Talk:Heavy Bolter

Suspensors
The Index Astartes: Deathwatch article that appeared circa 4th edition gave the "suspensors" option for the Heavy Bolter that halved its range and changed its type to Assault (thus it goes from 36" range, Heavy 3  to  18" range, Assault 3). Presumably for game balance purposes, the wielder oddly did not have the option to fire it as Heavy with the normal 36" range.

Meanwhile, the "Deathwatch" WH40k RP game has the option for suspensors, that (in a nutshell) allows a heavy weapon to be fired without bracing first, or fired on the move like normal weapons.

As the Index Astartes article is now defunct rules-wise, even if its lore is taken into account, there is no contradiction between the lore in both sources.

Thus the slight addition of words to state that a suspensor-equipped Heavy Bolter's effective range is reduced when fired on the move ("when fired in this manner"), suggesting that the operator still has the option to fire it in the normal manner.

Cykeisme (talk) 14:52, November 18, 2013 (UTC)