Salamanders have a relatively high number of veterans, and a higher number of suits of Terminator armor. Vanguard vets would get used, but are not really something they'd use a lot of. Pretty much any Terminators are fluffy, since they've got plenty and like to use them.

Do Salamanders follow the Codex astartes?

Although the Salamanders follow the Codex Astartes, they nonetheless also follow the doctrines of their own Promethean Cult. ... As a result, the Salamanders Chapter has an unusually high number of Master-Crafted Weapons, Artificer Armour and even Tactical Dreadnought Armour.

Can Salamanders use space marine stratagems?

SALAMANDERS detachments and Salamanders successor detachments can make use of the Stratagems and psychic powers in this book. If your warlord is SALAMANDERS you can freely choose from normal Codex: Space Marines relics, and/or use either the Relics of Nocturne or the Special Issue Wargear pages in this book.