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====Reforging====
[[Image:M1860551 Salamanders Opener.jpg|thumb|right|Salamanders]]
Whilst the Salamanders altered their squad-level organisation to follow the strictures of the new [[Codex Astartes]], they were able to retain much else of their Legion organisation - some say because there were too few of them to split into [[successor Chapters]]: The . Until the coming of [[Primaris Space Marine]]s and the [[Ultima Founding]] of [[M42]]{{Fn|53}}, the Salamanders are were officially reckoned to have no descendants, though several Imperial scholars have pointed out various similarities in unit markings and tactical dogma in the [[Storm Giants]] and [[Black Dragons]] Chapters. It is possible that these Chapters were created at some unknown, later date from stockpiled [[gene-seed]], but whatever the claims, the Salamanders claim kinship with no other Chapter.{{Fn|1a}}
Oft-considered the smallest Legion, the casualties of the Horus Heresy, plus their own highly stringent recruitment and indoctrination processes made not only their rebuilding seemingly glacial, but resulted in them coming in under Codex-approved strength for a single Codex Chapter. In accordance with Vulkan' original reorganisation of the Legion, the Salamanders Chapter is formed of only 7 permanent companies; each one nominally staffed at a little over the Codex-approved 100 [[Astartes]]. Nevertheless, the sons of Vulkan were able to forge themselves anew, and their steel has ever since been drawn in the defence of the [[Imperium of Man]].{{Fn|1a}}
