angels only had one company on Cadia and the Wolves never really got involved IIRC.

It was mostly the Battle Sisters and Guard holding the line based on what I was reading in the spoiler thread. Templars had a small presence and Legion of the Damned provided the other two lines.

That is a skeleton crew compared to the Space Marine response at Armageddon.

http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Third_War_for_Armageddon

25+ chapters? Compared to a skeleton crew at the Eye of Terror that led to the destruction of the most important Guard planet and guard tower to the Eye. Nice.

It was obvious that they did need a chapter there, or at least more local forces based on the fact that they lost the planet. The writers didn't even try to pretend that the SM were seriously involved at Cadia.

They couldnt exactly have Cadia get destroyed if all the Praeses were there now could they have? They needed to be conveniently forgotten in order for their plot to advance, this is GW after all they 'forget' things all the time.

Also, here is the Order of Battle for the Original 13th Black Crusade.

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/13th_Black_Crusade_Forces