User blog comment:40kfan/Centurions: Your Thoughts?/@comment-8395098-20131218223254/@comment-1620907-20131220163636

This is a typical case of people trying to justify their beliefs by using the crunch instead of the fluff. The crunch has little to no baring on the actual fluff, where Space Marines are basically walking tanks who use semi-automatic weapons that fire explosive shells.