A Reaper Autocannon used by a Chaos Terminator
The Reaper Autocannon is a double-barrelled variant of the standard Autocannon. It was designed during the Great Crusade for use as a heavy support weapon for the Terminator Squads of the Space Marine Legions. The weapon features two barrels and is capable of a high rate of fire but requires the incredible strength available to those who wear Terminator Armour to use, as the recoil was too great for even Power Armour wearing Space Marines to use the weapon effectively. The weapon usually features a large blade on the end of the barrels that can be used in close combat if needed. By the time of the late 41st Millennium, the Reaper Autocannon is no longer used by the forces of the Imperium of Man who replaced it with the more effective Assault Cannon, although it is still a relatively common sight amongst the fragmented warbands of the Traitor Legions. The Reaper Autocannon is usually found being used by Chaos Terminators, but it also employed by Defiler and Blight Drone Daemon Engines, Helbrute walkers, and the mighty Decimator super-heavy tank.
Sources
- Codex: Chaos Space Marines (6th Edition), pp. 7, 53, 64-65, 75, 87, 97, 102
- Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pp. 82, 94, 101
- Imperial Armour Volume Seven The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. 144-146, 151-153
- Imperial Armour Apocalypse II, pg. 65
- Imperial Armour - The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal, pp. 193, 196, 233
- Only War: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 355
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