Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle

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## Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle

Consternator Pattern "*Nubian*" Bolt Sniper Rifle

## Production and service

### **Used by**

Various Adeptus Astartes Chapters, including the Aasvogels

## Specifications

### **Cartridge**

"Traitor's Bane" (Long) Round
Various Bolt Rounds

### **Sight system**

Optical scope

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The **Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle** 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 Mark IX Sniper Rifle, unraveling its intricate design and unlocking its technological secrets. It features a telescopic sight and fires solid projectiles with incredible accuracy, allowing the wielder to target weak points and distant enemies effectively.

## Overview

The Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle serves as the primary long-range weapon for various Adeptus Astartes Chapters. Its optical sights offer versatile customization, ranging from telescopic sight to precise Auspex scans capable of penetrating solid matter by several meters. Once a target is marked, there is no escape for an Eliminator's prey, as no amount of protective armor can withstand the lethal shot. The Bolt Sniper Rifle can also be equipped with specialized ammunition for different tactical scenarios, such as Traitor's Bane rounds, Hyperfrag rounds, Executioner rounds, and Mortis bolts.

## Design

The Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle holds a distinguished reputation as a formidable and esteemed weapon. It is frequently favored by Space Marine snipers within various Vanguard Marine squads. Every Consternator Pattern rifle is equipped with the following essential systems:

* **Tailor Made** - Each individual Consternator Pattern is meticulously customized to suit the assigned Battle-Brother. The rifle's stock and hand guard are precisely tailored 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 Sniper Rifle's accuracy. However, due to the specialized furniture, it becomes uncomfortable and practically impossible for anyone else to wield without extensive modifications.
* **30x Scope** - The formidable 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** - The integrated silencer and flash concealer combination effectively minimizes both the muzzle flash and the distinctive sound produced by a bolt weapon.
* **Highly Accurate** - The Consternator possesses exceptional accuracy and balance, thanks to its long barrel, built-in recoil compensators, and under-barrel bipod. This well-designed weapon enables precise aiming and stability during operation. Furthermore, its bolt-action ammunition ensures both remarkable accuracy and devastating impact on its intended target.

## Variants

### **Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle**

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

### **Consternator Pattern "*Nubian*" Bolt Sniper Rifle**

Earning its moniker as the "Tank Hunter," the "Nubian" variant stands out with an extended barrel that accommodates larger caliber bolter rounds, enabling it to eliminate enemy tanks from strategic positions behind the front lines. Its only drawback is that it has a smaller scope and a reduced magazine size, despite accommodating larger caliber rounds.

### **Warpstalker Force Rifle**

The Warpstalker sniper rifle is the weapon of choice for the Soulweaver snipers of the Black Fangs Chapter. The Warpstalker is based on the Consternator Pattern Bolt Sniper produced by the Forge World Horicoln. It is a sleek, black, and highly advanced weapon designed specifically for long-range engagements. The venom rounds used in the Warpstalker break apart on impact, releasing the potent toxin within. When fired from this weapon, the venomous ammunition is infused with a dose of warp energy, causing the impact to have enhanced effects on the target and those around it. The rifle is fitted with a powerful optical scope to give the Soulweaver the line of sight necessary to control their venomous payloads. Warpstalker rifles can also use traditional rifle ammunition, including the long rifle version of the Traitor's Bane Bolt.

## Ammunition

The Consternator employs specialized high-velocity ammunition, meticulously crafted for optimal trajectory and armor-piercing capabilities. These advanced rounds incorporate advanced technologies and aerodynamic enhancements, ensuring unrivaled precision and devastating impact. Continual refinement by the Tech-Priests guarantees that the ammunition remains at the forefront of sniper weaponry, providing a lethal edge on the battlefield.

* Various Bolter Ammunition
* "Traitor's Bane" (Long) Round - More recently, the Black Fangs Chapter has developed the "Traitor's Bane" (Long) round, a modification of the standard APHE round to utilise a tandem warhead for more effective use against the enhanced physiologies of targets such as Traitor Astartes while being more covert. The Adamantine tip has been replaced by a shaped charge to cut through the armour of the target, before an explosive "needle" enters the gap and explodes within, causing massive internal damage. The round has a larger initial charge and uses a short-burn gas cartridge to maintain the range but keep the round subsonic for most of the flight time, improving it's covert properties. The design for this round has been shared with the other Adeptus Astartes Chapters, with a number likewise adopting it for their rifles.

## Notable Users

* **Aasvogels** - Used by the Carrion Hunter Killers.
* **Angels of Anguish** - The first user of the design.
* **Black Fangs** - This Chapter has managed to acquire a small number of rifles for their own use. While predominantly an adherent to guerrilla tactics, they recognise the need for longer ranged, more static firepower to support the mobile forward units.
* **Sons of Zeus** - Used by the Designated Sharp Shooters in every battle-line squad with a specilized EMP explosive bolter round for vehicles and advanced electronics and/or their special Krak ammunition known to the chapter as "Zeus's Thunder", which is used against heavy armor such as Heretic Astartes.