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Bohemond - Bohemond: Bohemond was the High Marshal of the Black Templars Chapter in the mid-32nd Millennium, and took part in the desperate battles against the massive Ork WAAAGH! of the Ork Warboss known as The Beast that threatened the Throneworld of Terra itself during the War of the Beast that took place in 544-546.M32.
Bohemond - History: The Chapter Master of the Black Templars had a fell reputation as a headstrong and strong-willed commander. His Black Templars stood as a force apart from the rest of the Imperial Fists Successor Chapters. They claimed lineage from Rogal Dorn as did the rest, but they cleaved to their own code and practices. When the last surviving Imperial Fists from the disaster on Ardamantua, Captain Koorland, enacted the "Last Wall Protocol," Bohemond agreed to represent his Chapter. A council between the Successor Chapters was to be held in the Phall System.As the longest-serving Chapter Master of the Scions of Dorn Successor Chapters, he agreed to host the council meeting aboard the Battle Barge Abhorrence. Bohemond would later lead his Chapter in the attack by his fellow Scions of Dorn Successor Chapters against the greenskins' massive Attack Moon in orbit over Terra. In the battle's aftermath, a tense meeting was held between the Last Wall Chapter Masters and the Lord Commander of the Imperium, Udin Macht Udo. The outspoken High Marshal expressed his disdain for both the squabbling and weak-willed High Lords of Terra as well as the Lord Commander.After the world of Ullanor Prime was identified as where The Beast and his massive WAAAGH! originated from, Bohemond was one of the central leaders who advocated an Imperial counter-strike in order to kill The Beast and wipe out the Greenskins. He led his Chapter during the invasion of The Beast's homeworld, and the assault upon the capital city of Gorkogrod, fighting alongside the returned Salamanders Primarch Vulkan.During this fight, the High Marshal always led from the forefront of the Astartes' advance, but constantly proved insubordinate to both Captain Koorland and even Vulkan himself. At his wit's end with the High Marshal's constant challenges to Koorland's authority, Vulkan challenged the upstart Chapter Master that whoever could lift his massive Thunder Hammer, Doomtremor, would rightfully assume the mantle of Lord Commander of the Imperium.However, this was a ploy, as the great weapon was so heavy that even an Astartes fully arrayed in Terminator Armour was unable to lift it. Both Bohemond and the Chapter Master of the Crimson Fists, Quesadra, proved unable to lift it. Koorland, however, along with the Chapter Master of the Fists Exemplar, Maximus Thane, and his squad of Astartes lifted the mighty weapon together and managed to launch the Primarch's hammer like a javelin. As Koorland had proved his willingness to work with others, not for individual glory but for the greater good, Vulkan declared Koorland the best candidate to serve as Lord Commander of the Imperium.During the final push on The Beast's temple-Gargant, Bohemond once again objected to following Koorland's leadership when he ordered the Astartes to evacuate and let Vulkan face The Beast alone, in accordance with the Primarch's wishes. Enraged by the High Marshal's callous disregard, he struck Bohemond to the ground. Chastised, the High Marshal remained on the ground, shamed before his fellow Scions of Dorn, until he eventually evacuated with all the rest.
Bolt Caster - Bolt Caster: A Bolt Caster is a double-barelled Bolter used as the primary ranged weapon of the Adeptus Custodes. The Bolt Caster is usually built into the primary weapon used by the Custodians, often a Guardian Spear or Sentinel Blade.In the skilled hands of a Custodian, a Bolt Caster is able to lay down a hail of fire at short range that cuts down the foes of the Emperor with ease.
Bolt Pistol - Bolt Pistol: A Bolt Pistol is a smaller version of the Bolter in standard use by the Space Marines and other Imperial forces such as the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas and certain members of the Astra Militarum and the Imperial Navy.Powerful and utilitarian side arms, Bolt Pistols have seen service within many of the Imperium's military forces since its inception in the 30th Millennium. The current standard pattern in use amongst the Space Marines is the Mark III.Bolt Pistols are also used by many other Imperial forces as well as the Chaos Space Marines. A Bolt Pistol is commonly used in conjunction with a close combat weapon by Space Marine officers, Veterans and close support squads to make them into melee combat specialists.As a Bolt Weapon, the Bolt Pistol is favoured over the Laspistol due to its improved killing ability, although it is less reliable and generally holds fewer shots in its magazine than a Laspistol.A Bolt Pistol magazine carries only 6 to 10 rounds of standard Bolter Ammunition, each weighing about 0.08 kilograms and with a diameter of .75 calibre (19.05 millimetres). The pistol is able to fire either a single shot or a short, three-round burst with each pull of the trigger.While standard Bolters are rarely used by the forces of the Astra Militarum, Bolt Pistols are quite popular amongst the Commissariat, and are also frequently used by junior Astra Militarum and Imperial Navy officers and non-commissioned officers in place of their regular-issue Laspistol sidearms; that is if they are lucky enough to be able to acquire a rare Bolt Pistol sized for normal human hands.It is likely that Bolt Pistols used by the Imperial Guard are smaller than the Astartes Mark III, based upon the observations of the Inquisitor Thaddeus.
Bolt Pistol - Heavy Bolt Pistol: The Heavy Bolt Pistol is a variant of the standard Bolt Pistol that is larger and possesses a more elongated barrel to enhance its range. It is commonly employed by the Reiver Squads and Assault Intercessor Squads of the Primaris Space Marines.
