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hi.

I know that Guardsmen can throw their laspacks into the fire, or just put it in the sunlight(if it's strong enough, like on Tallarn). But that would drain the pack. I also know that there is a 'normal' way of recharging a laspack.

my question is, What's the normal wayè to recharhe a laspack?
do they have a cable and do they connect it with a genratot or something? or can they dirctly put it into something(Like slamming in a new clip i a Lasgun) that does the recharching? or is there yet another way?

I always assumed that the logistic system of the guard provided chargers (either to individual units, or to larger groups in a centralized location, a la regimental kitchens). Either there are portable generators, or there is a central system where people drop off old packs in a big heap and pick up new ones (like laundry in the red army).

Or I'm sure there are other ways. The imperial guard is a diverse organization after all. In the case of Foleran soldiers, their flak armor is painted in a special solar-power paint that turns sunlight into energy while they're out in the field. It's also how I explain away the confusing knob on the back of their flak armor (that's where the battery is that holds the charge generated by the armor).

èah thanks for sharing your knowledge. I put this question on dakka because I was thinking obout making a special objective marker for my guard. I wanted to make something that recharges laspacks.
so your answer provides me with 2 modeling possibilities. Or make abig pile of laspacks or make some kind of Generator.

Thanks.

They probably have chargers, like we do for phones or whatever. I base this on absolutely nothing (except common sense and speculation ). I mean, heat contains energy, so it's just another way of recharging, but they probably have direct energy sources. Or maybe they just use their own, "official" heat sources. That or they just dispense new clips all the time .

In the book fear the alien, the pdf group has charging racks inside their fort. and basicly its like any other charging station they put them on and they take them off later

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thanks!

Plugging it into a vehicle, or any building's electrical outlet. They can plug into any standard Imperial outlet.

Recharging it in the sun is the normal way when no electrical charger is available. Unlike throwing it into a fire, charging a laspack by sunlight does not damage it.

Melissia wrote:Plugging it into a vehicle, or any building's electrical outlet. They can plug into any standard Imperial outlet.

Recharging it in the sun is the normal way when no electrical charger is available. Unlike throwing it into a fire, charging a laspack by sunlight does not damage it.

I didn't know they could recharge by just plugging it into an electrical outlet. I thought it would be moe complex
My sources might be wron about that sunlight....

I take this information from the Dark Heresy roleplaying game, which is one of the most current piece of canon, and the Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer, which is the most in depth piece.

ah yes, the Uplifting primer; I saw that in My local GW, I might have to buy that somethime. shame that it's so expensive :(

Get the Damocles Gulf Edition from the black library website, it should be cheaper.

Thanks for the tip. I might order it after my copy of the saint arrived.

hey Melissia, I think I noticed you were a member of the Imperial Guard Message Board. I just joined that forum.

Yes. I play Guard, so I joined it a long while back.

As for back on topic:

There appears to be a huge number of laspack variants scattered throughout the Imperium. The Primer indicates at least two types, one which looks like a futuristic nine volt battery and another which looks like a modern sickle sized magazine. Similarly, the amount of shots in each seems to vary from source to source, with Dark Heresy's number of shots being the lowest that I've seen at a mere 60, while other sources vary from a few to many hundreds.

ah thanks, that's been the most helpfull reply yet.

OT: I joined the forum only yesterday.

the solar recharge IS the standard way. think about it,a gun that could make it`s own ammunition by just leaving it out in the morning sunlight.

ps. the number of shots depends on the power level,guardsmen can adjust the power of their las-rifles with something that looks like a safety on a present day gun,i guess theirs the normal 0-1000.

FUUUUDGE! wrote:the solar recharge IS the standard way. think about it,a gun that could make it`s own ammunition by just leaving it out in the morning sunlight.

That can't be the only way. Mordians would be screwed. if Guardsmen would be fighting on a nocturnal world, or in such a thick Jungle that not a single sun beam reaches the ground. A laspack would never be recharged in these situations.

Scrazza wrote:I thought it would be more complex

That's actually the ENTIRE reason that guardsmen use lasguns: they're not complex. The imperium wanted the easiest, cheapest, most durable weapon they could possibly build, and the end result was the lasgun.

Ailaros wrote:

Scrazza wrote:I thought it would be more complex

That's actually the ENTIRE reason that guardsmen use lasguns: they're not complex. The imperium wanted the easiest, cheapest, most durable weapon they could possibly build, and the end result was the lasgun.

You got cheap right .

ohh,yeah I completely forgot about the cheapiness of Guardsmen

Y'know, -slightly off-topic point here - Las weapons are actually pretty powerful. It may not seem like it in-game, but that's down to the toughness of many of the creatures in the warhams foryKs universe. A standard blast from a lasgun is the equivelant to a bullet in strength, more or less, although they have different affects. At the end of the day, though, an Auto weapon is probably better (or would be if you factor in traumatizing affects, noise and the amount of physical damage done).

The now non-existant autogun has exactly the same profile as a Lasgun.

and yet again, Dark shares his knowledge of the 40k universe. koffGrammarNazikoff koff ........ahem.....

Thank you.

Darkvoidof40k wrote: Dakka's Grammar Nazi

Aye, that be me. Not that that fact has any relevance here.. buutt... Ah well.

Scrazza wrote:koffGrammarNazikoff koff ........ahem.....

Yeah it's totally spelled Cough*

Scrazza wrote:Thank you.

Ye be most welcome.