Topic: No close combat for Marines

[Fopp]

1) I've tried to find ways to give my standard marine with the new codex a chain sword and bolt pistol but it seems that only a sergeant may have one. Am I missing a rule somewhere or is any one who used marines as close combatants seriously screwed over?
2) Are there no more Terminator Honors that grant a +1 Atk or are they under a unit profile somewhere?

[Chosen40k]

1) No. Basic Tac Squad Sm have 1 Attack. No more, no less. (Bar modifiers such as charging, special rules, etc.)

2)No more Termie Honours. As in they don't exist anymore.

[xendofanerax]

I just use assault marine squads (drop the jump packs) in rhinos now. the only problem is it isnt scoring.

[Heimdall]

I thought it said you could replace bolt pistol or boltgun with a chainsword.  So you could just go without the boltgun to get the extra attack.

[Qui-Gon Jinn]

In a Tactical Squad, ONLY the Sergeant may trade out whatever for whatever.
In a Scout Squad, ANY model can change out X for a CCW.

Thus, if you want a Close Combat squad in your troops selection, Scouts are the only way to do it.  However Space Marines are not entirely useless in combat either.

Edit: Talk about an 8 second Ninja.

[Chuckles, The Space Marine Clown]

Nope, that's the Blood Angels codex (possibly Dark Angels too but I don't have that one, certainly not downloaded, nope, nope). Space Marine codex doesn't provide that option, you get what you're given

[Grand Master Lomandalis]

the first question is answered here
second one was answered above
this is done
*click*