Bolt Pistol - Absolvor Bolt Pistol: The Absolvor Bolt Pistol is a variant pattern of the standard Bolt Pistol used by Primaris Space Marine Chaplains and Apothecaries. It is larger, has a longer barrel to enhance its range and is capable of producing more damage than its standard counterpart, but is somewhat less accurate as a result.
Bolt Pistol - Sources: Black Crusade: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 157Codex Adeptus Astartes - Space Marines (8th Edition), pp. 65, 145, 155, 156Codex: Assassins (2nd Edition), pg. 19Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 83Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 68Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition), pg. 97Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition)Dark Heresy: Ascension (RPG), pg. 138Dark Heresy: Blood of Martyrs (RPG), pg. 114Dark Heresy: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 133Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook (RPG), pp. 109, 171, 187Deathwatch: Core Rulebook (RPG), pg. 146Deathwatch: Rites of Battle (RPG), pg. 134Imperial Armour Volume Four - The Anphelion Project, pg. 126Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One, pg. 154Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two, pg. 124Imperial Armour Volume Seven - The Siege of Vraks - Part Three, pp. 70-71, 92, 138Imperial Armour Volume Eight - Raid on Kastorel Novem, pg. 108Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One, pp. 60, 70, 78, 102, 112, 125,Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two, pp. 70, 90, 108, 120, 133, 138Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara, pp. 114, 116Imperial Armour Volume Twelve - The Fall of Orpheus, pg. 33Imperial Munitorum Manual, pg. 65Only War: Hammer of the Emperor (RPG), pg. 112Rogue Trader Rulebook (RPG) pg. 122Rogue Trader: Faith & Coin (RPG), pg. 82Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisitions (RPG), pg. 50Rogue Trader: The Explorer's Handbook (RPG), pg. 112The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 19The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 76, 103, 107, 126-127, 145, 147The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Extermination (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pp. 44, 66, 68-69, 71, 92, 94-96, 120-123, 140-143The Horus Heresy - Book Four: Conquest (Forge World Series) by Alan Bligh, pg. 159Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (4th Edition)Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition), pg. 14Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook (6th Edition), pp. 54, 56Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook (3rd Edition), pg. 60The Bleeding Chalice (Novel) by Ben Counter
Bolt Revolver - Bolt Revolver: A Bolt Revolver is a hand-held, ballistic, anti-personnel weapon used by the military forces of the Leagues of Votann that is very similar to the Imperial bolter.Like its Imperial counterparts, with which it shares a common technological heritage from pre-Imperial Terra through the STC databases, the Bolt Revolver fires kinetic projectiles known as "bolts" that explode on impact. A Bolt Revolver works like a traditional revolver in that its wielder must fire only one projectile at a time and the weapon possesses a limited amount of ammunition before its six, separate chambers must be reloaded. The Bolt Revolver also has a very short effective range, like all pistols. However, despite these limitations, a Bolt Revolver is more accurate than any other type of Bolt Pistol, whether Imperial or Kin-made.Kin weapons like Bolt Revolvers are superior in almost every respect to those wielded by the agents of the Imperium, since the Kin employ superlative materials and methods in their construction and have no fear of further innovating on an ancient STC design. As a result, the Bolt Revolver still often has a longer range and more stopping power than any of its Imperial equivalents.Bolt Revolvers are a favoured personal weapon among Hernkyn Pioneers.
Bolt Shotgun - Bolt Shotgun: A Bolt Shotgun is a hand-held, ballistic, anti-personnel weapon used by the military forces of the Leagues of Votann that is very similar to the Imperial bolter.Like its Imperial counterparts, with which it shares a common technological heritage from pre-Imperial Terra through the STC databases, the Bolt Shotgun fires kinetic projectiles known as "bolts" that explode on impact. The Bolt Shogun, like a more traditional Shotgun, fires a spray of small, explosive bolts rather than a single, larger projectile, though the range is relatively short. However, in return, at short ranges, the Bolt Shotgun is an excellent assault weapon, possessed of a tremendous amount of stopping power.Kin weapons like Bolt Shotguns are superior in almost every respect to those wielded by the agents of the Imperium, since the Kin employ superlative materials and methods in their construction and have no fear of further innovating on an ancient STC design. As a result, the Bolt Shotgun still often has a longer range and more stopping power than any of its Imperial equivalents.Bolt Shotguns are a favoured personal weapon among Hernkyn Pioneers and is often kept in a holster on their Magna-Coil Grav Bikes within easy reach.
