>>5446620A plasma beamer for close combat or an integrated multitool?
Additional Questions:
1)The Fate of the City after the short lived battle:
> replace the current elite with their peers competitors. tomayto, tomahto. >Maintain the rulers after surrendering, stability absolute priority. make them understand their precarious position.> Overhaul the Structure with new bloodlines of ruthless commanders and minor nobles, they will owe you everything, are challenged by their peers and despised by the ancients aristocrats. Machiavelli style.2) About the Useless humans, the old, the mutinous, the falling nobles families
>Like a benevolent Kin, send them to their death into the snow "exile / long march". >Greedy Kin style, recycle them to the last atoms. >Spare them and let the humans deal with them. (Ugly, a war-torn hive...)>Your choice3) First 1000 Astartes Production priority (pick as many)
>Recruit among the defeated nobles families> Recruit among the power-hungry scientists>Recruit the ambitious new families. >recruit the hardy commoners>recruit no one. use their genes for your DNA Bank, in the future. > recruit everything possible. they are only 5 millions of them. Not that many. Please indicate which class will follow Officers training in priority.
4) Astartes Trial Nature emphasis
> mass trials Survival of the Fittest physique.( Think Death Guard, Imperial Fist, Salamanders)> mass trials Survival of the Fittest Mind (Iron Warrior, Iron Hand)> mass trials Optimal use of aspirants, with moderate failure enlisted in the army as serf or administrator. (do you need them?) think Ultramarine> Search the Gifted individuals. the Special, the best of the best whatever their trade is. think Dark Angel, Alpha Legion>Search for Psyker> Ultra Selective with mass trials. HEAVY losses. (lucky you, you have a very compatible geneseed for the survivors)> Your ChoiceThe Thadic Pattern MK1 currently using Railgun. Exist also in Plasma/Ion design.
5) Engineering development (name it)
> Super heavy Tank> Infantry Carrier.> New Armor for the Astartes> Your Choice 