Changes: Laser Weapons

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Lasgun3 — An M35 Triplex Phall M-Galaxy Pattern Lasgun, the most common pattern of Imperial Lasgun.

Laser Weapons, or Las Weapons as they are known in the Imperium of Man, are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain.

No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped when depleted with another fully-charged power cell. This makes them ideal for large troop formations like the Astra Militarum.

While the accuracy of the laser beam cannot be distorted by wind like slug ammunition, however, it can be more quickly diffused by heavy particles in the air such as smoke and hence lose its power over long distances.

Certain types of Lasgun have specific uses, most notably the more powerful Long-Las which is the catch-all term for sniper variants because they bear longer barrels.

Laser Weapons are used in many shapes and sizes, some are big and powerful enough to be used in stellar engagements, others are used on vehicles like tanks or Dreadnoughts, whilst the smallest ones can be operated individually. Depending on their size, they are powered by on board generators, power cells or portable power supplies.

The principles for this type of weapon are used by many intelligent races in the galaxy, and as such, Laser Weapons are a crucial part of xenos arsenals, such as those of the Orks, Aeldari or T'au, as well as the arsenals of the Chaos-corrupted humans that make up The Lost and the Damned and Chaos Space Marines.

Imperial Laser Weapons

Aeldari Laser Weapons

Ork Laser Weapons

Big Zzappa
Gaze of Mork
Supa Zzap-Gun
Zzap Gun
Zzappa Kannonz

T'au Laser Weapons

Marker Light

Sources

Adeptus Titanicus Rulebook
Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition), pp. 35,46,63
Codex: Eldar (4th Edition), pp. 22,42,46
Codex: Imperial Knights (8th Edition), pg. 68
Codex: Orks (3rd Edition), pg. 14
Codex: Orks (4th Edition), pg. 51
Codex: Tau (3rd Edition)
Codex: Tau Empire (4th Edition)
Dark Heresy: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 138
Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook (RPG), pg. 110
Dark Heresy: The Lathe World (RPG), pg. 59
Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema (RPG), pg. 85
Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos (RPG), pg. 5
Epic Armageddon Rulebook, pg. 108
Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pp. 91-98
Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy, pp. 67-72
Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard (Second Edition), pp. 51-56, 251, 267
Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One, pg. 67
Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One, pg. 67
Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. 119-121
Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel-Novem
Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara pg. 101
Imperial Armour Apocalypse, pg. 6
Imperial Armour, pp. 10-11, 22-23, 37, 39
Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book) by Graham McNeill, pp. 61-64
The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer (Background Book) by Mat Ralphs, pg. 19
Inquisitor Rulebook (Specialist Game), pp. 66, 110-111
Rogue Trader: Core Rulebook (RPG), pp. 120, 129-130
Rougue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus pp. 74-77
Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions (RPG), pg. 48
Rogue Trader: Into the Storm (RPG), pp. 110-111
The Horus Heresy - Book Seven: Inferno (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 246
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (1st Edition), pg. 78
Warhammer 40,000: Rulebook (6th Edition) pg. 55
Warhammer 40,000: Rulebook (3rd Edition), pg. 61
Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (4th Edition)
Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)
White Dwarf 111 (UK)
Cain's Last Stand (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell
Ghostmaker (Novel) by Dan Abnett, pg. 295
First and Only (Novel) by Dan Abnett
Guns of Tanith (Novel) by Dan Abnett
For the Emperor (Novel) by Sandy Mitchell pg.58
Forge World Ork Stompa Head'
World Big Zzappa
FG Legio Custodes Coronus Grav-Carrier

