Imperial Guard: Difference between revisions

* [[Brass Balls]]: One common saying (in fanon) about the [[Imperial Guard]] (the [[Redshirt Army]]) is that on the first day, each recruit is handed "a T-shirt (flak jacket<ref>WhichAcording isto bettermore detailed RPG rules, lighterlight (6 kg), andstops more(to durablesafe thanfor anythingaverage wehumans canlevel) dare3/10 hopehits tofrom producecommon inrevolver, theassault nearrifle future("autogun") or lasgun, fullythough capabledoesn't ofeven blockingweaken (minushits brokenfrom ribsautogun with AP bullets or heavy machinegun ("heavy stubber"). theGood damagenews: fromit's called flak because it works better against explosive munitions - not so good that a directcrude hitfrag fromgrenade thecouldn't equivalent[[One-Hit ofKill]], but a modernGuard's heavychance machinegun!to survive it without cover is actually pretty high. Bad news: basic kit is just vest & helmet, so a Guard's chance to lose hand is also fairly high.</ref>), a flashlight (a lasgun, one of the weakest possible weapons <ref>inas 40kpowerful as autogun, but no full-auto (except very few variants), twice the magazine capacity (60) and is much more reliable. The downside is that meanswhile an autogun can "be simply loaded with e.g. armor-piercing ammunition and then used normally, a laser doesn't allow much versatility. The only way to increase penetration of a lasgun is using "hotshot dismemberpower anpack", unarmoredwhich is one-shot and as such practical only for sniping. However, ''[[Only War]]'' improved effect of las volleys and thanks to Lasgun Variable Setting, there's Overload mode, in which lasgun hits armored target onas hithard as a heavy stubber - but then it's ''less'' reliable than most weapons, consumes ammo 4x faster (thus effectively has 1/2 of autogun's magazine)... and still usually has no full auto</ref>), and [[Badass Normal|a wheelbarrow for their pair of giant steel balls]]".

* [[It's Raining Men]]: Drop troops, most famously Elysians. Enough said.

* [[Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better]]: Bolt weapons (reserved for officers, usually), Ogryn Ripper Guns and most vehicle mounted weaponry. Of support weapons, there's Heavy Bolter and Autocannon (neither dakka multilaser or heavy bolter pour downrange, nor armor penetration anywhere near lascannon, but may be a decent option if you must choose only one and don't know what you'll face).

** Averted by the [[Space Navy|Imperial Navy]] where weapons such as the Nova Cannon and lance batteries far outshine their kinetic counterparts. Nova Cannon is devastating, but at long range it's not that accurate, and at close range, a broadside is more practical. Torpedoes are another good option, and for the same reason: they can be [[Macross Missile Massacre|launched in a big salvo]].