Hellgun
From Lexicanum
The Hellgun is an enhanced version of the standard Lasgun used by the Imperial Guard. It is commonly issued to Imperial special forces units (such as Storm Troopers and Kasrkin), where its armour penetrating abilities compensate for a lack of numbers.
The Hellgun is fed by a substantial backpack-mounted power source, meaning that a greater amount of energy can be unleashed with each shot in comparison to the magazine-charged Lasgun. This gives the Hellgun improved armour piercing capabilities, as well as greater stopping power against unarmoured targets, however they require a greater degree of maintainance than the lasgun.
A more compact variant, the Hellpistol is commonly issued to officers for use in tandem with a Close Combat Weapon.
While the standard Lasgun is a semi-automatic weapon (one squeeze of the trigger fires one shot), the Hellgun is fully automatic - it fires multiple laser beams as long as the trigger is held down.
Known and Mentioned Hellgun Production Sites and Patterns
- Hellgun - Mk 2 Gyro-stabilised; backpack power-source
