Power Weapons V. Vehicles

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**Skaskull**

So this is a really stupid question

but I'm not clear on it so.....

Aside from doubling the strength of a weapon, does a power weapon do anything special against a vehicle??? I know they normally ignore armor, but does this have any carry over against vehicles. Sorry for the stupid question :S

**insaniak**

Only powerfists double strength.

Powerweapons have no specific benefit against vehicles. Their ability to ignore armour saves does not apply to vehicle armour.

**chromedog**

Power Weapons DO NOT double the strength of a weapon (whatever that means?) - only Thunder hammers or Power fists/claws double the MODEL's basic strength for attacks. Power weapons are simply melee weapons that ignore armour saves - they strike at the model's strength (bonuses do count here.). They have no special advantages against vehicles.

**Skaskull**

My bad, I was kinda thinking in terms of powerklaws. So power weapons are no more useful against vehicle than normal weapons, even though they are supposed to cut through armor like butter?

**Greebynog**

Yup.

**chromedog**

Yep, you still need to push the weapon through the armour. Personal armour tends to be a lot thinner than vehicle armour.

Think back to Star Wars Ep1 with Qui-gonn cutting through the bridge doors with his lightsabre. Then they up-armoured the doors by closing the 'blast doors'.

Essentially, this is the difference.

**Steelmage99**

And Orks are able to crush the skull of a man in his hand. Yet, his strength is that of a Guardsman when standing still.

See a lot of Guardsmen crushing skulls?

Its just fluff and it doesn't always translate into rules.

**Corpsman_of_Krieg**

I don't know, Steelmage99. Those Catachans look pretty beefy to me.

CK