Primaris Marine Company/ Chapter organization?

[Black Cohort]

Do we have any idea how Primaris marines organize themselves at groupings above squad size? Their smaller squads and the addition of Primaris Lieutenants imply that it isn't simply 6 squads of bolter guys, 2 jet pack squads and 2 plasma squads = battle company.

[Laughingman]

Complete conjecture, Lieutenants in the old legions commanded 50 or so battle brothers (two 10-20 man tactical squads and one  5 to 10 man support squad) so I assume the Primaris Space Marines Lieutenants might be organized in a similar manner but on a smaller scale, maybe one lieutenant commanding two 10 man Intercessor squads and a hell blaster squad.

[Lord Castellan Mik]

Maybe the release of the new 8ed SM Codex in July/August will let us know...

 

I read it (from the Rules and Index) that the Primaris squad types are max of 5, 5 and 3 per squad not 5-10 per squad of standard SM... so it would indicate that a 10 squad Company would be 46 Primaris plus Command.

 

So, a Demi Battle Company would be 23 Primaris (5 Squads 15, 5, and 3).

 

Unless the new rule for Primaris Companies is 20 squads... but because of the Inceptors being 3 man, the company would be 96 plus command... still not 100 strong as before.

 

Mik