Bolter - Bolter: The bolter, also called a boltgun, and its variants are some of the most powerful, hand-held, ballistic anti-personnel weaponry in use by the military forces of the Imperium of Man. It is a powerful assault weapon that fires explosive kinetic rounds colloquially referred to as bolts.The bolter is a weapon synonymous with the Adeptus Astartes, and rightly so. However, although the Space Marines are its primary users, the bolter finds itself in use in military organisations throughout the Imperium. The weapon is fearsome, with explosive rounds capable of ripping through or blowing apart a foe. The Chaos Space Marines of the Traitor Legions were issued their Legions' bolters before the Horus Heresy, and therefore use generally older variants than the patterns available to present-day Loyalist Space Marines.The bolter is a mid-range, anti-personnel ballistic weapon that lies between the lighter and more compact Bolt Pistol sidearm, and the more effective but more cumbersome Heavy Bolter. The most common standard patterns of bolter can easily be wielded by a Space Marine, but on account of their size and weight, smaller Human-scale pattern bolters are used by the battle-sisters of the Adepta Sororitas.For both the Space Marines and the Sisters of Battle of the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas, the bolter is viewed as a weapon intended by the Emperor of Mankind to bring His wrath to the enemies of Mankind. Both a weapon and an item of devotion to the Emperor, an Astartes' bolter is carefully tended by its user.Indeed, a good part of the daily firing rituals performed by the Space Marines when not at war is spent carefully tending to the bolter's multiple mechanisms and entreating its Machine Spirit, to ensure the weapon is always ready for war.Every Astartes carries a bolter lovingly handcrafted by the Artificers of his Chapter's Armoury or by one of the Adeptus Mechanicus Forge Worlds. At each point in its construction, special rituals are observed by the Artificers or Tech-priests. The bolters used by the Space Marines are known to be coded to Astartes genetic signatures so that they are only functional for members of the Adeptus Astartes.
Bolter - History: The boltgun, or bolter as it is also known, has been the standard armament of the Adeptus Astartes for as long as Space Marines have defended the Imperium. But this was not always the case. The ancient Space Marine Legions once utilised Volkite Weapons, a class of powerful thermal ray weapons whose technology is pre-Imperial in origin and dates back to the Age of Strife. These compact weapons possessed considerable killing power, surpassing most other armaments of their size.Unfortunately, Volkite Weapons of the various types were difficult to manufacture, even for the most able of the Mechanicum's forges, and the demands of the expanding Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium swiftly overwhelmed the supply of these relic-weapons. Furthermore, Volkite armaments were somewhat lacking in effective range, and had high maintenance requirements that were unsuitable for the wartime needs of the burgeoning crusade. Once relatively common within the fledgling Space Marine Legions, Volkite Weapons had fallen largely from favour by the time the Horus Heresy began in the early 31st Millennium and had been superseded by the far more flexible and utilitarian Terran bolter.A brutally efficient weapon, the bolter fires mass-reactive bolts at its targets, each one a self-propelled missile which explodes with devastating effectiveness after penetrating its target. The fear and awe that bolter fire creates makes it a perfect weapon for shock troops, the hammering thunder of the guns mixing terrifyingly with the dull, wet explosions as flesh is blown apart.To the Space Marines, the Boltgun is far more than just a weapon; it is a symbol of his position as a chosen warrior of the Emperor and a physical representation of Mankind's supremacy. A Boltgun is a treasured weapon, but in the hands of a Space Marine it is a divine instrument of his wrath, a bringer of swift death whose howling blast is a prayer to the gods of battle.Bolters can only be made by skilled artisans and so are produced only in limited quantities, but always to the highest standards and using only the finest materials available. Even bolter rounds or "bolts," cannot be easily fabricated outside of specialised workshops, and the weapons require regular servicing if they are to function properly. Each Space Marine is scrupulous in their attention to their boltguns, regularly performing rituals of maintenance less he anger his weapon's Machine Spirit.
Bolter - Standard Bolter Ammunition: Bolter Ammunition (a bolt) is primarily a .75 calibre rocket-propelled round. Whereas conventional solid slugs utilise a propellant charge contained in a casing that forces the bullet down the barrel upon ignition, in contrast, a bolt is self-propelled; it features its own integrated solid fuel propellant that propels the bolt at high speeds, essentially acting like a miniature rocket.The propellant itself is shaped to control the bolt's direction and speed; however, this method of rocket propulsion would normally warp the barrel due to gas pressure. The bolter uses an ingenious two-stage method to prevent this.As well as the rocket propellant, a small conventional charge is also utilised. This charge is strong enough to force the bolt out of the barrel at a significant muzzle velocity, and simultaneously ignite the bolt's propellant. The rocket-propellant is precisely fused to ignite immediately as the bolt leaves the barrel, alleviating any possibility of pressure build-up. The bolt then accelerates toward the target under its own power.The .75 calibre is now the standard for bolts in the late 41st Millennium. However, during the early days of the Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium, there were bolters that made use of variable calibre ammunition. This included the ancient Tigris Pattern Bolter, which fired .60 calibre bolts, and the Phobos Pattern Bolter, which made use of .70 calibre bolts. The Space Marine Legions' archaic Ikanos Pattern Bolt Pistol made use of a .50 calibre bolt.Standard bolter ammunition utilises a mass-reactive fuse, designed to penetrate the target before detonating within, maximising damage to the target and leaving little chance for survival.
Bolter - Construction: The bolter is complex to produce and requires dedicated maintenance, which prevents it from being issued more widely throughout the Astra Militarum. The standard pattern bolter is also simply far too heavy to be wielded effectively by the average Human being or Imperial Guard soldier. The bolter is far more susceptible to being fouled by dirt and mishandling than the basic Lasgun issued to Imperial Guardsmen, requiring much more training to use than the Guard is ready to invest in the standard line Guardsman.The bolter's need for physical ammunition as opposed to power packs demands far more logistical organisation to supply than the standard Lasgun, and Astartes Chapters have been known to go through a mountainous stockpile of rounds during a single campaign.However, the Space Marines wear massive suits of Power Armour that further enhance their already prodigious genetically-enhanced strength and allows them to control the powerful recoil of the weapon, and the armour also enhances the already prodigious skill of the individual warrior with autosense uplinks and suit-integrated targeting systems. This makes the bolter a good fit as the primary weapon for the Chapters of the Adeptus Astartes, who have used it since the Space Marine Legions were first raised at the dawn of the Great Crusade in the late 30th Millennium.
