Bolt rifle, heavy bolt rifle, heavy bolter

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

I know on table top the difference seems negligible, but I like the fluff of three and the roles they fill.

 

so, some IRL gun/military chat.

 

the bolt rifle is just your standard combat rifle. M4/AK/G36 etc.

 

the heavy bolt rifle is an ‘automatic rifle’ a silly term in the modern era, but traditionally an automatic rifleman was a dude who carried a rifle nearly identical to the rest of the squad, except typically longer barrel, and heavier barrel, the carrying it often getting 40 round magazines and drum mags, this allows for better sustained firepower without lugging a full light machine gun around, and without the extra training requirements. Look at the AK47 and the RPK, or the G36 family and the MG36 (marine M4 and USMC’s new IAR technically but not doctrinally)

 

heavy bolter fills the role of a light machine gun for marines.

 

GW labels HIs as battleline, but realistically 4 dudes with IARs and an LMG/GPMG is definitely a fire support squad with extra maneuverability.

 

im not sure if this was an intentional design language or not, but its what they’ve ended up doing and i like it.

Edited May 3 by Inquisitor_Lensoven

[jaxom]

I have no idea what those letter number codes mean, but this all seems pretty cool.

[Inquisitor_Lensoven]

4 hours ago, jaxom said:

I have no idea what those letter number codes mean, but this all seems pretty cool.

Different families of guns lol

[MoriyaSchism]

The automatic rifle and SAW talk made me remember a conversion I saw from K0rdahl on Instagram. He made a SAW type bolter for Scouts out of a plasma incinerator, Heavy Intercessor box magazine and Phobos bolter. 

 

 

Edited May 5 by MoriyaSchism