Space Marine Armor/Suit - How heavy would it be "in real life"?

[Sparki]

Hi.

I am somewhat indirectly writing an "Autopsy moment" in a different fanfic that does has indirect aspects of, well, say "semi-chaos space marine" features. I will most likely not be featuring exact numbers or details (who gives a damn ;D) but nonetheless, I thought of asking this after all.

To keep it short:

Is there any official info on how heavy an ordinary unarmed Space Marine in full armor would be - or by roughly guessing, how heavy would such be in real life?

I am trying to figure a realistic value, but can't quite figure it out. I know WH40k is highly sci-fantasy, but in terms of fluff, should be interesting.
The naked superhuman Space Marine is likely to certainly weigh +100kg himself judging all that muscle mass - or am I seeing things wrong?

[ph03nIXx]

Well, 100+ kg is an understatement, I'd guess... since they are described as about about 2,50m and basically as broad as two men together, not only have more much more muscle mass than even the average bodybuilder, carry around several additional and redundant organs and got stronger and more bones (fused chestplate instead of ribs and the like) I'd guess you have to look at about 300+ kg...

[CommissarRezail]

I counter that statement and say, we don't have the material to make a real space marine suit to properly measure it's weight . How ever in fluff a space marine weights 1 ton, so roughly 2000 pounds. The marine his self probably weighs 500 pounds, i'm going to stretch and say about 650 pounds. Consideirng they are bigger than normal humans and as stated own more muscles which = more weight. If you say more muscle don't = more weight then your an Eldar lover. The suit it self probably weighs roughly of a very small car, well maybe a little less than a small car. Suit has servo motors and a long list of other stuff in it. Sensors wires, medicine, and well the black carapace that weight a x amount of pounds. That just a standard battle brother, higher ranks got artifacts halos and other stuff stuck to their armor.

[819244]

Here's an image that is by no means canon, but is often banded about the internet. I feel dirty for sharing it, and again stress the non-canon aspect, but it's the usual starting point for these kinds of discussions. Personally, I feel the power armour is too small... but there you go.

760lbs out of armour.

[Whiskey144]

For reference, the Deathwatch RPG from Fantasy Flight Games states that an Astartes in armor weighs anywhere from 500 to 1000 kilograms. So roughly 1100 to 2200 pounds. And he's about 2.1 meters tall.

Given that that's the closest thing to 'canon' you'll get in 40K, I'd run with it.

[Sparki]

Thanks guys. Sorry for the late reply.


Distractions and site hack etc delayed a bit

[Rukoth]

The marine his self probably weighs 500 pounds, i'm going to stretch and say about 650 pounds. Consideirng they are bigger than normal humans and as stated own more muscles which = more weight.

Not only muscle but also added Organs too. An extra heart, extra lung, Fused rib cage to create the "black carapace", denser bone structure, the works.

[Flagg]

There are humans today, bodybuilders and powerlifters that weigh 100 kilos and more.

I would gauge that the average weight of a naked Astartes would be around the 1000 pound mark (450 kilos). I could see power armour being almost that on its own. I could see a fully armoured Astartes weighing anything from 1500 - 2000 pounds. 2000 pounds is also the equivalent to a ton. I've read books wear Astartes, normal and chaos can run through concrete walls, and at those kind of weights, that's not hard to believe in the realm of realism.