Bolter - Bolter Ammunition Types: The most common bolter cartridge is the .75 calibre explosive tipped mass-reactive bolt. However, Space Marines use a variety of other ammunition, each tailored for specific needs:
Bolter - Standard Bolt: The Standard Bolt is the standard-issue antipersonnel ammunition for the bolter. It is designed to penetrate a target and detonate, causing horrific injuries.Internal DetailsA solid-fuel rocket propellant baseAn outer casing containing conventional chargeGyrostabiliserMass-reactive fuse. Has a split-second timer to delay detonation upon impact until after the shot penetrates the target.Hardened diamantine penetrating tip. This allows for the bolt to penetrate most armour before detonation.Main ChargeDepleted deuterium core. This is a very dense material, adding weight and thus momentum to the round when in flight. This aids in the bolt's penetration of the victim.
Bolter - Kraken Penetrator Rounds: Kraken Penetrator Rounds are potent, more power armour-piercing rounds than the standard bolt. The deuterium core is replaced by a solid adamantium core and uses a heavier main charge. Upon impact, the outer casing peels away and the high-velocity adamantium needle accelerates into the victim, where the larger detonator propels shards of super-hardened metal further into the wound. These are effective against heavily-armoured infantry.Internal DetailsThe main charge is increased to enable a larger explosion.The deuterium core is replaced by a core of pure adamantium to optimise the penetration of reinforced armour.
Bolter - Inferno Bolt: Inferno Bolts are designed to immolate their targets and destroy them with superheated chemical fire. The deuterium core is replaced with an oxy-phosphorus gel, known as promethium. However, due to the decreased projectile mass, armour-piercing capabilities are compromised.(It should be noted that the Thousand Sons Traitor Legion has their own similarly-named but unrelated type of Inferno Bolts, which are actually psychically-bound slugs that release arcane energies; these slugs explode with sorcerous Warp energies upon impact.)Internal DetailsIn this bolt, the deuterium core is replaced with a special gel that ignites with oxygen.
Bolter - Hellfire Bolt: Hellfire bolts were created as one of the Imperium's desperate measures to stem the predations of Tyranid assaults within the galaxy. Each bolt is tipped with thousands of needles and a vial of mutagenic acid capable of dissolving its way through citin and carapace with equal ease.When the round enters the target's body, the vial shatters and the needles pierce the victim's flesh, pumping the acid into the target. Such is the success of the Hellfire bolt that it has found a use against a variety of foes, its acid just as effective at killing other foul xenos.Internal DetailsIn this bolt, the deuterium core is replaced with a vial of mutagenic acid. The point is also replaced with a chemical substance that causes the vial to detonate once it has penetrated the enemy's armour.
Bolter - Metal Storm Frag Bolt: In the Metal Storm Frag Bolt, the mass-reactive fuse of the standard bolt is replaced with a proximity fuse, and the deuterium core and Diamantine tip are replaced with increased high-explosives and a fragmentation casing. This means the bolt explodes when it nears an enemy, creating a lethal hail of shrapnel. This bolt is capable of inflicting casualties on multiple lightly-armoured targets, but its effectiveness is dramatically reduced when facing heavily-armoured foes like Chaos Space Marines.Internal DetailsMini-gyrostabiliserFragmentation CasingIncreased ChargeFragmentation ChargeProximity Detector
Bolter - Stalker Silenced Shells: Stalker Silenced Shells are bolts with low sound signatures, meant for covert fighting. They are often used in conjunction with an M40 Targeter System, an extended barrel, and a stock to create a sniping weapon system. A gas cartridge replaces both the propellant base and main charge for silent firing, but this sacrifices muzzle velocity as a result. A solidified mercury slug replaces the mass-reactive warhead for lethality at sub-sonic projectile speed. These rounds are used when stealth and precision are required.Internal DetailsGas CartridgeSolidified Mercury SlugSmooth Diamantine Tip
Bolter - Antiphasic Shells: Utilised by Deathwatch Kill-teams, these precious rounds were developed using an unknown technology to help prevent Necrons from "phasing out" and returning to their Tomb complexes. In this way Imperial forces can ensure that even their undying foes stay dead.
Bolter - Banestrike Shells: These mysterious variant bolt shells, believed to have been designed in secret within the armouries of the Alpha Legion long before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy, had it seems a sole purpose; to breach the Ceramite Power Armour of Space Marines. Used openly for the first time at the Drop Site Massacre on Istvaan V in 006.M31, their dense explosive cores and firing stresses reduced their range and swiftly degraded the firing weapon, but their effect against the betrayed Loyalist Legions were devastating.Fortunately for the Loyalists, supplies of these difficult to manufacture munitions were limited, and only the Alpha Legion and the Sons of Horus were able to field them in substantial numbers beyond that incident of brutal treachery during the Heresy. These shells were primarily utilised by the Legion Seeker Squads of the Alpha Legion and the Reaver Attack Squads of the Sons of Horus.
