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ok, simple question, I am starting my Dark Eldar army, and have started thinking about why splinter rifles are rapid fire?

Like come on, maybe it makes sense that they get double shots at half range, but why can something using a splinter weapon assault after doing so.

I understand that dark eldar are frail, but they are not that frail, like they are shooting little glass shards, not giant bolts.

This came up when I wanted my KW to assault a few missilesides to tarpit them for the rest of the game, but then I realized the sad reality of it.

I think of the difference between Assault and Rapid Fire like Assault weapons you barely have to aim, just sort of gun forward and shoot. I imagine KW lift the rifles up to their eyes and aim down sights when they shoot, which isn't really conducive to running forward. It's more a issue of the gun rather than the bolt/shard.

The perspective doesn't really work for Tyranids, but it 100% makes sense that they are all assault.

Assault guns shooting into a squad and removes the closest model thereby increase your minimum charge distance. The most counter productive thing ever.

ahhh, ok, kinda mixed up on the fluff there. lol