Bionics

Source: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (1999), p. 20

Although unlikely to improve or enhance his abilities, Bionics may allow a Chaos Space Marine who has suffered a crippling injury to return to battle. There is a chance that an attack or shot will hit a bionic part causing less damage, eg, a shot that would cripple a leg will only cause mild damage to a bionic leg. To represent this, if a model with bionics is killed, instead of removing it, place the model on its side. Roll a D6 at the start of the next turn: on a roll of a 6 the model is stood back up with 1 wound, but on any other roll it is removed as a casualty.