Bolter - Bloodshard Shells: Bloodshard Shells are large, bolt-shaped shells intended to be fired only by the Angelus Pattern Bolter used by the Sanguinary Guard of the Blood Angels Chapter and their Successor Chapters. Each Bloodshard contains a payload of razor-filament that can shred most known forms of armour upon impact.
Bolter - Dragonfire Bolts: Dragonfire Bolts are hollow-shelled bolts that are issued for use by Sternguard Veterans, and explode with a gout of superheated gas that can eliminate the value of cover for enemy troops. Any targets struck receive full damage even when partially protected by cover.
Bolter - Helfrost Bolts: Used exclusively by the Space Wolves Chapter, Helfrost Bolts are bolt rounds tipped with helfrost warheads. In battle, the glittering rounds impart their freezing payload as they explode deep in the flesh of their victims. Few enemies can survive both the destructive force of a detonating bolt shell and the frigid blast of the shattering glimmerfrost crystal.
Bolter - Kraken Bolts: Kraken Bolts were specialised bolter shells with an enhanced adamantium core and improved propellant, and were utilised by Seeker Squads during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras of the late 30th and early 31st Millennia, as well as Sternguard Veterans in modern times. They possessed superior armour-piercing properties and increased range compared to standard bolts, but the expense and resources required to create them kept them in limited issue.
Bolter - Psycannon Bolts: Psycannon Bolts are used by the Inquisition, primarily the Ordo Malleus and its secret Grey Knights Chapter. They are very similar in nature to the rounds fired by their namesake, the Psycannon, and are similarly used against psychic Heretic and daemonic targets. Of all the rounds available to the bolter, these are the most expensive, as each and every bolt is inscribed with arcane runes on a microscopic level.According to some sources, the bolts derive their anti-psychic effect from being impregnated with an extremely rare negative psychic energy; the sole source of this energy is a metabolic byproduct of the Emperor of Mankind's Golden Throne.The anti-psychic nature of these rounds are not only effective at destroying daemonic targets but also highly efficient at piercing the powerful barriers created by force field generators (such as the Tau Shield Generator and the Imperium's own Iron Halo, Conversion Field and Storm Shield).
Bolter - Scorpius Bolts: During the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy eras, Scorpius Bolts were individually hand-crafted by the Techmarines of a Space Marine Legion's armoury. These specialised shells utilised a two-stage warhead which contained a micro-guidance system and a needle-like sabot dart that vapourises when striking an armoured target, providing enhanced armour penetration effects. Scorpius Bolts were rare and temperamental munitions which were hand-loaded into a bolter for firing.
Bolter - Seeker Bolts: Seekers Bolts are unique, hand-crafted rounds created by Chaplain Boreas of the Dark Angels Chapter. Each bolt contains a miniaturised Cogitator that detects the infrared heat signature of a target and then steers the bolt unerringly towards it.
Bolter - Tempest Bolts: Tempest Bolts replace the standard mass-reactive core and armour-piercing tip of a bolt with a fragmentation shell encasing a powerful micro-explosive proximity charge. This has the effect of showering a target with a murderous storm of shrapnel.These heavier rounds, however, lack range compared to standard bolt shells. Produced only on Mars, Tempest Bolts were designed to be particularly effective at incapacitating machines and other electronic devices. Such bolts are highly effective against targets like combat robots and cyborgs whose bodies are now more machine than organic tissue.
Bolter - Vengeance Rounds: Vengeance Round bolts are designed for use against heavy infantry and armoured targets. Each bolt has a volatile core utilising unstable flux core technology that makes them hazardous to use, but extremely potent at penetrating through heavily armoured targets. They are especially effective at punching clean through even the Ceramite plates of Power Armour. As their name implies, these bolts were developed by the Imperium specifically to target the Chaos Space Marines of the Traitor Legions.
Bolter - Hyperfrag Rounds: Hyperfrag rounds are used only in the Mark III Shrike Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle used by Eliminator Squads. Hyperfrag rounds detonate in a shower of shrapnel, sending out a cloud of lacerating shards that devastates closely-packed infantry.
Bolter - Executioner Rounds: Executionner rounds are used only in the Mark III Shrike Pattern Sniper Bolt Rifle used by Eliminator Squads.Executioner rounds are sophisticated self-guiding missiles slaved to a miniaturised cogitator that can seek their target behind cover, even changing direction mid-flight with tiny bursts of ballistic propellant.
Bolter - Mortis Bolts: Mortis bolts are used only in the Mark III Shrike Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle used by Eliminator Squads. Mortis bolts spew self-replicating mutagenic toxins into the flesh of the target, causing the rapid and complete collapse of all vital biological systems while making for a horrifying spectacle in the bargain.
