Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130706042929/@comment-211.26.90.42-20130710111825

Legionaire22 wrote: Sorcerer Du'un wrote: Yeah but it wouldn't do as much damage... Furthermore contrary to what most people believe the majority if not all Astartes do in fact have a form of shielding, not entirely sure how this shielding is generated though... Most Astartes do NOT have any form of shielding other than their armor. A select few may have Iron Halos or just your standard conversion field.

However, Ceramite is a very dense material, as well as being capable of dispersing heat and energy. This is why plasma weapons from Eldar and the like do not go straight through unless they get lucky (The Imperiums plasma weapons are basically normal Plasma Guns on steroids so)

Not to mention: Halo Plasma weaponry is not on the same level as 40k plasma weaponry. In 40k, a plasma weapon is extremely powerful, generating a bolt of liquid that is the same temperature as a star.

A group of guys calculated that the Plasma Rifle from the Covies is similar to the Bolters, the only difference is that Bolter rounds are AP while Covie Plasma Rounds are Spread Damage. Yes Covenant plasma small arms aren't on par with a Imperial Plasma Gun, but they are far from useless.

The covies do have an answer to a Imperial Plasma gun though, it is called a Concussion Rifle, you could say that the Covies use them like grenade launchers.