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Mr Morden wrote:although like any other firearm I guess the different makes and models have their own advantages and disadvantages =- bit like comparing a AK47, M16, an Uzi adn HK MP5

Aye, personally I think there's lots of potential for differentiations - especially if you look at that cross-section! Even when they're firing the same bullets, some bolter patterns will be tougher and more reliable than others, yet others will feature unique internal gadgets (did anyone notice that auto-repair system on the picture?) ... it's like the difference between Marine and Sororitas power armour - equal armour protection, yet still very different when you list all their specs.

DogOfWar wrote:I'll admit that it does sound cool, though, almost like Marines are punching you with their guns! HURR!

Oh boy. Now I had to picture something like this.

Would be a rather orky weapon!

Hey in the old days - Orks used boltguns too!

Its interesting looking at the Sisters power armour and its cool stuff like the Sabbat pattern helm

TermiesInARaider wrote:

Harriticus wrote:GW is very clever with its laziness. Any inconsistencies in range, power, etc. of weapons can be dismissed as "there is little standardization across Forge Worlds and many different patterns exist".

I do agree the Autocannon is probably analogous to the Soviet S-60 anti-aircraft gun (57mm). In the IDF we've successfully used captured S-60's in the anti-tank role, though it was against Syrian armor in the Yom Kippur War.

Precisely my thoughts. With 40k-modern adamentite AP, or melta-charge HE, or whatever else you could think of, the autocannon on the Pred could easily fill its role of anti-infantry/light and medium anti-armor.

How about ye olde lascannon? Can we get a physics major in here to tell us the kind of wattage a laser would need to punch through a tank like that?

WOW. The power would be roughly equivalent to what Sydney uses in 2 years.