Autocannon
Autocannons are similar in concept to twentieth century tank guns.[1] They are rapid-firing weapons able to use a wide variety of ammunition, from mass-reactive explosive[1] to solid shells.[2]
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General Information
Autocannons are usually either mounted on weapon carriages or vehicles because of their great weight.[1]
Due to their high rate of fire and sufficient killing power, they are effective against large infantry formations and light armored vehicles.[3], which makes them ideal for use against large Tyranid organisms and Orkish vehicles.[4] They are also useful against heavy infantry such as Space Marines, although Marines' power armour has been known to stop autocannon rounds.[5]
Autocannons are used by the Imperial Guard, Space Marines, Witch Hunters, and Chaos Space Marines. Orks, in particular, enjoy using autocannons because of the prodigious noise and recoil produced by firing them.[2]
Known Patterns
- Agrippina Pattern - Used on the Salamander Scout Vehicle, ammunition for this smoothbore gun is fed automatically through a four-round feeding tray, the ammunition for which is dropped into the tray by hand. Includes recoil dampener and electronic sighting and rangefinding.[10]
- Accelerator Autocannon, commonly wielded by Space Marine Suppressor Squads.
- Anvilus Autocannon Battery - Dual twin-linked mount used on Imperial vehicles.[17]
- Anvilus Snub Autocannon - Twin-linked pattern used on Sabre Tank Hunter vehicles.[12]
- Armiger Autocannon
- Cthon Pattern - Used by Terminators during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy[11]
- Ironhail Pattern - Used on Invictor Tactical Warsuits[14]
- Kalibrax Pattern Autocannon - Used extensively during the Great Crusade by the Astartes.[10]
- Magna-Coil Autocannon - Used by Leagues of Votann Magna-Coil Bikes.[18]
- MATR Autocannon - Used by the Leagues of Votann
- Mons-Pattern - A pattern of Autocannon manufactured by House Mons of Alecto and issued to the Imperial Guard.[16]
- Syrtis Pattern - Used on the Predator Destructor,[8] and hence also known as the Predator Autocannon
Chaos Patterns
These patterns are only used by the forces of Chaos, even though there are other patterns used both by Chaos and by other forces.
- Hades Autocannon - Used by Forgefiends and Heldrakes.
- Helstalker Autocannon - Used by Lords Discordant, mounted on their Helstalkers.
- Reaper Autocannon - A pattern used by Chaos Terminators[9] and Defilers. As a consequence, may actually be Cthon Pattern autocannons that are simply still in service.
Famous Autocannon users
Images
Space Marine Autocannon[15]
Catachan Jungle Fighters with an autocannon.
A Chaos Havoc with an autocannon.[6]
Heresy-era Cthon Pattern Autocannon
Sabre Tank Hunter with Anvilus Snub Autocannon[12]
Invictor Tactical Warsuit Ironhail Autocannons[14]
Hernkyn Pioneer Bike Magna-Coil Autocannon[19]
Space Marine with Kalibrax-pattern Autocannon[20]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, pg. 82
- 2: Warhammer 40,000: Wargear, pg. 34
- 3: Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 68
- 4: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition), pg. 81
- 5: Nightbringer (Novel), Chapter Eleven, pg. 169
- 6: GW Website Havoc
- 7: Imperial Armour Volume Five - The Siege of Vraks - Part One pg. 97
- 8: Imperial Armour Volume Two - Space Marines and Forces of the Inquisition pg. 29
- 9: Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition) pg. 82
- 10: Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy pg. 131
- 11: The Horus Heresy Book Three pg.119
- 12: Warhammer Community: Tanks for the Reinforcements (Posted on 29/11/2019) (Last accessed on 29 November 2019)
- 13: World Kalibrax Pattern Set
- 14: Games Workshop Invictor Tactical Warsuit (last accessed 3/10/2021)
- 15: Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook pg. 55
- 16: The View from Olympus (Short Story), No Good Men (Anthology)
- 17: Forgeworld Deredeo Dreadnought Anvilus Autocannon Battery (last accessed 5/6/2021)
- 18: Codex: Leagues of Votann, pg. 96
- 19: Warhammer Community: No Wheels Are Better Than Three – How Leagues of Votann Trikes Were Reimagined and Redesigned (posted 12/8/2022) (last accessed 12/8/2022)
- 20: White Dwarf 113 (2016), Forge world - Space Marines Weapon Sets
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Projectile Weapons | |
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Slug-Throwers | Stub gun • Hand Cannon • Stub Rifle • Heavy stubber • Shotgun • Ripper Gun |
Auto-Weapons | Autopistol • Autogun • Autocannon • Assault cannon • Macro cannon |
Ork | Grot Blasta • Slugga • Shoota • Big Shoota • Supa-Gatler • Gigashoota |
Eldar | Shuriken Weaponry • Shrieker Cannon • Death Spinner • Shadow Weaver |
Dark Eldar | Splinter Pistol • Splinter Rifle • Splinter Cannon |
Tau Empire | Kroot Bolt Thrower • Kroot rifle • Kroot hunting rifle • Kroot gun • Rail Rifle • Railgun |
Imperial Guard Weaponry | |
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Melee Weapons | |
One-Handed Weapons | |
Two-Handed Weapons | |
Heavy Weapons | |
Grenades |