>>5257893"Where do you think all those new variants and masterworks came from?"
Is our legion using Masterwork pew pew guns as the rule not exception? That we can logistically sustain it and shun the need for bolters? If true and I so want to believe it one of my goals are already achieved. If we can reasonably sustain 100% of our legion using them, with readily available interchangable parts and proper logistical supply for mass production then we're squared away weapons wise. Tbh I was mostly looking into R&D of weapons so that we can streamline production and make it so its easier to mass produce, rather than every acillian having the equivalent of what is a rare custom artificer piece that is tricky to maintain.
But if we can reasonably call on our Acillians and ask them "Hey we need some boys with Beamer Meltas, we're going to need to crack something at range" and they say "sure thing we've got plenty of acillians ready to gear up for that", then by the Machine God that is great!
The only other thing then would be our Taghmata/Auxiliary forces if we can sustain it for them too, would love to equipped not just our Skitarii but mortals just as good as the Solar Aux.
"If we want to all we would need to do is just encourage them to take on more Tech Priest training and specialize. We are already converting them all into de facto Tech Marines"
That's the big question. When can we do that.
We've always talked about trying to train and convert our Acillians into Techmarines en masse, a stepping stone to becoming true Tech Adepts and maybe even Techpriests. Lucius is supposedly rich so we can afford it, and we now have connections with Mars who has already trained some Techmarines. Now the question is when can we start the Great Re-Training?
" What we don't have is the normal human ones."
"Tal0S influence is limited to warfare, Null Tech, and Genetor"
Yeah, what we lack is diversification and inclusion for the forces under our command.
Which, hopefully by traveling to various forge worlds, we will improve. Win over more mortal techpriests with lots of experience, and gather more bright minds to train our boys. In time, we'll have our own very potent R&D team and more connections to other intelligent groups and resources.
Also for being focused on war, I'm not entirely sure how diverse or well supplied our Non-Acillian contingents are. We have seen plenty about our Knights, Titans, and Acillians. But how about big our Cyberneticae forces are, and what models are available or how large our Aux is. We've yet to receive any penal legions.
And our navy. We have got to start doing better than Frigates and Cruiser too.
But for now we are building up defense on Lucius and focusing on forge world politics so that's not a priority for now until we need commence the Great Mitu counter-offensive and reconquista.
