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Plasma pistol
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The Plasma Pistol is a smaller version of the Plasma Gun, just as dangerous as other Imperial Plasma Weapons.
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Overview
Officers favour plasma pistols for their power to neutralize heavily-armoured enemies in an easily-handled pistol configuration. As well, their rarity marks plasma pistols as icons of status that the bearer is considered important enough to have access to one. Amongst Space Marines, plasma pistols are available to Assault Squads to become more effective as tank hunters.[Needs Citation]
The current design in use is the MK III 'Sunfury'.[Needs Citation]
Known and Mentioned Plasma Pistol Production Sites and Patterns
- Barrage Plasma pistol
- Mk III "Sunfury": subtype plasma pistol, used by Novamarines[2c]
- Ryza Pattern "Wraith"[1]
- Ultra Mk II: used by Marines Errant Space Marine Chapter[2a]
- Valthek-II: Astral Claws chapter pattern variant of monocore plasma pistol[2b]
- Helicon Pattern: Production discontinued in 843.M41 due to increase in the overheat margin past the fifth shot.[3]
- Mk V "Wrathfire": a more compact pattern than the Sunfury or Ultra[6].
Famous Plasma Pistol Users
Imperial Guard
- Captain Al'rahem of the Tallarn Desert Raiders
- Colonel Schaeffer of the 13th Penal Legion
- Colonel "Iron Hand" Straken of the Catachan Jungle Fighters
- Commissar Viktor Hark of the Tanith First and Only
- Shiv of the 13th Penal Legion
Space Marines
- Mephiston - Chief Librarian of the Blood Angels
- Cato Sicarius - Captain of the Ultramarines 2nd Company
- Lukas the Trickster - Blood Claw of the Space Wolves
- Ulrik the Slayer - Wolf High Priest of the Space Wolves
Chaos Space Marines
- Khârn the Betrayer of the World Eaters
- Cypher of the Fallen Angels
- Sorot Tchure of the Word Bearers
Gallery
Plasma pistol[4]
Plasma pistol[5]
Plasma pistol[1]
An Inquisitor armed with the plasma pistol
Related Articles
Sources
- 1: Rogue Trader: Into the Storm, pg. 114
- 2: Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One
- 3: Priests of Mars (Novel) by Graham McNeill Chapter 18
- 4: Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition), pg. 17
- 5: Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook, pg. 34
- 6: Imperial Armour Volume Ten - The Badab War - Part Two pg. 32
Uncited
| Melee Weapons | Chainsword • Chainfist • Combat Knife • Force Weapon • Lightning Claw • Power Axe • Power Fist • Power Sword • Thunder Hammer |
|---|---|
| One-Handed Weapons | Bolt Pistol • Hand Flamer • Plasma Pistol |
| Two-Handed Weapons | Bolter • Combi-weapon • Flamer • Meltagun • Plasma Gun • Shotgun • Sniper Rifle • Storm Bolter |
| Heavy Weapons | Assault Cannon • Autocannon • Heavy Bolter • Heavy Flamer • Lascannon • Missile Launcher • Multi-Melta • Plasma Cannon |
| Grenades | Frag Grenade • Krak Grenade • Melta Bomb |
| Melee Weapons | Chainsword • Combat Knife • Hunting Lance • Power Weapon |
|---|---|
| One-Handed Weapons | Bolt Pistol • Laspistol • Hellpistol • Hotshot Laspistol • Plasma Pistol |
| Two-Handed Weapons | Lasgun • Flamer • Grenade Launcher • Hellgun • Hotshot Lasgun • Lascarbine • Long-Las • Meltagun • Plasma Gun • Shotgun • Sniper Rifle |
| Heavy Weapons | Autocannon • Heavy Bolter • Heavy Flamer • Heavy Stubber • Lascannon • Missile Launcher • Mortar • Ripper Gun |
| Grenades | Frag Grenade • Krak Grenade • Melta Bomb |
