Would a SM bleed ?

[A Luna]

Arnold in Predator: \"If it can bleed, it can die\".
SM can die

 

[hestan101]

\"if it bleeds, we can kill it\"
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a for marines bleeding, i reckon spatter would only cme into affect at fatality or limb loss.
oh, and in that dawn of war 2 vid i love how wen he sees the massive eldar phsyher threat, he just turns to a mrine with a bolt gun, not his heavy weapon guyslol
silly marine

 

[Undave]

Originally posted by cleen X
They were made in the most twitchy of times, by the emepror when earth was just a big nuclear warzone.

I\'d always attributed it to some bloke called Larraman myself lol

 

[modelguyicmt]

Yes, SM do bleed, and they heal rather fast, however Terminator armour is REALLY tough, even a krak missle has to hope it pierces the tough hide. Even the smallest wound would usually be caused by some hugely powerful weapon, such as the really hot plasma and melta weapons. But then again these weapons are so hot that they would cauterize the wound anyways, so I guess this post is pointless...

 

[Avelorn]

Originally posted by modelguyicmt
Yes, SM do bleed, and they heal rather fast, however Terminator armour is REALLY tough, even a krak missle has to hope it pierces the tough hide. Even the smallest wound would usually be caused by some hugely powerful weapon, such as the really hot plasma and melta weapons. But then again these weapons are so hot that they would cauterize the wound anyways, so I guess this post is pointless...

Or if he rolls a 1 on his saving throw... Or with a weapon that ignores saving throws. Tyranids would do the trick and leave nice nasty wounds.

 

[TheEnigma]

Just my shot in the dark observation, but I would imagine they could bleed copiously, just for a much shorter time, since the faster blood flow would speed the L-cells to the wound site for faster healing, and the body would quickly regenerate the missing blood. So it\'s conceivable that Our Heroes could be absolutely covered in their own blood and gore but still kicking backsides.

 

[Thuryon]

Originally posted by No Such Agency

Originally posted by Undave
FLUFF WARNING: \"Larraman\'s Organ is one of the 19 organs that are implanted into a Space Marine inductee to produce a Battle Brother. This organ manufactures Larraman Cells. These serve the purpose of platelets, but act faster and more effectively. When a marine is wounded, Larraman Cells are released, attached to leukocytes. At the site of the injury, they form scar tissue in a matter of seconds, effectively preventing massive blood loss and infection.\"

How the heck does a rivets-and-religion culture like the Imperium possess that kind of advanced biological engineering? Then again, 38,000 years is a long time, the work might have been done in less twitchy times.

Most Imperial technology originates from the \"golden age\" of humanity, when starships where send to seed countless worlds. Most of the technology, and more importantly, most of the knowledge of how it was created and operates was lost in time - machines are fixed with both tools and prayers.