Re: Chaos Space Marine backpacks

Posted by hel tanner on Dec 26, 2012; 10:48am
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Chaos-Space-Marine-backpacks-tp6872696p7579336.html

Hi guys thought I'd give you the forgeworlds take on this question (taken from their Horus Heresy book).

The "winged" pattern  backpack was called the angelus pattern and was indeed used for space/low grav style ops due to better jets and stabilizers, however the units more powerful core led to weaker rad shielding (that could down a marine from prolonged exposure).

Due to the issues with the pack they were stock piled (in quite large numbers by some) by the legions but only issued on a mission by mission basis.

Once the Heresy kicked off the traitors started using it all the time due to a lack of other units being available, while loyalists basically grabbed other patterns where they could, the mindsets of both parties would have played a part in my mind as well with the loyalists unwilling to risk thier troops and the traitors not giving a damn.

so thats the forgeworld take on things with a bit of my thoughts thrown in.