Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-3416287-20130528142310/@comment-8881468-20130603044745

let me put it this way: alongside is pretty foolish

reason:

a chapter is 1000 strong at most (aside from wolves and templars) and they don't deploy en masse most of the time, but send companies or squads or even only lone astartes.

astartes do not go for long haul missions of months or so, holding lines or sieging. they are depüloyed when fighting gets heaviest or when they can make the most difference with their weapons and skills.

they do the stuf that your kasrkin and other elite units are simply too weak for.

let both marines and guard do what they are there for: imp guard is a meatshield and the marines are a scalpel