Hellgun
The Hellgun is an enhanced version of the standard Lasgun used by the Imperial Guard1a and the Skitarii of the Adeptus Mechanicus2a. 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[Needs Citation].
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[Needs Citation].
A more compact variant, the Hellpistol is commonly issued to officers for use in tandem with a Close Combat Weapon[Needs Citation].
Like the standard lasgun, the hellgun can operate on one of two selective fire modes: semi-automatic or fully-automatic. The hellgun, though, has a much higher rate of fire than its standard lasgun counterpart.3a
The Hellgun is being replaced with the newer Hotshot lasgun1a.
Known and Mentioned Hellgun Production Sites and Patterns
- Hellgun - Mk 2 Gyro-stabilised; backpack power-source[Needs Citation]
Sources
- 1:Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition):
- a: p. 46
- 2:Death or Glory (Novel) - Ciaphas Cain: Defender of the Imperium (Omnibus) by Sandy Mitchell:
- a: Chapter 21, p. 212
- 3:Imperial Munitorum Manual (Background Book) by Graham McNeill:
- a: p. 64
- 4:Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook pg.35
- Codex: Imperial Guard
- Warhammer 40,000: Wargear
