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It looked like some kind of hand-held beam weapon. It was like a chainfist, but instead of a chainsaw it had a jewel bobble in there. This was in the third edition rulebook, so I can only guess that it is an "official" weapon.

If rules already exist for this weapon, feel free to ignore this thread. If not, here are the rules I cooked up for it:

HAND LASER

A hand-held beam weapon used for slicing open ports, hatches, and even thin armor. The intense beam has a short range, but it is useful for slicing into charging or defending enemies. Despite that it is technically a ranged weapon, it can ONLY be used in close combat.

This weapon can be taken instead of a powerfist or chainfist for no additional cost.

In addition to the +1 attack granted by having two close combat weapons, this weapon grants one further attack that ALWAYS strikes first. The hit is resolved using the WS of the model and wounds are resolved at S4. All CC attacks made by this weapon against vehicles roll an additional D6 for armor penetration. Furthermore, a unit that loses a combat to a unit containing models with this weapon suffer one additional wound for each enemy model with this weapon. These wounds are resolved at S4 with armor saves allowed.

don't know, but maybe it this should be in the YMDC?

Is the jewel bobble thing what this terminator is holding in his left hand?



It's the targetter for a cyclone missile launcher.

[EDIT: Typo]

You could use it as MoTF's convertion beam

Too small to be a Conversion Beamer. You could count it as a Signum.

Snarky wrote:Is the jewel bobble thing what this terminator is holding in his left hand?



It's the targetter for a cyclone missile launcher.

[EDIT: Typo]

That would be it. Oh gak, I feel sheepish

Oh well, if you guys like this weapon, feel free to use it Thread over, as far as I'm concerned.

Austragalis wrote:
This weapon can be taken instead of a powerfist or chainfist for no additional cost.

In addition to the +1 attack granted by having two close combat weapons, this weapon grants one further attack that ALWAYS strikes first. The hit is resolved using the WS of the model and wounds are resolved at S4. All CC attacks made by this weapon against vehicles roll an additional D6 for armor penetration. Furthermore, a unit that loses a combat to a unit containing models with this weapon suffer one additional wound for each enemy model with this weapon. These wounds are resolved at S4 with armor saves allowed.

if you're going to replace a chainfist with something for no extra cost, it can't be way better than the chainfist.

They both penetrate with 2d6

Chainfist strikes last, no armor saves, doubles S value.

Hand Laser allows one additional preemptive strike, one additional wound on opponents that lose combat, and strikes using the I and of the bearer with S4, and allows armor saves.

And it seems I goofed on the rules. Sorry, I'm not entirely familiar with the Space Marine Codex.

K, maybe it is a little better. Take for + 10 instead the +5 for a chainfist.

Put one of those necron green cylinders on the end of it and there ya go