Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-109.154.49.40-20130924142912/@comment-5.65.81.205-20131001151014

Most Space Marine Chapters maintain close links to specific Forge Worlds of the Mechanicum which provide them with vessels and weapons in exchange for protection or aid in various expeditions.

A Space Marine Battlebarge is far too valuable an asset to waste on patrol duties so will only be commited to the most dangerous and vital of missions. Frigates will be the standard patrol ship of the Chapter, scouting its territory and providing intel on local threats, in battle they guard the flanks of larger vessels. Strike Cruisers are the workhorse of the fleet with the speed and firepower to be the first response to any threat that emerges, they are also used in missions that are too dangerous, valuable or long ranged to be left to frigates.