Re: Chaos Space Marine backpacks

Posted by BobbieTheDamned on Oct 08, 2011; 6:00pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Chaos-Space-Marine-backpacks-tp6872696p6872955.html

I believe the reason stated in more recent Horus Heresy background is that the CSM stacked extra power cells into their backpacks, which wasn't a practice any loyalist chapter took up as it was too dangerous. The extra power cells meant there was less space for what was originally in there so they added the 'wings' to accommodate this extra equipment.

I do agree its a rather odd detail that hasn't really been mentioned very often.