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When Space Marines go to war, the serfs maintain the fortress and defend it from attack. It is unlikely that the Chapter Serfs would ever be deployed in battle alongside their Space Marine masters, as their human limitations would be incapable of keeping pace. They would still be trained to levels at least equivalent to that of the [[Imperial Guard]], expected to assist in the defense of chapter assets such as fortresses and vessels. Indeed when facing down a Space Marine [[Battle Barge]] it would be a chapter serf manning the gun turrets, as a full Space Marine would be too valuable for the task.{{Cite this}}
The treatment of Serfs varies from chapter to chapter. While many have privileged and honors roles such as in the [[Space Wolves]]{{Fn|6}} and [[Imperial Fists]] successors such as the [[Excoriators]]{{Fn|5}}, in chapters such as the [[Carcharodons]] they are regarded as slaves beneath the notice of most members of the Chapter.{{Fn|12}} Even before their fall to [[Chaos]] the [[Iron Warriors]] regarded Serfs as little more than replaceable fodder.{{Fn|16}} In the [[Salamanders]] Serfs often form genuine bonds of friendship and camaraderie with their masters.{{Fn|4}}
Some Clans such as the [[Iron Hands]] [[Clan Borrgos]] do not operate Serfs at all, and instead rely entirely on [[Servitor]]s while [[Clan Garrsak]] has tens of thousands of serfs alone.{{Fn|15}}
*{{Endn|14}}: [[The Chapter's Due (Novel)]] - Chapter 9
*{{Endn|15}}: [[The Eye of Medusa (Novel)]] - Chapter 4
*{{Endn|16}}: [[Perturabo: Hammer of Olympia (Novel)]] - Chapter 10
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