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Hi /tg/. I have a question that is bothering me for a long time. Codex astartes states that each chapter is made of 1000 mahreens. We have seen before org. charts/artworks/whole chapter pics that shown exactly 1000 battle brothers. So my question is - what about vechicle drivers? Apothecarium, and other sepcialist branches of each chapter. For sake of argument, let us ignore chapters that ignore codex astartes like BL, SW etc. Also Dark Angels legion building and chapters below their strenght. Full chapter has access to vast number of vechicles that are crewed by power armor guys. As I remember from some sources, rhino has 2 drivers and land raiders So full strength chapter should have at least about ~200 marines more just in form of rhino drivers. I know that codex astartes mentions that 1000 brothers is related to battle brothers, which I understood as guys in tac/dev/assault squads, but could this be a astartes grade life hack to claim that extra brothers are <wink wink> drivers, when Inquisition asks? Is this anywhere explained? Thanks in advance!
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>>50307134
Reserve companies usually work as drivers/pilots/space ship officers. But well, Librarium, apothecarium and forge masters are usually off-grid in the organization. And chaplains are supernumerary within the company as are the command squads. However it is rare for a chapter to be at perfectly strength, so it compensates somehow.
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It's kinda a weird - do all main companies travels with reserve companies in order to have tank drivers?
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>>50307311
Chapters usually don't work as a monolithic organization. They'll make ad-hoc task forces from whatever they can afford right there. If they see they'll need to deploy a lot of fellas by rhino, they'll send some reservists to support.
Let's say they send half motorized company which has 5 rhinos and a razorback for the command squad (including also the company Chaplain). Six vehicles with 12 drivers(for example from the 6th company). Also they'll deploy from a Strike Cruiser that requires a captain and 4-5 officers (maybe from the devastator reserve company). Three thunderhawks to put everything on land means another 6 marines (let's say pilots are from the assault reserve company). Also a couple of predators (4 more marines) and a whirlwind for AA-support (2 more) Add 5 techpriests to keep everything running and a couple of apothecaries and you have a considerable strike force.
2nd company main force: 56 marines (including chaplain and two company dreads)
6th reserve support: 18 marines
7th reserve support: 5 marines
9th reserve support: 6 marines
Forge: 5 techpriests
Apothecarium: 2 marines.
Also consider that if necesary, every marine knows how to pilot and drive every vehicle. And that the support can also do more things like holding rearguard key positions.
However they do not have to send the rhinos everywhere. If they deploy from dropping pods the reserve support may be different.
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OP here - thanks for this, it bothered me a lot.
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>>50307134
The "1000" number refers to fighting men.
The actual number is around 1200, counting vehicle drivers from the reserve companies, specialists, and officers.
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