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Ok, please tell me if I am interpreting this incorrectly. In C:SM it states that tac marines come with bolt pistols. Am I correct in assuming this allows them to fire their bolt pistols into a unit and then charge them?

Yup. That's the point of them, because if you fire a Rapid Fire weapon (their bolters) you can't assault at all.

That is correct.

Thanks for the quick response. That is what I figured, otherwise why mention that they have them.

Too bad they don't get something that's actually useful - like a combat knife, or even a detachable shoe with which to beat the xenos and heretics. Then they could use their Pistol + Combat Shoe to gain a close combat attack.

Alas, one of the many, many, many reasons I chose to play Chaos Marines instead.

C:SM don't get specialist close combat gear because they ARE NOT specialists - that's the Assault companies' job.

YEs, bolt pistols are what allow them to shoot (with reduced effect against some armies) and then assault them.

the extra shot can be handy, 10 bolt pistol shot vs a blob can help alot

Think of the pistol shot as your extra attack, then. It always hits on a 3+ and is AP5 to boot, so it's somewhat better.