Swiss Army Weapon: Difference between revisions

*** It should probably be noted, however, that in DH and RT the main use for Shot Selectors (according to posts on the official forum) seems to be tripling the weapon's ammo capacity, rather than providing extra shot types. The disadvantage of +0.5 kg (DH) or even +1 kg (in RT) extra weight usually is quite acceptable. This [[Internet Backdraft|has annoyed a number of people]] to the extent that many groups have a Gentleman's Agreement not to use them, or at least to use them as they were in ''Inquisitor'' (where they split the magazine into sections with different ammo types and Shot Selectors switched between them- even in a ''revolver''). Canon weapons with built-in selectors use either 3 magazines with significantly reduced capacity (Cadence "Spectre" Assault Device: 20 shots vs. 30) or 2 full-sized (Merovech-pattern Assault Lasgun).

** Combi-bolters are boltguns with melta, plasma or flamer built into them. They only have enough ammunition to fire the secondary weapon once. Bolters used by Space Marine Sternguard also count, as they come with various special ammo for different tasks, such as taking out heavily armoured targets or negating cover.

* As mentioned above, [[Humongous Mecha]] are pretty much already a type of Swiss Army Weapon, but in ''[[BattleTech]]'' they go one further: the Clans have invented OmniMechs, which rather than relying on fixed hard points that require an entire variant to be redesigned to get a different configuration have modular points that can field virtually any weapon or equipment, as long as there's unused mass and space.

* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' has [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=81979 Umezawa's Jitte]. Pump yourself up? Check. Recover lost health? Check. Kill guys ''that you aren't even fighting with''? Check.