Chaos marines

[electricwolf]

i have been wondering something while reading the HH novels:

If the traitor marines have been fighting for thousands of years and some were fighting for hundreds before that, they would have tons and tons of experience in battle.

As we know the more experience you have in battle the better at it you become.

Would the loyal marines even stand a chance?

The oldest of them may be what a thousand years old and entombed in a dreadnaught, the oldest chapter master is maybe what at the most 500yrs old.

[Brother Warchild]

Just becouse your older Doesnt mean you can dodge a bullet lol!! But ya i get what you are saying.

[DuskRaider]

Well, this is generally the reason in game terms that Chaos Space Marines usually have better stats and options, but are more expensive. They're more experienced, tougher, and can do more... but they're less numerous.

[Ides]

Well you see, the funny thing about the oldest chaos marines is that they are usually too busy kicking each other's arses in the Eye of Terror to bother the imperium (Bar the Alpha legion, but we know what trouble they can cause). The only time those troops face the imperium is during Abbadon's black crusades and those tend to speak for themselves.

[Drax]

the legions are not what they were - they are split and constantly warring.

the legions still sustain losses the same way any other force would, and so either grow smaller in number or replace their losses with fresh meat - such new recruits don't have the experience of the originals.

also bear in mind that even for a super human there is only so much experience you can gain in the theatre of war