Lore wise, why Strike Cruisers are so roomy ?

[francjac6]

Per WH40k notoriously variable size for ships, a Strike Cruiser is at least the lenght of a LC (2-3 kilometres long) yet it carry only 100 Space Marines. The Imperim is not known for sensible design, but I can't help to notice that Terran ocean going can carry a few hundred soldiers while being 100-200 meters long...

[Harukage]

There was definitely just 1000 ultramarines. But they were not the only defenders. Putting aside that Ultramar has a huge standing army, a lot of successor chapters also participated.
Just like when Baal was assailed by tyranids, litterally all chapters of Sons of Sanguinius, but Lamenters, stood in system's defence comiting their full force. All of them came, including renegade Knights of Blood and Flesh Tearers who have bad history with Blood Angels.

[Exnihilo]

As Harukage as stated: Space Marine strike cruisers are crewed by chapter serfs not the Astartes themselves save for some officer positions.
Also, contrary to popular belief 'strike cruiser' is not a reference to a particular class or hull but is a broad role term. Any warp-capable craft designed to transport and support a single battle company is called a strike cruiser. The one seen in-game as well as the tt are the ones purpose built for vaunted chapters like the First Founding ones. For many lesser chapters they will make use of Dauntless LCs, Voss-pattern LC's, or any other craft that can be retrofitted to fulfill their needs.

[Garatgh Deloi]

引用自 Yvraine：

https://ibb.co/CKVSMsV also the siege of Macragge. Regardless there is way more then a 1000 weather you like it or not. Can't waaaaaait for the moronic reply I'm going to get wince this thread will be bumped.

Its sorta funny how you keep linking pictures where you can't see more then 1000 marines.

In the picture linked you can identify less then a 1000 ultramarines, While there is a great blue blob down on the bigger road that could very well be PDF (Macragge PDF using the same shade of blue on their armor as ultramarines), they are way too vague to be identified.

I mean there are pictures with more then a thousand marines that takes place at the time of 40k (As said, artistic license, a argument you simply ignored), you just keep linking pictures were this isent the case.

[Archaon The Never-Chosen]

even if there was more then 1000 marines on the photo every single ultramarine successor chapter came to defend ultramar similiar to how the blood angel successor chapters came together to protect baal from the nids

[Garatgh Deloi]

引用自 ITArchaon The Never-Chosen：

even if there was more then 1000 marines on the photo every single ultramarine successor chapter came to defend ultramar similiar to how the blood angel successor chapters came together to protect baal from the nids

True, but very few of those have the same blue color on their color scheme as ultramarines. Unless im missing something and they all decided to play dress up as ultramarines when defending macragge? (For honour or something?)

[Archaon The Never-Chosen]

its prob more just because the artists in question didn't want to paint many different colour schemes particularly with background army formations

[Grand Hazzard]

I feel like this thread is all made up of heretics. The cannon is very clearly defined on this issue, go do some research. There are MORE than a thousand Astartes in every Chapter. There is a legal limit of 1000 battle brothers. These do NOT include Techmarines (of which every chapter has MANY especially those who control fortress worlds like Macgragge), scouts, scout trainers and in most cases do not include ANY FLEET BASED PERSONNEL.

Now, a battlebarge is carrying Battle-Brothers, and so is a Strike Cruiser, but not all of the Astartes aboard that ship will be part of a Company. The Captain, the Fleet Commander, for example, will in almost all cases not be considered part of a COMPANY and will not count toward the Battle-Brother limit. There will be a marine captain aboard each of those Gladius destroyers you throw away also, probably a veteran Marine who is injured or for some other reason incapable of performing his battle-duties in the line.

The marines u send out in thunderhawks and boarding torpedoes and boarding actions? Those would be Battle brothers from a Company.



This is all clearly defined in your Codex.


Edit: Why so big? Big Temples to the Emperor

[IgnoreSandra]

引用自 Grand Hazzard：

I feel like this thread is all made up of heretics.

Damnit. I've been found out.

[Grand Hazzard]

引用自 IgnoreSandra：

引用自 Grand Hazzard：

I feel like this thread is all made up of heretics.

Damnit. I've been found out.

We've been watching you for some time, Mr. Ander son of Magnus

[BLWK]

well where else are the marines leave their bowling lanes?

[hertston]

The simple answer lore-wise is that Space Marine strike cruisers are not just troop carriers but capable warships as well. They are the size of an LC because that's exactly what they are.

[the-kingslayer]

引用自 hertston：

The simple answer lore-wise is that Space Marine strike cruisers are not just troop carriers but capable warships as well. They are the size of an LC because that's exactly what they are.

Also flying relic chambers, forges, equipment storage and symbols for the power of the Emperor's Angels of Death.
They probably could carry a lot more marines, but as has been said before, if you are allowed 1000 battle brothers you wouldn't put that many on one ship, but exactly as many as the current mission requires.

Plus: It's Warhammer 40k. Everything is bigger in Warhammer 40k.

[watcherzero]

They arent considered the best warships, they have extra armour but they sacrifice long range weapons for the extra armour and hanger space, mitigated by having bombardment cannons which are used for planetary bombardment not really ship to ship combat as portrayed in this game (the guns are pointed downward).

[Morte-360]

Maybe because of mortal crew and the fact a lot of ship designs if not actual ships probably came from the Great Crusade. For example a Gloriana like Macragges Honour is massive. The Ultramarines had 250,000 at one point they now have 1,000. Some of the ships could've been designed with a larger amount of marines on board in mind.

I think there's a fan theory that chapters limit how many Marines are on one ship (with 300 max) as the loss of a single ship means the chapter is devastated if there's too many marines on board when it's lost.

[Schmuddelkatz]

引用自 watcherzero：

They arent considered the best warships, they have extra armour but they sacrifice long range weapons for the extra armour and hanger space, mitigated by having bombardment cannons which are used for planetary bombardment not really ship to ship combat as portrayed in this game (the guns are pointed downward).

Plain wrong. You ever played Tabletop Version?
Bombardment cannons are splendid anti ship weapons