Why isn't a lascannon AP1?

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**Zweischneid**

CthuluIsSpy wrote:
TheWildHost wrote:Because it is strength nine, or that is how I see it. If you can pop through the tank like butter (In most cases of 10-12 armor) then that is half the challenge, but giving it AP 1, that would destroy most everything under AV 14.

Doomsday cannons are S9 AP1.
I don't think the S9 is a problem.

Its for balance reasons most likely. Imperial players have access to a lot of lascannons, and if they were Ap1 there'll be a problem.

yah. But Doomsday cannons are 3 per army max, at the expense of all 3 HS slots.

Lascannons abound in Marine/IG army. They can be taken in squads, troops. elites, etc.. Most tanks, Dreads, buckets of vehicles have one or two somewhere, often twin-linked. Not few of them can also attack different targets, such as Landraider or Long Fangs. So I don't think they really compare. Quantity and availability are as much a question of balance as the actual statline of the weapon is.

**Zweischneid**

I think what you are looking for is the Movie Marines Lascannon.

Lascannon
Range 60"
Strenght 10
AP 1
Type Heavy 1, Lance

Lascannon: Draw a 60" line from the Lascannon. Line of sight is not required and terrain is ignored. Roll to hit the closest unit. If the shot misses, the beam goes wild and no more hits are generated. If it hits, then roll to wound normally and move to the next closest unit touched by the line and roll to hit. Continue along the line until the lascannon misses or all units have been hit. Wounds are allocated normally against the unit (e.g., you can't snipe models with a Lascannon shot).

**Zweischneid**

I just don't see what more "lance"-weapons would add to the game, even if you ignore all fluff and whatever.

It's not like Landraiders and new-Monoliths are rampaging all over the game. Lance-lascannons would just push those further into obscurity and do absolutely nothing against the deluge of Venoms, Razorbacks and Chimeras.