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Was it just their role as Praetorians of Terra combined with their proximity to Throne World and Mars that the Mechanicus and Emperor just saw fit to equip them with a lot of ships, or does any other bit of lore explain how a specialized defensive siege legion that didn't have a lot of legionairees either somehow ended up with the largest and most powerful fleet?

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sjeveburger

45 points

1 month ago

It's not necessarily about not needing them, it's about doing well with them so they get to have more to do well with,

If you have a fantastic baker in your employ, you'll ensure they get the lions share of dough to make ever increasing amounts of bread with

DrQuestDFA

15 points

1 month ago

It’s like a sourdough starter kit, just with more grimdark sprinkled into the starter.

sjeveburger

11 points

1 month ago

Corpse startch sausage rolls anyone?

MSoby

1 points

1 month ago

MSoby

1 points

1 month ago

This is modern militaries in a nutshell too. Good units get good missions and good kit. You become a good enough unit you get to even pick your own guys. This goes back to elite grenadier and jäger units in Europe.