Planning a diorama with Warhammer Imperial Guard acting as “Peace Keepers” I wanted to include a wheeled armoured personnel carrier (APC) but there was no suitable kits. To fit the bill I bought an old toy rocket launcher from the Matchbox series with a view to converting it. An Imperial Guard commander prepares to unleash the might of his Manticore. Though its potency is undeniable, the Manticore is an ancient machine and prone to exhibiting considerable technological eccentricities. To reload a Manticore requires several solar hours of careful, uninterrupted ministration by a crew of Tech-priests and specialist Servitors.
Rn rn Regarding to both fluff and codexes, squads of Imperial Safeguard have gain access to to flamethrowers, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, and even ancient and effective plasma weapons. So why the hurtling feth do they not use light machine weapons or HBar lasguns for squad fire support? You cannot tell me the Munitorum is usually that dumb that 38,000 decades into the future no one's believed of this. Its not rocket research. (Yeah yeah I know, 'gameplay', but I would have traded half the stuff in the new IG dex simply to become able to provide my systems squad automatic weaponry of some type.)rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn.
Rn rn In short: because no one else in 40k does.rnrnWait! There are usually yet even more factors.rnrnAmmunition, more specificially the quantity of it and the trouble of providing it to the soldiers on front series. A hundred lasguns require about three-five hundred multi-purpose rechargable strength tissue.rnrnAttritional ethic, even more specifically that these 'practical' things would imply commanders offered a damn about their guys on a more individual/squad base. Keep in mind that the nearly all expendable resource of the Imperial guard can be the guardsman, offering him a much better gun is expensive.rnrnUtility, why take extra period to educate men how to make use of, strip and field-maintain a weapon you don't have to when there is definitely war just about everywhere bearing lower on you?rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn.
Rn rn So you possess the period to teach them in the make use of of the historic and complicated plasma gun, and however there's no period to coach them how to matinence and shoot an LMG?rnrnThe logistics and training don't possess to be an problem. Appear at the RPK for instance.rnrnSame system and ammuntion type as the AK services rifle, and mainly interchangable components.
Will be it too tough to imagine giving a lasgun a bigger power mobile and a somewhat more strong (if thats possible) mechanism and barrel or clip? Actually the Red Army, inafmous for its overlook for individual life, released LMGs to its troops.rnrnrnrnAnd after that there's models like the Catachans and Cadians, who are usually rather expert and common sense focused in their strategy to warfare. Or the Elysian or Harakoni. These regiments consider pride in the capability of their troopers, and they're not made up of stupid agri-world coscripts.
Gentle infantry regiments specifically, like the Catachans, would possibly value cellular firepower. Lugging around beavy bolters and lascannons in the marketplace is obviously just ridiculous (despite the rather nonsensical Catachan large weapons container art work).rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. Rn rn I think what we are usually talking right here is definitely the large stubber.nnOtherwise you are searching for something between an autogun and that. Which in fairness doesnt really keep you with much range. I say that because if you would like a machine gun most probably you want something chucking out vast rates of open fire.
The issue with that is what perform you evaluate it to? Autocannon chucks out two, large bolter will be three. What perform you obtain with a lighting equivelent of those?nnAlternatively you could argue that there should become a smaller version of the multilaser. But I simply believe you are usually better off modeling it if you would like the appearance and sense of a specific tool and making use of at a matters as.nnOh and lugging around any weighty apparatus in the bush is usually ill-advised. Greatest weapon would be the weighty flamer for that. Specifically in a deathworld rainforest.nnHaving mentioned that vickers device guns had been utilized in Burma during WW2 and they had been quite cumbersome.
The issue is definitely if you fixed up a foundation they could grab through many foliage and cover an region with a squirt of bullets had been single photo weaponry could not really in such a brief room of time.nnThe most useless tool would end up being either a lascannon or a rocket launcher because you require variety for both of those and in thick rainforest you could finish up in a instead nasty pleasant fire occurrence with a rocket launcher. You are usually better off with a grenade launcher.rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. Rn rn Simply because GW put on't design it/Black Library authors put on't compose it, doesn't indicate you can't do it yourself.
You aren't restricted by GW stating something in the 'filler' or models. This is usually a world of numerous a huge number (or is certainly umptillions?
I can certainly not remember. Short tale: there's a lot of worlds and they're all various). And that't just the Imperium and each of them will possess a IG routine chilling someplace.
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If you need your IG to adapt to modern day warfare concepts (in which most expert armies of the planet will have got different weapons specializations in their squads i.e. Assistance Gunner, Designated Marksman) then do it.nnAs for an answer to the query without considering outside of the package, because the Weighty method seems to become working?nnThough it can be a great issue. I myself can't actually work out why Imperial Guard squads don't have got grenadiers with underslung unique weaponry. If we can create an underslung grenade launcher in 1969 then I'm pretty certain in the 41scapital t millennium someone can function that little issue away.
