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Use Forgeworld, obtain Medusa.

Shattershard. Toughness test of removed from play no saves allowed, no wound allocation it just goes on whoever you point it at. Fun.

I don't really have favorites. I find that there are often a lot of things that I like equally, and what I would call my favorite depends on... well, whatever I'm in the mood for.

Some of my highly-enjoyed ones are:

-the Earthshaker Cannon. It's a big gun that deals a lot of damage, and it looks fantastic on the Basilisk and also as a towed artillery piece.

-the Autocannon. It's a light cannon that's useful for a lot of different things but not really great at any of them, which makes it very versatile. It also looks awesome on Imperial Guard heavy weapon teams (not a fan of the Predator turret version).

-any infantry-wielded flamethrower-type weapon. Perfect for those moments in an RP when I want to cackle like a madwoman and bring death to my enemies in a suitably gruesome fashion. (My RP character also has one that shoots cotton candy instead of fire for when I want to scare people then surprise them with a tasty treat)

-the Thunder Hammer. I didn't much like this one at first. Then I watched its weapons demonstration episode from the Space Marine game, and by the Emperor was it ever magnificent to watch.

-the Plasma Gun. I don't so much enjoy its dangerousness to its wielder, and I'd happily sacrifice a point of Strength to lose the Gets Hot! rule from it, but it's a nice-looking weapon which shoots pretty, glowing bolts of fiery death. It's nearly as versatile as an autocannon, but it has a good specialty - taking out power-armored infantry - while also being able to do some damage to light vehicles.

The humble Storm bolter, theres somethign dakka about sawing of the barrel of a bolter whom already have a short barrel and "bolt" it togheter with Another bolter, shame it dosent really do Terminators any justice.

The old lifta-droppa rules; I destroyed an entire IG armoured fist unit with that by throwing Chimeras round like balls in a coconut shy!

Auto cannon and heavy bolter

Tyranid Devourer, largely because of an old piece of fluff where an Inquisitor and his team are examining one and one of them feels compelled to stick his hand into the "interface" on the Devourer. He's promptly overtaken by the symbiote and compelled to open fire on the rest of them to feed "the hunger".

 zinogre wrote:
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
Zinogre

Can't be extinct, I've just built one. They live on in forgeworld... and in our hearts.

Punisher canon with a rampaging Pask laughing hysterically...

Honourable Mention: Those lazer rings the Inquisition has.. not a gun.. but that's the point hehehe

Shokk Attack Gun for the sheer hilarity of dragging any hapless foe within 6" of the Big Mek when I roll double 1s. One time it managed to drag in a Land Raider and its deadly occupants and practically single-handlely won me the game given that a quarter of his force was gone in one fell swoop.

Double barrelled turbo laser. For when you absolutely positively have to kill every unit on the table

 Lobukia wrote:
Assault Cannons. On termies, flyers, razors, land raiders, dreadnoughts, etc. Tons of fun, and I enjoy the thought of how they would look/feel on the battlefield

Honorable mentions:
All things plasma (especially talons)
All things relentless grav.

This - I loved assault cannons when they were 3 Sustained Fire dice. You could get anywhere from 9 shots to the thing triple jamming and exploding in your face.

 alanmckenzie wrote:
Assault Cannon......



....definitely.

I love that part!

Marbo's arms.

Nuff said.

In game it's the railgun, because punching a hole through a land raider and exploding it from across the field first turn is great.

For the fluff, it would be the monolith portal (though it isn't technically a gun) because sucking up people is hilarious.

In game: anything melta, plasma and storm shields
In setting: plasma, rail guns any kind of power weapon!!

Deathstrike, rolls four, hey i target (insert random city in another country here). Or just bombard GW stores across state lines, or across the world if you want to play late at night.

Demolisher Cannon. My Vindicators have laid waste and kept enemies in a nice stress when they see 'em in the same table as the Land Raider's henchmen.

Tons of hate, when the pieplate hits the target. Barrage would make it perfect.

Punisher Cannon, Hvy 20. Love it even though it kinda sucks unless Pask uses it.

Xyptc wrote:
Tyranid Devourer, largely because of an old piece of fluff where an Inquisitor and his team are examining one and one of them feels compelled to stick his hand into the "interface" on the Devourer. He's promptly overtaken by the symbiote and compelled to open fire on the rest of them to feed "the hunger".

I NEED to know where this is from. For gribbly and Nid-loving reasons.

IIRC it was the old-school Deathspitter for that fluff piece - i'll see if i can find it.

The humble shotgun.

Wither it is using advanced executioner shells to home onto the heretics to manstopper rounds for when you really need to put something down.

I love storm bolters. They're my 40K version of halberds, I tend to always hit and kill with them

I love plasma guns also. They cause so much destruction.

The inferno pistol. All the charms of the meltagun I so love but packed into one deadly pistol.

Kroot Rifles, funnily enough. I've killed more infantry with the darn things than my Broadsides and Riptides combined.

Lucarikx

Volcano cannon, or double barreled Turbo-laser Destructor.

Tough to pick between them.

Pulse Rifle, it has never failed me My favorite looking gun though is the Ion Rifle held by the Pathfinders.

 Grey Templar wrote:
Volcano cannon, or double barreled Turbo-laser Destructor.

Tough to pick between them.

NO kill like overkill eh?