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A '''Company''' is the broadest organizational unit in a [[Space Marine]] [[Chapter]].
==Space Marine Codex Company====={{Main|Codex Company===Astartes#Organizational Doctrine}}Each standard Astartes [[Codex Chapter is broken down into ]] consists of ten companies providing structure to the chapter. Each of these companies should be is notionally one hundred men strong, making the one thousand strong chapter.
The first company [[1st Company]] is made up of the veterans of the armychapter. These include [[Veteran Squad]]s, [[Terminator Squad]]s and [[Terminator Assault Squad]]s. Support for the first company is [[Land Raider]]s and [[Dreadnought]]s.
The second2nd, third3rd, fourth 4th and fifth companies 5th Companies are known as [[Battle Companies ]] and are split into six [[Tactical Squad]]s, two [[Assault Squad]]s and two [[Devastator Squad]]s. The Assault Squads can be deployed as [[Bike Squadron]]s or [[Land Speeder Squadron]]s and often use [[Rhino]] or [[Razorback]] transports. Each of the main Battle Companies have four [[Dreadnought]]s available to them.
The sixth6th, seventh7th, eighth 8th and ninth companies 9th Companies are known as [[Reserve Companies]]. The sixth 6th and seventh company is 7th Companies are made up entirely of Tactical Squads, the eighth 8th of Assault Squads and the ninth 9th of Devastator Squads. They also make use of Rhinos or Razorback transports , though Dreadnoughts are usually only found in the ninth 9th company. The sixth 6th can also be deployed entirely on Bikes and the seventh 7th on Land Speeders. The eighth 8th can use either.
The tenth company10th Company, or Scout Company, consists entirely of [[Scout]]s and is often not one hundred strong as a steady supply of recruits is not possible. They are the most lightly armoured and usually used as a reconnaissance force. They are sometimes mounted on Bikes but do not use Rhino or Razorback transports.
===Chapter Variations===
*The [[Great Company|Great Companies]] of the [[Space Wolves]]*The [[Grand Company|Grand Companies]] of the [[Iron Warriors]]
*The '''Clans''' of the [[Iron Hands]]
*The '''Brotherhoods''' of the [[Grey Knights]]
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)]], {{Cite This}}
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