Power Armor marks

It looks cool

can they still produce Mk IVs?

Iron Hands, Red Scorpions and a few other chapters are known to have schematics and produce new suits, through their techmarines. Albeit at a limited and time-consuming rate. MKIV in other chapters are usually relics from the Heresy or Great Crusade

The Red Scorpions do, so yes. It's just rarer and not as common.

It's also just not as over-all "good" as the Mk VII, and it's not as easy to produce or maintain. It has better sensor suites and is easier to move around in, but as a total package the Mk VII is slightly better.

In order from favourite to least favourite:

1) Mk. V
2) Mk. III
3) Mk. II
4) Mk. IV
5) Mk. VI
6) MK. VIII
7) Mk. VII
8) Mk. I

you mean, logistically, the 7 is better than the 4, right?

But on an individual level, I don't see the 7 being better. I mean, it's the jack of all stats, whereas 4 seems to have the best gear and performance.

Mk.VII is a better operator armor, the older armors are for the frontlines.

Ok since squats has been booted. What is the current lore for the MK.III?

ship based combat, being close quarters tight corridors, having frontal armor upgraded was a good idea

Basically this. Bump Mk. V down to 4th and move the other three up a slot.

If Mk V was such a hodgepodge of stuff, couldn't any set of amalgamated armor be considered Mk V?

Additionally, couldn't there be Mk V models that weren't as crappy as the generic 'slap it together, hope it works' kind described here?

>MKVI - stealthy

How stealthy can a marine expect to fucking be?

In the books, reconnaissance marines, can sneak up on mortals pretty easily. Combination of silencing technology for power armour, cloaking/camouflage, etc.

There's one behind you right now.

If Orks can have infiltrators than marines sure as hell can. Everything's pretty big in 40k, it would be expected that they'd be able to compensate for this, otherwise the Eldar and Tau would be the only people to have infiltrators.

raven guard and night lords do it all the time.

Surprisingly quiet.

or, maybe it's because the orks think they're sneaky enough that they are.

Mark IV is, by far, my favorite Space Marine power armor model.

It's really the only one I can even stand, aside from maybe the Mark III. Made me happy that IV is now a regular option for models, too, since I find it far more aesthetically pleasing than Mark VII.

You'd be surprised how silent large and heavy things can be.

I still remember the time an 80 Ton Electronic Locomotive drove up next to me with 40km/h and It was only noticable at 10m distance.

I quite like the helmet, legs, and arms, but I wish the trim on the shoulders was thicker. Of course, some trim is better than no trim by miles, in my opinion. Also the torso makes no goddamn sense. How are you supposed to bend over like a normal person?

Mk III is my favorite, Mk IV is a close second

The helmet is the primary thing I liked about it.

Honestly, if Mark VII had the helmet of Mark IV, I'd be perfectly content. I just hate the Mark VII helmet.

I find the "angry face" endearing. I'm also a big fan of Blood Angels style face-helms. I just like it when the face has some personality even with the helm.

The Maximus helm is pretty great though. It's not as crude as the prior models.

Corvus is still my #1 armor-waifu, though. Beakies 4 life.

>Best all purpose armor?
MK VI by a longshot. Corvus armor is only slightly less durable than MK VII, but comes at reduced weight, increased agility, and fucking STEALTH. Everybody should wear corvus armor.

beakie for the beaks

>denser construction gives it vastly superior protection while still reducing bulk and increasing agility
>recharging refractor fields/energy shielding comes standard issue

yiss

Now that's funny, because I absolutely hate the way the Mk4 helmet looks. If you're going to have a beak-like extension, then commit to it like the Mk6.

I think it evokes a strong chin, and the horizontal slats are interesting to look at. It kind of looks like the face of Optimus Prime.

>How stealthy can a marine expect to fucking be?

From personal experience, you can have multi-ton vehicles get literally five feet behind you before you hear them if they have been properly silenced.

Fuck Teslas.

Why are their arms so short reeee

Thunder armor.

Being a thunder warrior fan is suffering.

The real question is why do they all stand like cowboys.

This galaxy isn't big enough for the both of us, partner.

Saturnine the best. Look at this sexy beast.

what the fuck?

Old school termie armor. Here's a modern look of it.

Mk2 most flexible and resilient beside 3 and it comes with a pickelhaube spike
In short mMark 2 a best

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>we'll never get that

Fuck me.