Bolter - Bolter Magazines: As well as the different types of ammunition available for the weapon, there have also been several different types of magazines. The standard magazine for the bolter is the sickle magazine.Sickle Magazine: The standard-issue magazine, seen on most bolter patterns. The magazine's shape is slightly curved to take up less space, and carries 20 to 30 bolts.Straight Magazine: A straight version of the sickle magazine. It holds less ammunition (only 10 to 20 bolts), but is easier to load in more intense situations.Drum Magazine: Drum magazines are a relatively rare sight in the 41st Millennium. This is due to their unreliability; drum magazines have an unfortunate tendency to jam. However, drums can carry up to 40, 60 or even 100 bolts, negating the need to reload as often. Despite the frequent jamming, they still brook some favour with local Hive Gangs or planetary defence militia. They are also frequently seen on Storm Bolters or in brutal assaults, where running empty in a firefight can mean certain death.Belt Feed: Some troops forgo using magazines at all, preferring to feed the bolts directly into the firing chamber using a linked belt. Because the belt is exposed to the elements, it is frequently clogged with dirt or dust. This can, like the Drum Magazine, lead to jamming, and is rarely used within the Imperium. However, it is very commonly used by the Chaos Space Marines of the Ruinous Powers. Note that Space Marine Heavy Bolters have the ammunition belt protected by a tough, flexible feed chute.Duplus X: This type of magazine is quite popular amongst local planetary law enforcement or Hive Gangs. It involves two standard Sickle Magazines which are attached together by some means, usually a band of cloth or tape (similar to the "ready-mags" of ancient Terra). This means when the weapon has to be reloaded, the user can simply flip the magazines around and insert the loaded magazine. This type is rarely produced officially, usually being "manufactured" by those who utilise it.
Bolter - Other Bolt Weapons: Although the bolter is the Adeptus Astartes' weapon of choice for Space Marine Tactical Squads, it is by no means the only bolt weapon in the Astartes arsenal. As well as the variants of the standard bolter, there are several different bolt weapons.
Bolter - Bolt Pistol: The Bolt Pistol is a common variant of the bolter, and apart from the Space Marines, is also available to officers and seasoned veterans of the Imperial Guard. They are often awarded to commissars, both for battle and to perform field executions of those too cowardly to serve the Emperor properly, leading to the weapon being nicknamed the "Bravery Bolter."A standard Bolt Pistol magazine, due to varying manufacturing skills and machinery, is capable of housing between 6 and 12 rounds of ammunition. Such weapons are often used by the Assault Squads of the Space Marines, the Sisters of Battle, and the Heretic Astartes.Many users of the Bolt Pistol prefer to wield a Bolt Pistol in one hand and a melee weapon, such as a Chainsword, in the other, allowing them to switch from a firefight to a close-quarters battle instantly. In extended engagements, when reloading can mean almost certain death, a drum magazine can be utilised, with the same capacity as those used on Storm Bolters.
Bolter - Heavy Bolt Pistol: The Heavy Bolt Pistol is a variant of the standard Bolt Pistol that is larger and possesses a more elongated barrel to enhance its accuracy and range. It is commonly employed by the Reiver Squads of the Primaris Space Marines.
Bolter - Combi-Bolter: Similar to the Storm Bolter, the Twin-Linked Bolter or Combi-bolter is simply two standard pattern bolters slaved to fire together. It was a bulky and somewhat crude, but very effective, weapon prototype that was gaining widespread use at the time of the Horus Heresy.The Combi-bolter was a much more common weapon during the Horus Heresy era than at present in the Imperium. Chaos Space Marine Attack Bikes are still often equipped with the Combi-bolter, though the Storm Bolter has replaced it as standard in the Imperial armoury.Additionally, the bolter can be combined with another weapon instead of a second bolter, whether a Plasma Gun, Meltagun, Flamer or Grav-Gun. These Combi-weapons were also developed at the time of the Horus Heresy in an effort to augment the tactical flexibility of Terminators, and are still in use today, mainly by Sternguard Veterans and their Chaos counterparts.
Bolter - Storm Bolter: The Storm Bolter is a double-barreled version of the bolter. As it is designed for brutal assault, and consumes more ammunition than a normal bolter, it is not normally utilised by Space Marines attired in standard Power Armour. However, they are standard issue for Space Marine Terminators, and often serve as an Imperial tank's pintle-mounted weapon. They are also used by the Grey Knights as a gauntlet-mounted weapon, with its feed sourced from the back of their armour or from a magazine on the side of the gauntlet (as seen in Dawn of War - Dark Crusade).Like bolters, Imperial Guard veterans and officers rarely can be seen carrying a Storm Bolter. The Sisters of Battle also will sometimes designate a member of a squad to carry a Storm Bolter as a special weapon. Due to the weapons' high munitions consumption, and the lack of manual dexterity in Terminator Armour, most Storm Bolters are fed from a large box magazine, carrying approximately 60-150 bolts depending on the size and style of the magazine.When the weapon is used without Terminator Armour, it usually has a more conventional magazine containing 60 bolts, which, given the double barrels and firing mechanism, gives the wielder approximately 30 shots before the magazine has to be replaced. A Storm Bolter's rounds are identical to those fired from Bolt Pistols and bolters.Before the Storm Bolter was created by the Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus after the Heresy, Terminators were often equipped with special Combi-weapons which were essentially two bolters fused together. These "Combi-bolters" were capable of a higher rate of fire than the Storm Bolter when at short range, but without a synchronised firing mount were less effective at longer range.As the Storm Bolter was one of the few perfections of preexisting technology the Imperium achieved after the Horus Heresy, Storm Bolters have replaced Combi-bolters in Imperial armies, while Heretic Astartes generally still use the original twin-linked bolters instead.
