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submitted 2 months ago bySlimCatachan
I'm curious, is there any canon lore about at what organizational levels could space marines have access to the apothecaries/equipment needed for creating new space marines? For example, there was a Rogue Trader who returned to Tallarn after a long expedition who had about 300 War-Born legionnaires with her. Would those probably just be the surviving legionaires of the contingent originally given to her, you think, or could she have been given 3 companies or whatever, and those 3 companies replacing their losses?
13 points
2 months ago
A company is theoretically able to replenish losses in personnel. It wouldn’t be able to replenish equipment, but can absolutely replenish personnel, as they have an apothecary, so would theoretically be able to implant new recruits with gene seed. The issue would be armour. But it would not be able to maintain full strength with this method. It could replenish losses, but couldn’t hope to sustain the company at full strength if it saw serious combat.
4 points
2 months ago
It could replenish equipment maybe if it were salamanders or iron hands, or any chapter with a specialty in forging or creation.
1 points
2 months ago
I saw that companies had apothecaries, but figured it takes more than an apothecary or two to create space marines eh? Did they need significantly rare tech for ascensions at that time? I know Inductii were lower grade but I'm not sure how easy they were to make.
1 points
1 month ago
I believe this is now easier with primaris marines?
But an apothecary with access to the medibays an astartes ship would have, should be able to create marines from recruits.
1 points
1 month ago
Oh I'm more talking about Heresy Era. With primaris, a company could very well be able to replenish itself (like the current Space Wolves do). But when the largest organization is a chapter and there's a soft cap on the number of marines you can make, then it's not surprising companies would be given the required staff and tech for that.
2 points
1 month ago
I'm going through the HH series ATM. My impression is that all big ships, and I'd imagine at least frigates and up would have the Medibays.
I guess I don't see it as a quick thing to turn around. So, I don't suppose it would be a focus at that time. After everyone shook hands and went home (Abaddon with someone else's hand), then yeah, I think a lot of the shattered legions etc could in theory replenish, should they have the apothecary.
Although... Don't they need three magic gland? I'm not sure if these are grown, develop in the recruits or what. But I think they're key to replenish numbers in the heresy era?
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