How many Space Marines would it take to conquer Earth?

A single Space Marine Chapter of roughly 1,000 Marines and their assorted tanks, aircraft, spacecraft, etc could basically TKO any government it wanted to.

Can you mix Space Marines?

So yes, now you can combine spacemarine armies. Unfortunately you are not allowed to mix-and-match with units from different Codices any which way. The different books are tuned somewhat to have different strengths and weaknesses. What’s acceptable in ‘normal’ play is of course up to the people you play with!

How old is Warhammer 40k?

Warhammer 40,000 is over 30 years old, and headed into it’s 9th edition. We can safely say the game is venerable. It is one of the classics of the tabletop industry, alongside things like Dungeons & Dragons, and Battletech. Since its 1980s beginning, the poster-child faction of 40K has been Space Marines.

How many Space Marines are in a chapter?

Genetically-enhanced to be the ultimate soldiers of Mankind, they are far stronger and more resilient than ordinary Human beings. Space Marines are organised into roughly a thousand Chapters, with each Chapter numbering approximately 1000 warriors organised into ten companies of 100 troops each.

What happens when you become a Space Marine?

Once a man becomes a Space Marine, he is no longer mortal; his genetic heritage is now that of the Emperor Himself, and a spark of the same divine majesty flows in his veins. There are approximately 1,000 Space Marine Chapters active in the Imperium of Man at any one time.

What kind of weapon does a space marine use?

A Space Marine is a towering, transhuman warrior, his brute strength tempered by inhuman skill. He is armed with the fearsome Bolter, a blessed weapon that fires devastating, mass-reactive shells that explode within the flesh of the target.