Bolter - Heavy Bolter: The Heavy Bolter is a powerful fire support weapon. Unlike other bolt weapons, it uses a much larger calibre round and is in common use by all but the Imperium's least well-equipped martial forces, such as backwater Imperial worlds' Planetary Defence Force units. It has a high rate of fire, a long range, is inexpensive to manufacture, and tolerant of mistreatment by inexperienced users. It is commonly equipped on Imperial tanks and a variety of vehicles, as well as on fixed defences, as an anti-infantry weapon.Heavy Bolters operate differently to other bolt weapons. Instead of a firing pin physically striking the bolt shell to activate the projectile, a specific electronic pulse is applied in the firing chamber. Bolts are fed into the chamber by an electric motor, rather than exhaust gases cycling the action as in other bolt weapons.Exhaust gases are only used to generate the power needs of the weapon; the initial power and the impulse for the first round are provided by working a slide on the weapons side. These features enable the Heavy Bolter to maintain rates of fire that are physically impossible for a standard bolter or Bolt Pistol.Due to its bulk and weight, Astra Militarum infantry operate Heavy Bolters using a two-man team, mounting the weapon on a tripod. A single Space Marine, being physically much larger and stronger than a normal human, can carry both the Heavy Bolter and its ammunition alone, and fire it from a braced standing position (even with very little aid from the servos of their Power Armour).Space Marine Scouts without Power Armour can fire Heavy Bolters in this manner. The Sisters of Battle, with the assistance of their own Power Armour-augmented strength, are also capable of carrying the Heavy Bolter and ammunition alone. When used in this way by heavy infantry, the weapon itself is carried with both hands and fired from the hip, with the ammunition belt-fed from a backpack.Optical aiming is provided by a Heads-up Display (HUD) and an integrated laser pointer mounted just above the Heavy Bolter's barrel. Heavy Bolters are also referred to as "Back Breakers" or the "Bruisers", particularly amongst the inhabitants of various hive cities' underhives who have felt its kiss in the myriad battles between Underhive gangs.
Bolter - Assault Bolter: Centuries of tinkering improvements by Archmagos Belisarius Cawl has resulted in the creation of the Assault Bolter -- a hand-held pistol version of the conventional Heavy Bolter outfitted with a large box magazine and high-speed autoloader. Although short-ranged, its rate of fire and damage are considerable, with the recoil contained by a mag-shield. These deadly weapons are primarily utilised by Primaris Space Marines Inceptor Squads.
Bolter - Avenger Mega Bolter: An Avenger Mega Bolter is a deadly and formidable rapid-firing weapon notably used by the Dark Angels Space Marine Chapter's elite 2nd Company, known as the Ravenwing, and by the Dark Angels' Unforgiven Successor Chapters, although Avenger strike aircraft and Space Marine Fire Raptors also are armed with them.The Avenger Mega Bolter is a smaller version of the Vulcan Mega Bolter, with only one set of rotating barrels instead of two. Nose-mounted on the Dark Angels' deadly air corps of Nephilim Jetfighters and other fliers, they have proven an ideal weapon for these nimble support crafts, allowing them to both engage opposing flyers in deadly dogfights and carve easily through enemy infantry and vehicle squadrons on ground attack strafing runs.
Bolter - Vulcan Mega Bolter: A Vulcan Mega Bolter is an immense, pneumatically-driven, five-barrelled, air-cooled, electrically-fired rotary weapon that makes use of Heavy Bolter ammunition. This weapon is commonly mounted on Imperial Titans and super-heavy armoured vehicles. The Vulcan Mega Bolter is comprised of dual heavy-calibre, rotating Bolters with multiple barrels. Its staggering rate of fire makes it an ideal weapon for use against infantry, light vehicles and even small structures.Indeed, the Vulcan Mega Bolter is one of the most potent and effective anti-infantry weapons available to the armed forces of the Imperium of Man, and its fire easily carves through Heretics and xenos alike with shells larger than Human skulls, firing two at a time and leaving a carbonised reek in the air.
Bolter - Bolt Rifle: The Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle is still essentially the archetypal firearm of the Adeptus Astartes, but now re-engineered, re-crafted and perfected for use by the transhuman warriors of the newly-created Primaris Space Marines. This pattern of bolter was named for its creator, Archmagos Dominus Belisarius Cawl. Like all weapons in the bolter family, the Bolt Rifle fires small, self-propelled missiles known as bolts which explode with devastating effect.The Bolt Rifle has a longer range and slightly more penetrating power compared to the standard-issue bolter of the Firstborn Adeptus Astartes. This bolter variant is intended to be highly modular, allowing for variants to be easily created, depending upon tactical need.
Bolter - Auto Bolt Rifle: An Auto Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle that has been altered to make use of a high-capacity, drum-shaped, rotary magazine and was created for use by the Primaris Space Marines. However, this increased rate of fire comes at the cost of range compared to the standard Bolt Rifle. It can be used by individual Primaris Marines or hardwired as a twin-linked version into a vehicle like the Invader ATV.
Bolter - Heavy Auto Bolt Rifle: A Heavy Auto Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Auto Bolt Rifle that has greater range than the standard variant of the weapon.
Bolter - Bellicos Bolt Rifle: The Forge World of Bellicos was a closely guarded secret, a hidden weapons-testing facility given dispensation to practise near-heretical levels of technological innovation.Before it was swallowed by the Great Rift, the planet managed to dispatch a single cargo hauler containing prototype Bolt Rifles of an incredibly advanced pattern. These weapons are regarded with a near-religious reverence by the Adeptus Astartes for their bellicose lethality, and to wield one is considered a paramount honour.
