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 Hruotland wrote:
Since I saw a vid from a gameshow where a guy undressed a woman by means of an exvacator

…what kind of video are you watching?

Generally, they don't.
Terminators are used as pinpoint heavy-hitters, so they don't spend alot of time in a single engagement.

During a prolonged engagement? They just teleport away.

RELOAD? What the hell kind of science fiction do you think this is, realistic?

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Hruotland wrote:
Since I saw a vid from a gameshow where a guy undressed a woman by means of an exvacator

…what kind of video are you watching?

The best kind, obviously

Anyway, they don't reload. They just have spare Storm Bolters.
After terminators are done, the battlefield is just littered with discarded bolters.

Yes, I am making gak up.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

 Hruotland wrote:
Since I saw a vid from a gameshow where a guy undressed a woman by means of an exvacator

…what kind of video are you watching?

Probably a Japanese gameshow. They have some messed up on TV over there.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 AnomanderRake wrote:
Do you see spare clips anywhere on the model? They go into fights with one magazine and finish fights with one magazine. Fire discipline.

That or the models are an abstraction not intended to be taken completely literally.

Or very big clips.

Anyway, they clearly use the infinite ammo cheat.

Ah they're all wearing bandanas under that helmet I see.

 Psienesis wrote:

 koooaei wrote:

 Thorgrim Bloodcrow wrote:
They Deep Strike more ammunition directly into the magazine. From time to time, you'll see a Termi suddenly drop dead because the ammo DS'd right into his head.

Makes me wonder why don't they deepstrike stuff directly into the enemy...

Only on the tabletop does landing a drop pod on top of a block of infantry cause problems for people inside the pod. Normally, you would specifically aim for those infantry blobs, because your pod slamming into them is going to kill most of them, and those it doesn't kill it will knock over, making them easy victims for your disembarking Space Marines.

Did that all the time in the dawn of war games

 koooaei wrote:

Unfortunately, the Terminator isn't reloading the shotgun at all, he's cocking it.

 Thorgrim Bloodcrow wrote:
They Deep Strike more ammunition directly into the magazine. From time to time, you'll see a Termi suddenly drop dead because the ammo DS'd right into his head.

Given how "precise" deepstriking actually is in the tabletop, massively deepstriking live ammo on the battlefield in order to smash in enemy heads would be more efficient.

In all honesty, though, in a world where the perpetum mobile is an actual thing, I wouldn't worry about ammo

A terminator is never out of ammo, nor does he reload. He has precisely the amount he needs to.

 Iron_Captain wrote:
A terminator is never out of ammo, nor does he reload. He has precisely the amount he needs to.

Why of course; he is the Gandalf of 40k.

And They Shall Know No Ammo Limit.

Well basically the same way as every akimbo option in call of duty gets reloaded.

On a more serious approach I could also think of a mechanism that is located in the terminator armor. When they have to reload the empty clip gets ejected, and a new one comes out of an ammo depot in their legs for example. They would then only have to "hit" the gun on that ammo clip, basically on the fly.

They have Imperial ammo runts that run out of no where after being summoned by a Matrix like "RELOAD!" order.

 Hruotland wrote:
Since I saw a vid from a gameshow where a guy undressed a woman by means of an exvacator I no longer doubt the manual dexterity of powerfists... yet I believe since terminators need tentacles instead of arms in order to fit into those dislocated shoulder joints they just pull them tentacles out of their armour's arms and get the job done. That or they do it like walking: standing still, and when you look away and look back again, they have magically covered that extra inch they needed in order to call a charge...

Heyh can you show that video? I have only seen the show with the guy that scratched an itch on his friend's back with a 16 ton Kobelco.

The answer is obvious, there are no bullets inside the ammo boxes, just faith in the emperor.

Failing that the tiniest bullet factory in existence, run by squat children is squeezed in there.

BrianDavion wrote:
very carefully

mmmmhmmmmm. Very carefully.
I assume that it auto reloads, like just about any other 40k weapon that shoots out bullets.

 Beaviz81 wrote:

 Hruotland wrote:
Since I saw a vid from a gameshow where a guy undressed a woman by means of an exvacator I no longer doubt the manual dexterity of powerfists... yet I believe since terminators need tentacles instead of arms in order to fit into those dislocated shoulder joints they just pull them tentacles out of their armour's arms and get the job done. That or they do it like walking: standing still, and when you look away and look back again, they have magically covered that extra inch they needed in order to call a charge...

Heyh can you show that video? I have only seen the show with the guy that scratched an itch on his friend's back with a 16 ton Kobelco.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cuWSxFWv3Fo

Isn't the average game of 40k meant to last about 90 seconds of real world time?

I would assume a double wide storm bolter mag holds 50 rounds minimum as a normal sickle mag holds 30 according to the fluff.

90 seconds with 50 rounds is a about a bolt every 2 seconds which makes sense, thesr are marines, they judge their shots and make every round count. Reloading happens after the engagement and before the next one, perhaps the regular marines catch up and hand them fresh magazines before moving off to the next combat.

For fire suppression they have Flamers and assault cannons to lay down continuous fire.

Fauk wrote:
Well basically the same way as every akimbo option in call of duty gets reloaded.

On a more serious approach I could also think of a mechanism that is located in the terminator armor. When they have to reload the empty clip gets ejected, and a new one comes out of an ammo depot in their legs for example. They would then only have to "hit" the gun on that ammo clip, basically on the fly.

That's just what I was thinking. Terminator armour is really bulky, lots of places where stuff could be stored.

They don't live long enough to reload

 throwoff wrote:
Isn't the average game of 40k meant to last about 90 seconds of real world time?

I would assume a double wide storm bolter mag holds 50 rounds minimum as a normal sickle mag holds 30 according to the fluff.

90 seconds with 50 rounds is a about a bolt every 2 seconds which makes sense, thesr are marines, they judge their shots and make every round count. Reloading happens after the engagement and before the next one, perhaps the regular marines catch up and hand them fresh magazines before moving off to the next combat.

For fire suppression they have Flamers and assault cannons to lay down continuous fire.

I thought they were called storm bolters because they would be ued to lay down a 'storm' of boter fire, as suggested by having two bolters bolted together as one weapon and used with terminator armour? If anyone is going to want large amounts of firepower rather than carefully aimed single shots its a marine in TDA.

I really like the idea of Imperial Ammo Grots for some reason, it feels like something they would do.

Except those wouldnt be there fore long in the environments terminators usually operate in...

Life is cheap, bolter shells are not.

CaptainStabby wrote:
Life is cheap, bolter shells are not.

If it was cheaper, they'd shoot servitors instead of bolt rounds.

 koooaei wrote:

CaptainStabby wrote:
Life is cheap, bolter shells are not.

If it was cheaper, they'd shoot servitors instead of bolt rounds.

Nope, shoot the poor first.

It's shooting cats and dogs

I figure it goes something like this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KJHysK6k8#t=107

 Furyou Miko wrote:
I figure it goes something like this;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KJHysK6k8#t=107

That.... Alright that was bada but terminators don't have sleeves... And they only backflip in the C. S. Goto universes. I like the ammo runt idea, the thought of guardsmen cowering behind a wall of terminators, dreading the inevitable *click* of empty that calls him into the fray. That or the children ammo factory. Life is cheap. Kids are cheaper.