Editing Power Armour (section)

===Mark VI: Corvus Armour===
[[File:Mk6CorvusArmor.png|200px|right|thumb|Hate the Xeno. Ca-caw.]]
The much-beloved [[Beakie]] armour. Designed during the latter years of the Great Crusade, the Mark VI was initially field-tested by the [[Salamanders]] and [[Iron Warriors]], with the intention of making it the proper Mark V. While the former's reaction is unknown, [[Perturabo]] despised the idea of reducing the protection of his <s>cannon fodder</s> <s>sons</s> cannon fodder. He arranged for the next test to be conducted by the [[Raven Guard]], and so [[Corax]], whose tactics Perturabo despised, received a shitload of factory-fresh beakie battleplate and was sent out to the galactic fringe to fight Eldar. Much to the Iron Lord's surprise, the test was such a smashing success that the suit received the XIXth Primarch's name, and the beakie armour became a common sight in his legion even before it was actually accepted for service in the wider Imperium. It anticipated some of the features of the Mark VII, producing a suit of armour that is in many ways equal to its descendants, if a little bit specialized. By the time of the Siege of Terra, it had entered mass production on both sides (Horus had captured several Forge Worlds responsible for manufacturing it at that point), with the [[Emperor's Children]] coming to favor its use as well.

Although it offered the worst protection compared to all other proper marks, the Mark VI armour was the first to feature a redundant power system and parts that are largely interchangeable with those of other marks, particularly with Mark VII. It also manages to be lighter and fit together more smoothly than the current Mark VII Aquila due to its slightly lighter armour, allowing for quieter movement, while the helmet includes further improved sensor systems in its, um, "beak". Due to the design's inherent stealthiness and legacy, it still remains the favorite pattern for the sons of Corax, who tend to be saddled with older equipment anyhow. For reasons nobody can seem to explain, it was also sporadically used by the [[Alpha Legion]] early on in the Horus Heresy even though it was never actually [[Blood Ravens|issued]] to them. Then again, it's the Alpha Legion so who knows.

'''RETCON TIME!''' As of Horus Heresy 2nd Edition, every Legion has them and it's the most common armour mark for the [[Inductii|cannon fodders]] created during the Heresy. All of this lore-rape to try and [[Grognard|cash in on Beakie nostalgia]] while also [[Games Workshop|selling their subpar plastic Mark VI kit instead of doing plastic Mark II]]. (You still bought them though, didn't you?) This new Beakie kit actually contains the "[[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader|RTb01 Sub-mark]]" (real fucking subtle GW), which is visually different from the standard Mark VI pattern, looking more like the old school Beakie models, and while a fluff reason hasn't been given why this mark was so wide spread through the Heresy and then all but disappeared by 40k, the running theory is that this Sub-mark was cheaper and quicker to produce, while probably being a bit cruder than the standard Mark VI pattern and so was phased out after the Horus Heresy was over and more of the standard Mark VI could be produced (of which only the Raven Guard and Alpha Legion had in any significant numbers during the Heresy). Does it fix the lore rape and lack of plastic Mark II? No, but it does slightly sooth the burning sensation. 

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20191026 181625.jpg|<center>A [[White Scars]] legion tactical marine</center>
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