LASGUNS - The Weapon of the Astra Militarum

LASGUNS - The Weapon of the Astra Militarum
Called the 'flashlight' by many, the Lasgun is one of the most universally seen weapon in the grim darkness of the far future.
The lasgun, what it is and what it does.

Continuation of the Story of Commissar Rikart and the Chaos invasion.

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[baldermort]

LASGUNS - The Weapon of the Astra Militarum
Called the 'flashlight' by many, the Lasgun is one of the most universally seen weapon in the grim darkness of the far future.
The lasgun, what it is and what it does.

Continuation of the Story of Commissar Rikart and the Chaos invasion.

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[elitemook]

This is my lasgun! There are many like it but mine is the worst! - IG creed.

[Mister_Kourkoutas]

“The Legionnare who scoffs at a lasgun has never had to charge across an open field against a hundred of them.” - anonymous Chaos Space Marine of the Black Legion

[MrTappers]

RR

I'm thinking the humble Sentinel. A true underdog of a vehicle and a favorite of mine for ages now.

[nonyabeeznuss]

As a former US Marine, I always liked that the lasgun depicts something very true about infantry life most civs dont ever learn about. You don't go to war with the best equipment there is, you usually go with what you have. My first combat deployment I went to afghanistan with a rifle manufactured, then re-manufactured already before I was even born, then remanufactured again twice before I eventually grew up and carried it to war. Its probably still in some poor private's hands, still going to war long after my service was complete.

To tell the truth, the guardsman with a shoddy falling to pieces lasgun older than he is really isn't that far fetched or unrealistic. Hell, an army unit recently discovered a .50 cal machinegun thier unit was using was originally manufactured during WW1 over a century ago.

[TheIfifi]

RR

I believe someone mentioned the Elysian drop troopers?

"The enemy think themselves victorious, they have our commissar surrounded and at their mercy, potential reinforcements are too far away. Alas, the enemy did not count for us! Feet first into hell!"

[eleventhprimarch]

RR

Commisar Caiaphas Cain shows up, accidentally saves everything, and fucks off stealing his glory.

[darkmagpiestudios]

"Vulnerable area of the armor" also known as: The Space marine not wearing his helmet.

[MultiCommissar]

One lasgun does does diddly.
Now take 500 lasguns. That's a whole lot of diddly.

[standardissuecommissar]

Guardsman: I won't dissapoint the Emperor sir! I'll make the Astra Militarum proud!
Commissar: Astra mili-what? You're in THE GUARD son!

[TheSkeletonVA]

RR Ciaphus Cain and the Valhallans arrive via warp rift from another battlefield and stick around long enough for some shenanigans before tripping ass backwards out through the warp again.

[AJTheUnexceptionalBiker]

The lasgun may be a minor thing in itself, but what it does is instil a sense of power and confidence in the lowly guardsman. That, against the countless foes of the imperium gentlemen, is priceless.

[kwiecinski]

RR

Adition of some specialist "out of nowhere", like sapers or maybe even a lost unit of basilisks could spice up the atmosphere.

[aidanmcmurtrie]

Praise be to the emperor, and his greatest of lore masters

[meligoth]

RR A wise Commissar always has an ace up their sleeve in their great coat.

[madahnun]

Y'all know how the Lasguns got added as the Guard's weapon?
Back when The God Emperor of Mankind was planning to invade Luna, he wanted to have a giant spectacle going on for psychological warfare. Loud music from the 2nd millennium, pyrotechnics, holographic dancing girls in chainmail bikinis and, of course, laser lights. Things didn't go as planned. Dragon Warriors accidentally setting off the pyros, lasers blinding folks, and holograms got mixed up with very nasty ones (maybe it was some Eldar Empire party vids?).
After all that, Malcador confronted Big E about that never happening again. No more psyop bs. The words "if you want light show so bad give the army some bloody flashlights." Emps realizing this could work so rearmed his army with lasguns.
And most people think the Emperor's secret project was the webway. That was just a minor side project. The real secret project was making some great lifelike hologram dancing girls in chainmail bikinis so every soldier, sailor and Space Marine could have one. If only he finished it. The galaxy would have been so awesome.

[XanderDraft]

RR - Shadowsword

Nothing would be more fitting then having the fires of hell thrown back at the forces of chaos as the volcano cannon destroys the wall on which chaos’s fire support resides.

[RockSplitter]

"This is my lasgun! There are many like it, but this one is mine!"

[ArdWulf]

"The Ladder"...rung by rung until there are no more and You are either dead or at heights never achieved before.

[constc]

RC

"The emperor protects! Push them back and show them real hell guardsman. NOW CHARGE! FOR THE EMPEROR!"