Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Novels/@comment-31.209.203.6-20130121002941/@comment-3258762-20130207094026

A Space Marine not only can, but have several times switched hands in the middle of battle, the movement being so fluid the foe can't even do anything to halt or interrupt it. A Bolter is a hardy weapon that can easily be used as a club or parry a Chainweapon for the seconds it takes to strike back at the foe. Not to mention that it takes several seconds for Chainweapons to bite through ceramite, thus you can put up your hand and strike back in the seconds the weapon starts biting into the vambrace.

I repeat: You cannot compare a Human to an Astartes in any matter of physical combat.