Multi-melta

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Multi-melta^[2b]

The Multi-melta is a heavy version of the Meltagun that has multiple melta barrels.^[1]

Overview

The multi-melta is a vicious and effective Imperial anti-tank weapon, with longer range than its man-portable counterpart but still shorter than other heavy weapons. In different sources, melta weapons are described as firing with either a blinding flash and emitting a beam of light, or just projecting a nearly invisible beam of intense heat. Targets are just melted away, turning creatures to ash and vehicles into twisted goo.^[1] Personal armor cannot offer even scant protection from a multi-melta.^{[Needs Citation]}

Due to their size, multi-meltas are usually mounted on vehicles. The Leman Russ Demolisher may have sponson mounted multi-meltas and the Land Raider Crusader has a hull mounted multi-melta, the weapon fitting with both vehicles' short-range firepower. The Immolator may have twin-linked multi-meltas. They are also found mounted on Land Speeders and their variants, Attack Bikes, Razorbacks, and Dreadnoughts.^{[Needs Citation]}

Some power armour-equipped forces are known to operate multi-meltas as man-portable units, notably Space Marines and Sisters of Battle. They must still carry the weapon's fuel and power supplies.^{[Needs Citation]}

Known Multi-Melta Patterns

• Maxima Pattern: used by the Astartes^[2a]
• Firestorm Multi-melta
• Sol Militaris Pattern: Used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy by the Space Marines. 23-20 Mega-thule, siege assault/Zone Mortalis^[4]
• Proteus Pattern: Used during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy^[7]
• Thermic Lance Mk.XI Pattern: Used by House Van Saar of Necromunda.^[6]

Gallery

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  Multi-melta^[3]

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  Sister of Battle with multi-melta

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  A Salamanders Space Marine with multi-melta

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  Multi-melta

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  Thallax with multi-melta^[5]

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  Sol Militaris pattern Multi-Melta

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  Thermic Lance Mk.XI Pattern Multi-Melta^[6]

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  Proteus Pattern Multi-Melta^[7]

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  Space Marine with Mediant-pattern Multi-melta^[8]

Related Articles

• Space Marine Weaponry (List)

Sources

• 1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 86
• 2: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One:
  • 2a: pg. 94
  • 2b: pg. 119
• 3: Specialist Games Catalogue, pg. 107
• 4: The Horus Heresy Book Two - Massacre, pg. 17
• 5: Forge World Tallax (Accessed 8 March 2015)
• 6: Necromunda: House of Artifice, pgs. 110-111
• 7: Liber Hereticus, pg. 139
• 8: White Dwarf 113 (2016), Forge world - Space Marines Weapon Sets

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• Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition),^{[Needs Citation]}
• Codex: Dark Angels (4th Edition),^{[Needs Citation]}
• Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 1st Codex),^{[Needs Citation]}
• Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex),^{[Needs Citation]}
• Codex: Witch Hunters (3rd Edition),^{[Needs Citation]}