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Pyroalchi wrote:
I'm have quite limited knowledge about the Adeptus Mechanicus and their cult and therefore have a question. As far as I understand innovation and "unauthorized" modification of STC technology is concerned tech heresy. What about enemy vehicles (of non Xenos origin) that are captured or could be salvaged on the battlefield? Would an IG regiment be in trouble if they (only from a fluff perspective, not ruleswise) captured say a Goliath Truck, Achilles Ridgerunner or a non-standard tank produced by a human Mini-Empire and kept using it?

On a similar note: if the IG faces a Renegade and Heretek force using Renegade produced IG material like Leman Russes and Chimeras and those are captured, are they used immediatly? Or is there some kind of "machine baptism" to purify them? Or ar those Machines, that were not produced under the blessing of the Omnissiah (even if an STC was used) considered unholy and are destroyed?

The Mechanicus is a bit flip-floppy on the issues of "innovation" or tech heresy. Many of the main variants of Imperial Guard and Space Marine armored vehicles were originally field modifications. Because they worked so well, they made excuses as to why they were put into production.


Not all technology and industries are concentrated on Forge Worlds, nor are they exclusive to the Adeptus Mechanicus. And not everything is derived from STC canon. Manufacturing is part of the economy of many hive worlds and civilized worlds,. There is also a class of worlds known as "Industrial Worlds" that are not full-fledged Forge Worlds or under the control of the Priesthood of Mars. There have been plenty of examples in lore of non-STC equipment and products used on the local level in the Imperium of Man. Their use isn't common in the Guard because of logistical reasons, and the Mechanicus simply considers non-STC items to be inferior to those that adhere to STC canon.

There have been past examples of re-captured equipment being purified and reconsecrated, and returned to service. Especially valuable items like Baneblades or Land Raiders.