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I'm going to make a weird choice here, I like the sm scout shotgun. I like scout shotguns really I do, I don't field the damn things because their hopeless in an army without mobility for your scouts to abuse, but the shotguns look good.

I'm also going to pick the earlier model auto cannons. They look cool.

I grew up on Gundam Wing on toonami. Although Tyranids are my primary army (love of the Alien trilogy), I largely don't like their guns.

I do love the xv-8's burst cannons. My slowly growing Farsight force has 6 "heavyarms" xv-8's each with dual bust cannons.

Missile pods take a very close second. I do love a good Itano Circus.

I like the Shokk Attack Gun.

Lash of Despair. Whipping marines to death just tickles me.

My partner in crime loves her big shootas.

Plasmacanon!!

Meltagun. Every time. Inferno Pistol gets an honourable mention.

Lore-wise? Perdition Pistol. It's a meltagun but pistol sized! Best of both worlds!

Space Marine Missile Launcher. A rocket for all occasions.

Gotta go with the Heavy Bolter.

Twin linked tesla destructor. That time you get 12 hits from 4 shots is just priceless!

Either heavy bolter + special ammo (fluff) or a plamsa cannon..

Orbital Bombardment.

Especially if you use it like a man and fire it at something within charging range...

Might cost you your HQ and his fancy pals, but you could also end up knee deep in a turbo laser crater covered in blood and glory. Or you know, it could scatter the other way and miss entirely, or vaporize those Scouts you had hidden on the ridge...

You know, just wherever that Battle Barge Captain feels like plopping those bolts of fiery death magma!

:CM: Chapter Master Smashiomedes to Battle Barge Erratic, come in!

:BBC: Battle Barge Captain to Master Smashiomedes, what are your orders sir?

:CM: We are heavily engaged by Tau and desperately need the might of this Chapters mightiest ship to decimate this target (rattles off coordinates)

:BBC: Yes sir! Firing when ready! (Turns off Comms, mashes targeting array with hand)

i really really love autocannons. Not only because the murder marines so well, but I also like the way they are modelled be it a IG one , a space marine one or whoever uses them.

I love autoguns and stubbers. Just because the idea of someone potentially running into battle with what could be a mega antique AK-47 makes me laugh.

Shokk attack gun, got to be

Otherwise, I love all things that fire physical projectiles, I don't usually like all this fancy shmanzy energy stuff, I need weapons to make a loud boom!

Railgun. Feels good having the biggest gun on the table (not so true anymore with superheavies running around. Guess I need to upgrade to the heavy railgun).

Fun thread.

For me its the plasma pistol. Extremely iconic with your HQ straight arming a pistol at someones face and pulling the trigger. Your head was there, now its not. And all for 15 points!

And then they pistol whip people with it too. in combat.

Call me a plain jane, but I have always loved the concept of the humble Bolt Pistol. the big boxy Astartes issue is great, but i'd settle for a Commisar model.

Assault Cannon......



....definitely.

LasBlaster.

Exterminatus for its hilarious degree of "having the last word" in any given scenario.

After that, it would have to be the bolt family of weapons.

Tesla Destructor. It comes on excellent vehicles and can put out a silly number of wounds. Most of my armies come with 5 of the things on various platforms.

Battle Canon, because dropping a pie plate on orkz and nids is just plain fun. And because vanilla Lemans are cheap.

Inferno cannons, feel the burn!

Flamestorm cannons are a second. for me.

I like fire fire anything is good.

I love Plasma Guns! They can rip through chaos and who doesn't like the idea of a commisar shooting a squad of gaurdsmen and then the gun over heating... *cough commisar dies cough*

Fusion Casters on XV9s or Space Marine Plasma Guns

I always hate losing a guy to Gets Hot though lol

Gauss blasters are great, and plasma.

slugga. in 6th, had a lone nob with a slugga win the game for me - pulled off a precision hit on a character in a wraithguard unit, wounded him, and he failed a fortuned save. he was the only guy who was in range of their objective. the game ended immediately after.

second is shokk attack gun, I'll always remember one-shotting a tervigon on turn one with double 6's, then pulling a 49" charge off on the swarmlord turn 2. it did not end well for the mek.

for sheer offensive power though?

Grot blaster. 9/10 terminators will fluff their saves, guaranteed.

the medusa siege cannon (although extinct). so now it would fall to the animus speculum, tonnes of psykers in an army with that thing = all of the mind bullets mwahaha
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