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So this is primarily to help me decide how to decal my Primaris Marines.

Traditionally, Tactical squads are numbered 1-6, Assault Squads are 7-8, and Devastator squads are 9-10 in a standard space Marine company. It appears that Primaris reinforcements follow the same pattern, Intercessors are 1-6, Inceptors are 7-8, and Hellblasters are 9-10.

Is this correct? And if so, does a full strength company now contain 20 squads (10 standard, 10 Primaris)?

Wouldn't think so. I'd expect squad by squad replacement or company replacement, depending on need and availability, but definitely not doubling.

Though in the dark imperium novel, Roboute basically adds Felix and the other primaris to the ultras as an eleventh company and doesn't bother to tell Calgar about it, at least at first. So... There's also that weird precedent.

Space Marine companies can have up to twenty squads now, but still have the 100 marine figure.
A pure Primaris battle company would probably follow the proportions of a regular company.
So 60 Intercessor Marines split into 6 to 12 squads of 5 or 10.
20 Close Support Marines, Reivers and Inceptors, split into 2 to 4 squads, Reivers in squads of 5 or 10 and Inceptors in squads of 3 or 6
20 Fire Support Marines, Hellblasters and Aggressors, split into 2 to 4 squads, Hellblasters in squads of 5 or 10 and Aggressors in squads of 3 or 6

So then it would seem the most logical way to number my Primaris Squads would be to use numbers 11-20 since 1-10 are already taken by the Dark Angels company I've been collecting for the last umpteen years. Inconveniently the 1 is like, the rarest number on the decal sheet.

I may just use skulls. When decorating for the 41st millennium, when in doubt use more skulls...

Also keep in mind there is no "official" organization for mixing primaris into a company. Bobby G is still re-writing the codex, and there are no official mandates as far as using primaris units in a company as of yet. So the best thing to guess is "what would my primarch/chapter master do"?

Pages 26-27 of C:SM detail the Ultramarines 2nd Company, which includes Primaris squads.

In the new Codex, squads 11-20 are squads temporarily attached from a reserve company - it says that they are now repainted into the colours of the other company, except in unusual situations where there was insufficient time.

The Primaris who are actually full members of the company are numbered as before (so 1-6 Intercessor, 7-8 Fast Attack, 9-10 heavy support). Seemingly this can lead to fewer than 100 marines per company.

OrkPlayer137 wrote:
In the new Codex, squads 11-20 are squads temporarily attached from a reserve company - it says that they are now repainted into the colours of the other company, except in unusual situations where there was insufficient time.

The Primaris who are actually full members of the company are numbered as before (so 1-6 Intercessor, 7-8 Fast Attack, 9-10 heavy support). Seemingly this can lead to fewer than 100 marines per company.

and more then 100 marines in a battle company.

I see this as more or less allowing us to field a force in excess of a battle company, with out feeling obliged to paint some up with reserve company colours. a good call on GWs part

I already painted some of my Dark Angels Primaris guys as 3rd Company, but any other Primaris models I get will most likely be marked as the various reserve companies. Dark Angels don't fully trust the Primaris boys, after all.

 ZergSmasher wrote:
I already painted some of my Dark Angels Primaris guys as 3rd Company, but any other Primaris models I get will most likely be marked as the various reserve companies. Dark Angels don't fully trust the Primaris boys, after all.

sure which is why none are in the inner circle,