Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-4851119-20140118095944/@comment-93.220.12.80-20140215104023

to get back to the thunder warriors vs astartes thing

savagery and close combat prowess in all honor, yet we must not forget the surroundings in which the thunder warriors fought, aka they were bred for close combat and had little support in terms of vehicles and artillery (most of which came after the unification of terra, with the treaty of mars), the astartes have access to better gear and the bigger bang, and are more proficient with more types of weaponry, to which the thunder warriors did not even have access. thus on a battlefield, the thunder warriors, if set against astartes, have to endure more punishment until they can finally unleash their savagery, which will already diminish their ranks and make the job easier for the astartes.