Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130706042929/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130716093312

The main problem the Covies would face is as you said it, Space marine reflexes and speed. However with a competent commander, they could pick off the Space marines one by one. And if a regular Imperial Gaurd could kill Chaos Space Marines, then I am pretty sure that the Covies would have a good chance too.

The main weakness of the Covies is their lack of Mechs and Super-Heavy tanks, that is what makes them slightly under-powered by most people. If they don't field out Locusts fast enough, then Space marine Dreadnoughts are going to do some serious Ham against Covie ground forces. But once they field out their Locusts, God save those Dreadnoughts. Although bulky and awkward, the Locusts have good defences, come in numbers and their Mining Laser is going to hurt a Dreadnought, especially if their Lasers could out-range their opponents.