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Okay, I agree that in the guard it’s an HMG. In the context of the space marines it’s a GPMG. That’s why I’ve been saying “in the space marines” in almost every post, and talking about a space marine tactical squad, rather than a guard squad. When we’re talking about the role a weapon in 40k...

so looking into it, it looks like the 14.5 KPV machine gun was taken out of an infantry role altogether because it was too heavy, and is pretty much just used as an anti-aircraft gun. I’d say this is a pretty different role than the type of things we’re talking about in 40k. Also on the...

They used to have them as standard on predator tanks.

The assault cannon isn’t the auto cannon, do you mean the assault cannon or the auto cannon? What would the US equivalent of the 14.5 mm Russian heavy machine gun be?

The M240 was first adopted as a coaxial gun for a tank and was adopted as the standard vehicle machine gun. It’s also used on helicopters IIRC. Another example of GPMGs used with vehicles is that the Germans used the MG34 and MG42 for just about everything that they needed a machine gun for -...

GPMGs are typically capable of tripod or vehicle mounting. The original idea was to combine the WW1 heavy machine gun (rifle caliber, water cooled, tripod mounted, extremely cumbersome to move) the WW1 medium machine gun (), and the WW1 light machine gun (). Obviously, in a modern military, the...

Right, that's why I said "intended" rather than "can only be." Although tbf you're going to be firing prone, braced, or kneeling with almost any weapon rather than offhand, is my understanding, if you can. IMO there's no real good SAW equivalent to the bolter - another point of dissimilarity...

I'd say heavy bolters are closer to general purpose machine guns rather than heavy machine guns. Heavy machine guns were originally characterized (WW1) by being fixed emplacement tripod-only water cooled guns (like the Maxim gun), and later by being anti-material machine guns (like the M2). It's...

Thing I was thinking about - given the weaponry available in 40k, what would a sensibly constructed tactical squad or IG squad, etc. actually look like, if it was made in-universe and wasn't constrained by game balance (or elements of the game)? IIRC tactical squads were 10 space marines - 7...

I imagine for the majority of the great crusade and for imperium-unaware human worlds even in 40k, "conquering the world" meant "we found a nephew who's willing to sign on" and then sending a few space marines to simplify the succession and back him up and maybe train up some of his forces...

I think the idea is that Thor wanted to break the rules that he created, but only a little bit. A Ecclesiarchy limited to women-only forces is going to have some military forces, but you're never going to be able to field a female army of the size you can a male or co-ed one, and it's going to...

I think lore-wise the precursor to the Sisters of Battle defecting to Thor was a contributing factor to his victory, and it does make some sense that an organization which was a significant aid to Thor at the time he was making the decree would be able to get an exception here, that's just...