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H.B.M.C. wrote: One wonders how she switches from frags to kraks and back again with a single feed...
I assume it’s just a variable payload munition. Like if you set it to frag it detonates a few feet from the target, starting with one detonator whereas for krak it starts with a different detonator a few inches away. Or something like that anyway. The difference between an explosively formed penetrator and a grenade is basically timing.
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Strg Alt wrote: So the woman seems to be standing? Not even sitting like the vanilla squad gunner who lacks a backrest? House Orlock must be a subsidiary of Walmart as their cashiers are not allowed to sit either which makes working a chore. Seems working conditions haven´t changed in the future. Poor sods. Calling it now: After a campaign ends all gunners have probably to retire due to back problems.
At least the Orlocks get to shoot at people who piss them off. Imagine if retail employees got to do the same. That's one hell of a perk.
H.B.M.C. wrote: One wonders how she switches from frags to kraks and back again with a single feed...
I assume it’s just a variable payload munition. Like if you set it to frag it detonates a few feet from the target, starting with one detonator whereas for krak it starts with a different detonator a few inches away. Or something like that anyway. The difference between an explosively formed penetrator and a grenade is basically timing.
And in a belt-fed automatic missile launcher, the difference between frag and krak is a few fractions of a second with the trigger held down
Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!
Strg Alt wrote: So the woman seems to be standing? Not even sitting like the vanilla squad gunner who lacks a backrest? House Orlock must be a subsidiary of Walmart as their cashiers are not allowed to sit either which makes working a chore. Seems working conditions haven´t changed in the future. Poor sods. Calling it now: After a campaign ends all gunners have probably to retire due to back problems.
At least the Orlocks get to shoot at people who piss them off. Imagine if retail employees got to do the same. That's one hell of a perk.
It's good how Santa's beard appears to be unaffected by the wind encountered while riding about on a trike.
It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
They think they're fighting in the Ash Wastes, but really they're trapped in a simulation by the 'Ash Wasters' Dark Age tech, and are simply driving around a big empty underhive cavern.
Lord Damocles wrote: It's good how Santa's beard appears to be unaffected by the wind encountered while riding about on a trike.
It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
At this point we can safely assume the horrendous weather conditions of the Ash Wastes is just a tall tale to scare children to not run outside the hive. Meanwhile everybody on his dust bike is enjoying a crystal clear sky while traveling around the wastes.
Lord Damocles wrote: It's good how Santa's beard appears to be unaffected by the wind encountered while riding about on a trike.
It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
At this point we can safely assume the horrendous weather conditions of the Ash Wastes is just a tall tale to scare children to not run outside the hive. Meanwhile everybody on his dust bike is enjoying a crystal clear sky while traveling around the wastes.
its a Mad Max tribute.....you just need goggles and you are fine and if you are hero / heroine - not even that.
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Lord Damocles wrote: It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
They both have them, though. So perhaps it's just that goggles and masks are needed for extended stays in the wastes, but for short periods (like a battle) aren't particularly necessary and get in the way.
Lord Damocles wrote: It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
They both have them, though. So perhaps it's just that goggles and masks are needed for extended stays in the wastes, but for short periods (like a battle) aren't particularly necessary and get in the way.
You're right: a battle is exactly the sort of time that I'd want to have my eyes full of irradiated dust.
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Crablezworth wrote: I'm still confused why the quads aren't on bases, just seems odd given everything else is now.
Because it isn't everything else? GW's wonderfully, hideously inconsistent about basing- see the Primaris ATV
I'm moderately surprised the Atalan Wolfquad does have a base.
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Lord Damocles wrote: It's good how Santa's beard appears to be unaffected by the wind encountered while riding about on a trike.
It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
To be fair Santa does have a nice skull woven into his beard which no doubt keeps it weighted down.
Physics and biology in 40k, like in Star Trek, obviously works on a D&D style level system. You don't need to fear the Ash Wastes when you're 18th level and saving vs rad poisoning on 3s anyway.
You're right. That's why all of the other ash wastes models seen so far have their goggles/masks off.
...wait, no...
I mean, it's not like we don't have 30 years worth of character models with their protective gear removed to look distinctive on the table to go on. In a setting where military commanders routinely wander around the battlefield sans helmet, a couple of gang characters not wearing their goggles seems like a bit of a non-issue.
Lord Damocles wrote: It's good how Santa's beard appears to be unaffected by the wind encountered while riding about on a trike.
It's also good how Santa and Brave are so cool that they don't even need to wear goggles or masks, or enclosed suits despite the supposedly extremely hostile environment in the wastes.
Perhaps the ash wastes are dangerous like the Rubicon Primaris is supposedly dangerous, but nobody ever seems to be negatively affected as a result of it.
To be fair Santa does have a nice skull woven into his beard which no doubt keeps it weighted down.
Physics and biology in 40k, like in Star Trek, obviously works on a D&D style level system. You don't need to fear the Ash Wastes when you're 18th level and saving vs rad poisoning on 3s anyway.
As a bearded fat man myself, I can say with 100% certainty that Santa's beard is clearly tangled in his chest hair and anchored in place. Society invented shirts solely to solve that problem, but I suppose this goes to prove that there are times when it's a blessing. Just be happy he didn't go for the extra security and forgo pants as well.
You're right. That's why all of the other ash wastes models seen so far have their goggles/masks off.
...wait, no...
I mean, it's not like we don't have 30 years worth of character models with their protective gear removed to look distinctive on the table to go on. In a setting where military commanders routinely wander around the battlefield sans helmet, a couple of gang characters not wearing their goggles seems like a bit of a non-issue.
Chopstick wrote: Paying to see an ad early is quite a GW thing to do.
Exactly. Thats what Games Days were all about. Thats also what Gen Con is all about. If people would srop paying for that privilege, then you might see it stop.
So i see something in on W+? I automatically discard it from my mind as it doesnt even exist to me. If im around people talking about it, i go find something else to do. Better things to spend my attention on than such things.
Well, personally, when I attended both, it was about playing games. And getting free swag. And (for gen con) a lot of vendors I don't normally have in-person access to (and the last time I went was pre-Amazon or Ebay, so that mattered a lot more). For Games Day, better access to Forge World mattered at the time, too.
If you were/are going to either for 'ads,' I'm really not sure what you're doing. Especially given GW's non-presence at GenCon, and their terrible seminars at Games Day (Also known as the 'We can't talk about <subject>' talks)
Mate, your activities are incidental. Nobody is going there to be advertised to, and yet, you're paying a premium for that privilege. You may not see it that way, but the rubber is continues hitting the road whether you see it or not.
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