Cpt_Reaper Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 So I have begun re-working the fluff to my regiment and in particular their gear. I plan on my regiment to own, operate and field Malcadors and it's variants as their only battle tank. No Leman Russ or it's variants. My justification is thus: There is a fortress that once belonged to the Dark Angels Legion on their homeworld (shared by my Chapter). Before the Angels of Shadow turned up and opened the deepest vaults the people of the planet could access certain parts of the armoury that held the old stuff for the Imperial Army (thus the Malcador being able to be produced and supplied). When the Imperium proper turned up and offered to replace their tanks with Russ counterparts, the regiment refused on the grounds that they have always used the Malcador and have expertise with is as well as an emotional attachment. Does this hold up? Could a regiment refuse the newer model on the grounds of "it ain't broke so don't fix it"? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I imagine any regiment can refuse gear. The Departmento Munitorium will just send it over to grateful regiments that would. At the same time, perhaps you might consider a compromise approach where your regiment uses them but considers the Malcador to be a 'real tank' and tries its best to get as many of them as possible because it likes them a hell of a lot more. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/#findComment-3880054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Yeah that more than holds up :) You don't even have to have offered the Russes, they could just as easily look at their Malcadors and capability to produce them and sent the Russ tanks elsewhere. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/#findComment-3880137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Reaper Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Awesome. Now if only I could run more than 1 malcador in a game Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/#findComment-3880189 Share on other sites More sharing options...
librisrouge Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 What I'm hearing is a poor lost soul that needs a copy of HH4: Conquest and the Solar Auxilia rules. They can take Malcador tanks as their Heavy Support choices. Fun. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/#findComment-3881260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Hadafix Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I have had similar in my own background for years. Not only do they not get offered the Russ, local manufactorums don't make any varient of the Russ. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/300042-fluff-advice-the-malacador/#findComment-3882385 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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