Weapons. Range was simplified, save modifers we replaced by the AP system and damage went away altogether. Just read through the 'Primary weapon' rule and saw this part of it:- Primary weapons always count as ordnance for the purposes of rolling for armour penetration and on vehicle damage charts. Bolter: This is a light, accurate, versatile weapon with a high rate of fire, suitable for all ranges. It suffers against aerial enemies, however, and it’s useless at long range. Weapon stats have been fairly static for a decade, but back in the day, GW played aorund a bit with the weapons and the early editions of 40K had save modifiers, and damage as well. About The App This app is an invaluable tool for anyone who enjoys playing games of Warhammer 40,000. Melta Gun: Like a typical videogame shotgun, this fires a wide blast effective at close-to-mid range. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. Combat Knife: Although fast, this weapon is permanently discarded once the Chainsword becomes available, and offers no real advantages. Everyone wants to see the 8th Ed. There is assumed to be an unlimited unit size (because that one time a flamer kills 6 Space Marines counts towards the average). Warhammer 40,000 is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilisation is beset by hostile aliens and malevolent supernatural creatures. It’s strong and has a higher rate of fire than the Plasma Pistol, but it’s still slow enough that it isn’t great at long range. Chainsword: Lightweight and speedy with a powerful slice, this is the trademark weapon of the Ultramarines. This will greatly impair your versatility, but the trade-off is still tempting. In very late Rogue Trader the Warhammer 40,000 Battle Manual (1992) collated together all the weapons that had been added to the game. Warhammer 40K: Astra Militarum Unit Guide, Armored Might – PRIME. Jump to: navigation, search. Note the crushing chainfist, and exotics like the web pistol. weapon Stats. The original weapon chart. We’ve all seen some of the new weapon stats from GW: That has a lot of folks wondering what the other weapons will look like in 8th. Unlike the Bolt Pistol, it does have its unique advantages, namely the ability to unleash a powerful charge shot. Bolt Pistol: The only real advantage to the Bolt Pistol is that it enjoys unlimited ammo. 2nd Edition cleaned things up a bit from the very complex and fiddly rogue Trader and gave GW a chance to fine-tune the weapons. It grew up into the modern company level game we still play and the weapons got the major overhaul to make then look familiar to to modern players. 2.1 Ranged Weapons (Basic) 2.2 Ranged Weapons (Heavy) 3 Cryptek Weaponry; 4 Artifacts; 5 See Also; 6 Sources; Close Range Weapons. The Thunder Hammer is heavy, and will prohibit Titus from using any weapons other than the permanent ones in his top and right slots. No adverts like this in the forums anymore. The Lascannon is often able to stun opponents in a single blast, leaving them open for a deadly follow-up. Storm Bolter: This behaves much like your basic Bolter, but with a much higher rate of fire, and reduced accuracy at longer ranges. It opens up longer combo chains than the Combat Knife, and thus a superior ability to chain into a more powerful stun when facing stronger enemies.