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+[[File:Lasgun3.jpg|thumb|250px|An M35 Triplex Phall M-Galaxy Pattern Lasgun, the most common pattern of [[Imperial]] [[Lasgun]].]]
-'''Laser Weapons,''' or '''Las Weapons''' as they are known in the [[Imperium of Man]], are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain. No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped with a fully-charged power cell. This makes them ideal for large troop formations like the [[Imperial Guard]]. While the accuracy of the laser beam cannot be distorted by wind like slug ammunition, however, it can be more quickly diffused by heavy particles in the air such as smoke and hence lose its power over long distances. Certain types of [[lasgun]] have specific uses, most notably the more powerful long-las which is the catch-all term for sniper variants because they bear longer barrels.
+'''Laser Weapons''', or '''Las Weapons''' as they are known in the [[Imperium of Man]], are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain.
+No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped when depleted with another fully-charged power cell. This makes them ideal for large troop formations like the [[Astra Militarum]].
+While the accuracy of the laser beam cannot be distorted by wind like slug ammunition, however, it can be more quickly diffused by heavy particles in the air such as smoke and hence lose its power over long distances.
+Certain types of [[Lasgun]] have specific uses, most notably the more powerful [[Long-Las]] which is the catch-all term for sniper variants because they bear longer barrels.
 Laser Weapons are used in many shapes and sizes, some are big and powerful enough to be used in stellar engagements, others are used on vehicles like tanks or [[Dreadnought]]s, whilst the smallest ones can be operated individually. Depending on their size, they are powered by on board generators, power cells or portable power supplies.
-The principles for this type of weapon are used by many races in the galaxy and as such, Laser Weapons are a crucial part of [[Xenos]] arsenals, such as those of the [[Orks]], [[Eldar]] or [[Tau]] and obviously the [[Chaos]]-corrupted [[Human|humans]] that make up [[The Lost and the Damned]] or the [[Chaos Space Marines]] do use Laser Weapons.
+The principles for this type of weapon are used by many intelligent races in the galaxy, and as such, Laser Weapons are a crucial part of [[xenos]] arsenals, such as those of the [[Orks]], [[Aeldari]] or [[T'au]], as well as the arsenals of the [[Chaos]]-corrupted [[human]]s that make up [[The Lost and the Damned]] and [[Chaos Space Marines]].
 ==Imperial Laser Weapons==
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 *'''[[Lascarbine]]'''
 *'''[[Lascutter]]'''
-*[[Lasgun|'''Lasgun''']]
+*'''[[Lasgun]]'''
+*'''[[Las-Impulsor]]'''
 *'''[[Laspistol]]'''
-*'''[[Las-talon|Las-Talon]]'''
+*'''[[Las-talon]]'''
-*'''[[Lasgun|Las-Lock Weapons]]'''
+*'''[[Lasgun#Las-Lock Weapons|Las-Lock Weapons]]'''
-*'''[[lasgun|Long-Las]]'''
+*'''[[Long-Las]]'''
+*[[Las Fusil|'''Las Fusil''']]
 *'''[[Mining Laser]]'''
 *'''[[Multi-Laser]]'''
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 *'''[[Neutron Laser Projector]]'''
 *'''[[Proteus Las-Lance]]'''
-*'''[[Lasgun|Shotlas]]'''
+*'''[[Lasgun#Other Known Lasgun Patterns|Shotlas]]'''
 *'''[[Lasgun#Other Known Lasgun Patterns|Stutter-Las]]'''
 *'''[[Turbo-Laser Destructor]]'''
 *'''[[Volcano Cannon]]'''
+*'''[[Volcano Lance]]'''
-==Eldar Laser Weapons==
+==Aeldari Laser Weapons==
 *'''[[Bright Lance]]'''
-*'''[[Laser Lance]]/[[Shining Spears|Star Lance]]'''
+*'''[[Laser Lance]] / [[Shining Spears|Star Lance]]'''
 *'''[[Lasblaster|Lasblaster/Hawk's Talon]]'''
 *'''[[Mandiblaster]]'''
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 *'''[[Zzappa Kannonz]]'''
-==Tau Laser Weapons==
+==T'au Laser Weapons==
 *'''[[Marker Light]]'''
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 *''Codex: Eldar'' (3rd Edition), pp. 35,46,63
 *''Codex: Eldar'' (4th Edition), pp. 22,42,46
+*''Codex: Imperial Knights'' (8th Edition), pg. 68
 *''Codex: Orks (3rd Edition)'', pg. 14
 *''Codex: Orks (4th Edition)'', pg. 51
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 *''Epic Armageddon Rulebook'', pg. 108
 *''Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy'', pp. 91-98
-*''Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy,'' pp. 67-72
+*''Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy'', pp. 67-72
 *''Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard'' (Second Edition), pp. 51-56, 251, 267
 *''Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One'', pg. 67
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 *''Imperial Munitorum Manual'' (Background Book) by [[Graham McNeill]], pp. 61-64
 *''The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer'' (Background Book) by Mat Ralphs, pg. 19
-*''Inquisitor ''Rulebook (Specialist game) pp. 66, 110-111
+*''Inquisitor'' Rulebook (Specialist Game), pp. 66, 110-111
 *''Rogue Trader: Core Rulebook'' (RPG), pp. 120, 129-130
 *''Rougue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus'' pp. 74-77
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 *''[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Orks/ORK_INFANTRY_AND_WALKERS/ORK-STOMPA-HEAD.html%7C Forge World Ork Stompa Head]'''
 *''[http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Orks/ORK_VEHICLES/ORK-BIG-ZZAPPA.html%7CForge World Big Zzappa]''
-*[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Legio-Custodes-Coronus-Grav-carrier FG Legio Custodes Coronus Grav-Carrier ]
+*''[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/en-GB/Legio-Custodes-Coronus-Grav-carrier FG Legio Custodes Coronus Grav-Carrier]''
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