Personal favorite

I think Forge World says they're making it.

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For looks:
1: MKVI - OG beakies are neat, sleek design just enough studs to not be tacky.
2: MKII - the "original" as far as Space Marines are concerned, the archaic look and bucket helms please me.
3: MKIII - Ghetto MKII, but not bad. Looks good coupled with special and heavy weapons.
4: MKV - Like MKVII but not trashy, prefer the faceplate by far. Studs can at times be a little much, models are a mixed bag.
5: MKIV - Similar to beakies, fairly neutral design but more menacing. Good basis for kitbashing, but possibly TOO generic at times.
6: MKVIII - I like the neck guard I guess?
7: MKVII - Only way to save this is to convert into MKV or otherwise mixing with other marks.

For actual efficiency:
MKIV is the best generalist armour, hands down. Everything before it was unrefined and crude, and everything after was a poor copy made with either stop-gap measures or inferior materials. The Mechanicum fucking itself to death and the ravages of the Heresy are the only reasons it isn't still the standard.

MKVI is better for recon and stealth with improved sensors and silent running.

MKIII and MKV are canonically the worst and were only ever used out of necessity/desperation until being replaced by more effective armour.

Eh, MKIII isn't bad. It's specialized. If you're knocking down a bunker door or doing ship boarding, you want the extra armor even if it's slower and louder than the other choices.

Is there any job you'd want to use a MKIII for that wouldn't be better served by using Terminator armour instead? Not trying to stir shit, just posing a question. The Terminator suit seems to have all of the virtues of the MKIII in greater quantity while escaping some of its flaws (notably imbalanced armour - shooting a Terminator in the back isn't the same as shooting a MKIII in the back).

It's smaller, some ships might not have passage ways a terminator could fit through. It's way cheaper, which is good because boarding and stuff like it has the highest casualty rates. It's faster maybe?

MKIII was basically replaced by TDA in all its forms.

It's a retrofit of MKII and the added plates make it too heavy for the servos and power output to fully keep up. It serves its purpose in confined spaces, but is a vastly inferior option in the open. Its continued usage during the Heresy was simply due to it being more resistant to bolter fire than MKII, and was used primarily by units without access to anything else.

Also Death Guard, mostly because Mortarion is awful at tactics though.

By the 41st millenium it is largely ceremonial and MKVII with boarding shields does more or less the same thing without as many drawbacks.

FWIW though, Perturabo wanted to continue developing heavier power armours as an alternative to TDAs, with the durability of MKIII and none of the drawbacks. In theory it wouldn't be unreasonable for the Iron Warriors and possibly some other legions to possess artificer armour which would essentially be prototype continuations of MKIII.

Wat.

MK III is basically completely superior to everything else so long as you don't need stealth. It significantly boosts your strength and makes you SIGNIFICANTLY more durable. A MK III marine basically is a lite terminator, only faster and less cumbersome while being a whole lot easier to produce than TDA. MK III isn't ceremonial, it's still used for boarding actions by Chapters or for melee champions.

Its hot and cumbersome, its carrying more weight than it was designed for. That is why its less good than IV or VII outside of close quarters.

Also why do so many people dislike the MK VII so much?

By the Emperor.

>Also why do so many people dislike the MK VII so much?
hipsters

mk7's iconic. I think I like Mk8 more because of the gorget/bevor thing, but it's not an easy choice.

just peple being edgy contrarians

Well it's kind of plain isn't it? Also, for a generalist armor, it still falls short of the Mk IV due to parts quality iirc.

>plain

That's a good thing. Its a strong, simple design.

I feel like he has massively enlarged legs

Mk8, I fucking love bitching popped collars

Holy shit, the artist managed to make that ugly shit look cool

What in the world is that gun

an experimental Umbra Combi/Storm Bolter

Double barrel bolter, but because it's sideways it looks like a single barrel bolter with two magazines.

>Kickers Chapter

This this this this

Space Marines and Tau Fire Warriors are the best original designs GW has ever produced.

Corvus, I like my armor light enough to sneak in and flexible enough to not feel restricted in.

Remove the pauldrons, use something closer to the IG's carapace armor. SM pauldrons are doofy as fuck.

Two words:
Power kicks

How do you even get in there

A
FUCKING
DALEK

I mean, yeah, cool, great, but why the Bayonetta tier legs?

beakie suits', uh, Beak, looks weird.