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So to recap, at least from what we could surmise from this battle.
Acillians:
[=] No mention yet, so our Kastellan based armor appears on par with Ceramite Power Armor (potentially useful given Admech kastellan production speciality)
[+] Autosanguine is superior to Haemastamen/Larraman for healing factor
[+] Are indoctrinated in the machine Cult, familiar with the rites and canticles, more in tune with their weapons
[+] Tech implants for better communication and coordination without reliance on helm feed
[+/-] Lower aggression, easier to control but less offensive capability
[-/?] Physically weaker. Despite also having an Ossmodula (related to Progenoid gland? Sinew-Coils? Muscle training? Mitigatable with bionics?)
[+] Greater utility outside of warfare (repair, research, techpriest things)
[-] Not as trained in war as Astartes
[-] Doctrinally, currently, are not flexible in melee and CQC department
[-] Our machine based implants are costlier to manufacture than geneseeds
[-/?] Progenoid gland more difficult to manufacture
[?] Speed/Reflex comparison?
Astartes
[=] Power Armor appears to be on par with current Kastellan based Acillian armor
[+] Superior soldiers due to focus on warfare
[+] More flexibility to engage in melee
[+/-] Much higher aggression, higher risk of loss of control but greater offensive capability
[+] Geneseeds easier to manufacture than machine implant
[+/?] Physically stronger (From training? Geneseed?)
[-] Weaker healing factor from geneseeds
[-] Currently not yet indoctrinated in the cult
[-] Lower utility outside of warfare
[+/?] Progenoid gland easier to grow organically
[?] Speed/Reflex comparison?
Really where it seems to boil down is improving our acillian's training and determining where bionics could be used to mitigate differences, and giving our Astartes better tech implants and seeing if they can be made to learn more use outside the battlefield.
All of this could be done as part of the mass Techmarine indoctrination program.
Now we just need to meet one of the 2nds Techmarines.
. . .I hope they have Techmarines.
