Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-203.134.114.240-20130706042929/@comment-211.26.90.42-20130710115119

Legionaire22 wrote: If the plasma pistol has spread damage, it means it would splash harmlessly against Power armor, meaning it would be pretty much useless with the only chances of damaging anything is if it happens to touch and burn through the joints.

Against Astartes, AP is what you want. Explosive difference between Bolter and Plasma Rifle is similar, of course due to lacking the AP nature of the Bolter it would require slightly more Plasma Rounds than usual. Then Needlers, Carbines and Beam Rifle would come into play, although how would you rate those weapons?

The Needler in my opinion would be deadly to any armor below Astartes Armor, the Carbine would most likley pierce Astartes armor, but the biggest winner is the Beam Rifle though.