Bolter - Stalker Bolter: The Stalker Bolter is a variant of the standard Godwyn Mark Vb Pattern Bolter Bolter. It is modified with an elongated barrel and M40 Targeter System range-finding scope to greatly increase its range and is used by the Space Marines in the role of a precision assault rifle or as a highly-accurate sniper weapon.
Bolter - Stalker Bolt Rifle: The Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle used by the Primaris Space Marines has several variants. One of these includes the Stalker Bolt Rifle. It possesses a longer barrel to increase its accuracy and range over that of the standard model and an advanced range-finding scope to aid its wielder in precision sniper assignments.
Bolter - Heavy Stalker Bolt Rifle: The Heavy Stalker Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Stalker Bolt Rifle that possesses an even longer barrel to increase its range over the standard version of the weapon.
Bolter - Bolt Carbine: The Bolt Carbine is a more compact variant of the standard Bolt Rifle utilised by Primaris Space Marines, particularly those who serve in Reiver Squads.The Bolt Carbine has a shortened barrel, which reduces its range compared to a standard Bolt Rifle and an extra hand-grip just below the bore.
Bolter - Marksman Bolt Carbine: A Marksman Bolt Carbine is a variant of the standard Bolt Carbine that is outfitted with adjustable marksman sights that allows a Primaris Marine Infiltrator to strike a target at greater range and with more accuracy than the standard Bolt Carbine.
Bolter - Occulus Bolt Carbine: The Occulus Bolt Carbine is a compact version of the standard bolter utilised by Vanguard Lieutenants and Primaris Marine Incursors. It has a shortened barrel and is equipped with a highly sophisticated Occulus sight array.When combined with a Divinator-class Auspex, the Occulus sight array can feed directly into a transpectral combat visor. It employs a slaved Machine Spirit (artificial intelligence) to collate the findings at a thousand times the speed of human thought and feed the resultant data into the Incursor's field of vision.Armed with this tightly-controlled flood of intelligence, warriors armed with this weapon system fight in an almost precognitive fashion. Incursors can see their foes through solid walls, thick smoke and absolute darkness; they can detect the high-altitude telltales of incoming drop troops, the prematerialisation energy signatures of teleporting foes and the tectonic tremors that indicate enemies about to emerge from tunnels, ducts and the like.
Bolter - Bolt Sniper Rifle: The primary armament of Vanguard Marine Eliminator Squads is the Mark III Shrike Pattern Bolt Sniper Rifle.The optical sights of this weapon can be tailored for any situation, from thermoscopic vision to precision Auspex scans that can penetrate several metres through solid matter.Once marked, there is nowhere for an Eliminator's prey to hide, and no amount of protective armour that can stop the killing shot.The Bolt Sniper Rifle can be outfitted with special ammunition to deal with different tactical situations, including Hyperfrag rounds, Executioner rounds, and Mortis bolts, as described above.
Bolter - Instigator Bolt Carbine: The Instigator Bolt Carbine is a compact, master-crafted version of the standard bolter used by Vanguard Marine Captains and Eliminator Sergeants for stealthy kills.The Instigator Bolt Carbine is outfitted with a suppressor on the end of its barrel and is capable of striking near-silently at extreme long ranges.
Bolter - Psycannon: The Psycannon is a weapon created specifically by the Imperium to combat Daemons and the other entities of the Immaterium. The Psycannon is a more powerful version of the bolter, equivalent to a Heavy Bolter utilising high-calibre, psychically-charged, ritually-inscribed silver-tipped bolts.The weapon's bolt, called a "psybolt," is devastating to the psyches and material bodies of psychic creatures, such as psykers, Daemons, and Daemonhosts, those individuals who have been possessed by the daemonic entities of the Warp.
Bolter - Forge Bolter: A Forge Bolter is a type of heavy bolter weapon that is mounted on the shoulder of the power armour of Primaris Techmarines.
Bolter - Executor Bolt Rifle: The Executor Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle primarily used by Heavy Intercessors. It has a longer range, does more damage and is capable of greater armour penetration than the standard pattern Bolt Rifle.It is similar in appearance to the Heavy Bolt Rifle and Hellstorm Bolt Rifle variants of the Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle, save for its box-shaped magazine in which the bolt ammunition is exposed.
Bolter - Heavy Bolt Rifle: The Heavy Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle primarily used by Heavy Intercessors. Its elongated barrel gives it a greater range than the standard Bolt Rifle.
Bolter - Hellstorm Bolt Rifle: The Hellstorm Bolt Rifle is a variant of the Mark II Cawl Pattern Bolt Rifle primarily used by Heavy Intercessors. It possesses a drum-shaped magazine and is capable of a higher rate of fire than the standard Bolt Rifle.It looks similar in appearance to the Heavy Bolt Rifle and the Executor Bolt Rifle save for its differently shaped magazine.
Bolter - Vratine Bolter: The Vratine Bolter is a boltgun of ancient and ornate Terran design that was sized to be used by mortals and was the preferred standard weapon of the Sisters of Silence.
Bolter - Nemesis Bolter: The Nemesis Bolter was a variant of the Sisters of Silence's Vratine Bolter which possessed a longer range than its standard counterpart.