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Except that the creators have said 40k is intended as a graduated abstract scale. Where 24" is one range say 300 yards and the 120" range of a basilisk is 10km. Its not a linear scale.

I'm not the one arguing by numbers, genodikari. Taht's you. I'm the one jwho is reasonable enough to realize that arguing fluff by numbers is a futile gesture

Hey look were issuing bolters to our troops now.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101201/sc_afp/usmilitaryweaponsafghanistan


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Hey I found the Fluff part about bolters initial charge being only enough to push it out of the end of the barrel. Imperial armour Volume II Page 250.

Found some other neat stuff in there too, some of it seems to have a fair level of scientific expertise behind it. They aren't perfect but much better than anything else GW i've read.