That's why each of my Cadians has some kind of SOPMOD-like weapon attachment (I've got five Cadians at the second, but it's what I desired and I like how they flipped out).rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. Though it is certainly a great issue. I myself can't really function out why Imperial Guard squads don't possess grenadiers with underslung unique weaponry. If we can make an underslung grenade launcher in 1969 after that I'm pretty sure in the 41st millennium somebody can work that little problem out there.rn rn rnrnnWhy have got an underslung single-shot grenade launcher when you can simply pick up a vox and contact in a team of strolling tanks with burst-fire grenade launchers?rnrnOnto other points, who says modern combat tactics would work in the 41scapital t millenium? Most modern techniques are basically suppress enemies who are in cover, and contact in an airstrike to take them out. Against maniacal Orks who certainly earned't wait around for that airstrike to appear and charge at you, lithe Eldar who are in no way where you believe they are, and Daemons who simply pop up in amongst your males, would it work so well?
Probably the cause the IG battle how they fight will be because it's attempted and tested and although hundreds of thousands pass away, it works, and humanity existence for another day time.rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. Why have got an underslung single-shot grenade launcher when you can just choose up a vox and call in a team of strolling tanks with burst-fire grenade launchers?rn rn rnrnnWhy perform contemporary armies still use under-barrel grenade launchers also though they can contact in air/arty? You can't generally rely on that support being available, and also when it can be available, it's not going to display up the second you call for it. Anything that improves the organic firepower of the little infantry unit is desirable for this reason. When an foe AFV rolls around the corner and cranks its turret around in your path, you would like to become able to put a Pile grenade on it Today, not have got make a radio contact and then wait around for these strolling tanks (you indicate Sentinels?) to display up. If they are usually even accessible at all. Same deal when you begin taking open fire from enemy infantry in some building or repair of cover; you would like to end up being able to place a frag circular on them instantly, not have got to wait around for called-in assistance to appear, if it's i9000 even available.nnn.
Onto various other factors, who states modern combat tactics would function in the 41st millenium? Most modern techniques are basically suppress enemies who are in cover up, and contact in an airstrike to consider them out.rn rn rnrnnUmmmm no. This is usually not proper.
The simple basic principle of infantry fight taught in the Us all Army will be the 'Four N's', which appears for 'Get, Fix, Flank, End'. Not really 'Find, Fix, call in surroundings support'. Various other modern armies practice essentially the same tactics. Surroundings support is definitely wonderful when you have got accessibility to it, and when it can be utilized (which it usually can't become), but it will be NOT the foundation of 'many modern methods'. Contemporary infantry methods are structured on fireplace and control by small infantry systems.
Close combat, as it's i9000 known as (in a real-world military framework, 'shut combat' indicates direct fireplace engagement, not melee like in 40K).rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. Rn rn Ummmm no. This is definitely not proper. The fundamental basic principle of infantry fight trained in the US Army will be the 'Four N's', which stands for 'Get, Fix, Flank, Finish off'.
Not 'Discover, Fix, call in air flow support'.rn rn rnrnnPerhaps that's the concept, but aren't more hostiles wiped out by Artillery, Container support and Airstrikes than small arms fireplace? On the fantastic level, infantry firefights wear't affect all that much. Maybe I'michael just looking from a various position, but the regular Imperial Guardsman isn'capital t really doing much, offering him better equipment simply means you have a much smaller amount of partially better military.rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn.
No, you are usually best. But for every underslung grenade launcher 'nades you create for the Imperial Safeguard, that's one much less Bolter bolts you create for the Astartes. After all, there's plenty more IG where they came from anyhow.rnrnrnrnPerhaps that's the concept, but aren't even more hostiles murdered by Artillery, Container support and Airstrikes than little arms open fire? On the great level, infantry firefights don't influence all that very much. Probably I'meters just searching from a different angle, but the standard Imperial Guardsman isn'capital t really performing much, offering him better equipment simply indicates you possess a significantly smaller number of marginally better military.rn rn rnrnn Given every Guardsman currently offers grenades, I doubt this.
Grenades are simple to create, bolters and bolter ammo are supposed to end up being hard to make, credited to the miniaturisation needed. Hence why weighty bolters are more typical than bolters.rnrnOn your second point, it depends. If you simply want to eliminate the foe in an area, without nurturing about harm to the encircling region, civilians etc, etc, of course air hits or artillery are the tool of choice.rnrnIf you would like to consider a building, rescue the hostages, place an artillery observer on best of that slope, then you require infantry. Nothing beats boots on the ground. If Guardsmen put on't do much, then you wear't possess an Imperium, as that't all you've obtained in almost all place. Safeguards Infantry, not really Titans, Navy blue, and container regiments.rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn. According to both filler and codexes, squads of Imperial Guard have accessibility to flamethrowers, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, and even ancient and powerful plasma weapons.
Therefore why the hovering feth do they not really use light machine weapons or HBar lasguns for team fire support? You cannot tell me the Munitorum is that stupid that 38,000 yrs into the potential no one's thought of this. Its not really rocket technology. (Yeah yeah I know, 'gameplay', but I would possess traded half the things in the new IG dex just to end up being able to give my products squad automatic weaponry of some type.)rn rn rnrnnSiege regiments, like in the DKoK Forgeworld checklist and Barran Siegemasters in Epic have them.rnrnMany regiments perform have got them, GW just hasn't wished to put them in a codex for some cause. They exist, they are widely used, they just have never been place in a regular codex.rn rn rnrn rn rn rn rn.