Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine

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## Production and service

### **Used by**

Various Adeptus Astartes Chapters, including the Aasvogels, Angels of Anguish, & the Black Fangs

## Specifications

### **Cartridge**

Traitor's Bane Bolt Round
Various Bolt Rounds

### **Sight system**

Optical scope

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The **Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine** is an advanced and powerful Astartes weapon designed by the Tech-Priests of Forge World Horicoln. The Tech-Priests of the Forge World meticulously reverse-engineered a bolt carbine, unraveling its intricate design and unlocking its technological secrets.

## Overview

The Fornax Bolt Carbine serves as a condensed version of the conventional Bolt Carbine employed by Space Marines, and serves as the primary weapon for various Adeptus Astartes Chapters. Distinguishing itself from the standard Bolt Rifle, the Bolt Carbine features a shortened barrel that sacrifices some of its range. Additionally, it can outfit an additional hand-grip positioned just below the muzzle.

## Design

The Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine holds a distinguished reputation as a formidable and reliable weapon. It is frequently favored by Space Marine within various Vanguard Marine squads. Every Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine is can be equipped with the following essential features:

* **Ergonomics** - The carbine's stock and hand guard are features that can be modified to fit the owner's size and shooting stance, ensuring effortless carrying, pointing, and shooting, akin to an extension of their own hand. This personalized configuration significantly enhances the Bolt Carbine's accuracy.
* **8x Scope** - The telescopic sight enables the sharpshooter to effectively engage enemies at remarkably long distances. By magnifying the target's image, telescopic sights provide clear visibility, greatly aiding in precision shooting. This capability proves particularly valuable when executing long-range shots that demand precise targeting of specific locations.
* **Suppressor** - Equipped with a barrel-mounted suppressor, the Carbine possesses the ability to engage targets at extremely long distances with near-silent precision.

## Variants

### **Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine**

The original standard design of the **Fornax Pattern** developed by Forge World Horicoln that is used by various Adeptus Astartes Chapters.

**Fornax Pattern Marksman Bolt Carbine**

The Marksman Bolt Carbine is a specialized iteration of the standard Bolt Carbine, enhanced with adjustable marksman sights. This modification empowers Primaris Marine Infiltrators to engage targets with enhanced range and precision compared to the standard Bolt Carbine.

**Fornax Pattern "*Viperplume*" Marksman Bolt Carbine**

The "*Viperplume*" variant boasts a tactical suppressor, an expanded magazine capacity, and a potent telescopic scope, making it a perfect choice for hunting and precision shooting.

### **Boötes Pattern Bolt Carbine**

The Black Fangs' Maroon party required a more compact weapon package than the huntsman pattern bolt rifle provided. To fill this gap, the Boötes was created using the Fornax Pattern Bolt Carbine of Forge World Horicoln as its base. Like the Huntsman Bolt Rifle, the Boötes was created to fulfill all the needs of one company. In this case it replaces all bolt carbine patterns, including the oculus and instigator patterns. The Boötes is modular, allowing for the Maroon to swap parts in and out on the fly, adapting to threats when they present themselves. In order to fire rounds with no in-air propulsion system, the internals are stronger than normal bolt weapons, to compensate for the immense pressure generated during firing. The long suppressor makes the weapon silent when in use, but when desired, it can be removed for intimidating effects.

## Ammunition

The Bolt Carbine is designed to utilize a variety of specialized ammunition types, providing versatility and adaptability in combat.

* Various Bolter Ammunition
* Traitor's Bane Bolt Round

## Notable Users

* **Aasvogels** - Used by the Carrion Hunter Killers.
* **Angels of Anguish** - The first users of the weapons.
* **Black Fangs** - This Chapter has managed to acquire a small number of bolt carbines for their own use in guerrilla tactics.
* **Solar Leopards** - Extensively used by the Chekavar Skywarriors of the Chapter.