Board Thread:Warhammer 40k Roleplay/@comment-67.141.249.249-20130713231947/@comment-6078851-20141006160535

over a year between posts :)

in regards to the holy purpose of the tools, it's also the holy purpose of astartes to kill enemies of humankind and if an apothecary (apothecaries are marines first and medics second, like techmarines are marines first and techs second) has no weapons immediately to hand i doubt they'd hesitate for even a second before using the drill/saw of his gauntlet.

in regards to the use of these as weapons: i always thought the drill was specifically for the extraction of the progenoids - the drill cutting through the armour to provide access. and while i believe the drill would be relatively slow in cutting through power or terminator armour, and any lateral tension reduces it's ability, it would still be a lethal weapon against anything from bare flesh up to flak armour. the saw i'm of the opinion is for extreme injuries - a marine takes a wound in the lower leg/arm that requires amputation, the saw is then used for that as well as removing any armour in the way so the wound can be cauterised.

as for the needles and such, while they could theoretically be used effectively as weapons i doubt astartes, loyal astartes at least, would use them as such. they would probably be quicker and more effective just using their bare hands.