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I'm going to throw just one fact in here regarding laser weapons:

Not all types of lasers are able to be "fuelled" by electrical energy alone.

While this holds true for a certain range of lasers, many of today's industrial cutting lasers, for example, require the laser gasses to be replaced continuously, because the reactive components producing the photons degrade over time.

It is very well possible that your average lasgun can be recharged by simple electrical energy, but that a larger Mulitlaser with higher damage output and fire rate uses a completely different type of laser. This might result in completely different maintenance and recharging necessities. The Multilaser might require a change of its lasant gas after a while, something that might be able to be safely stored in a Chimera, but could not be man-portable because of dimensons, weight or danger of exploding.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser <-- I suggest this as a basic source on a metric feth-ton of reasons why lasguns, multilasers and lascannons might SOUND similar, but could be operated in very many, very differing ways, giving possible reasons why they are used the way they are.

Lynata wrote:

nomotog wrote: After all, they do not receive reinforcements from home. Once you're in the Guard, all ties to your original planet and its PDF are cut.

The exception obviously being the Gateway World of Cadia, where the Guard basically is the PDF, and regiments may cycle between duty at home or elsewhere in the Imperium.

Other exceptions include certain Valhallan regiments as well as the Vostroyan First Born regiments.

Witzkatz wrote:I'm going to throw just one fact in here regarding laser weapons:

Not all types of lasers are able to be "fuelled" by electrical energy alone.

While this holds true for a certain range of lasers, many of today's industrial cutting lasers, for example, require the laser gasses to be replaced continuously, because the reactive components producing the photons degrade over time.

It is very well possible that your average lasgun can be recharged by simple electrical energy, but that a larger Mulitlaser with higher damage output and fire rate uses a completely different type of laser. This might result in completely different maintenance and recharging necessities. The Multilaser might require a change of its lasant gas after a while, something that might be able to be safely stored in a Chimera, but could not be man-portable because of dimensons, weight or danger of exploding.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser <-- I suggest this as a basic source on a metric feth-ton of reasons why lasguns, multilasers and lascannons might SOUND similar, but could be operated in very many, very differing ways, giving possible reasons why they are used the way they are.

I agree with the Pink Lion.

anyone know what regiment of imperial guard were on the cover the 3rd edition imperial guard codex? also where can i find a list of all the regiments involved in the wars for Armageddon?

Gutstuf Ugfang wrote:anyone know what regiment of imperial guard were on the cover the 3rd edition imperial guard codex?

Cadians. They've been the posterboys for IG ever since - although it is perhaps interesting to note that Vostroyans have been promoted lately, too. These two, together with the Catachans, are at the moment still the only type of IG regiment widely available from GW themselves. There's also the guys from Krieg, but these you can only get for top dollar from Forgeworld.

Gutstuf Ugfang wrote:also where can i find a list of all the regiments involved in the wars for Armageddon?

I can only give you something about the 3rd one:
Force Composition Chart - Imperial Forces active during the 3rd War for Armageddon (source: Codex Armageddon)