Slug-thrower
From Lexicanum
Slug-thrower is a term referring to a range of firearm types which fire a solid projectile. The bullets are usually made of metal, plastic or ceramite. The term includes stub weapons (stubguns and heavy stubbers) as well as the more advanced auto-weaponry.
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Subcategories of Slug-throwers
Auto Weapons
Auto-weapons are automatic firearms and include the autopistol, autogun, auto-cannon and macro-cannon.
Stubguns
Stub Revolver Based off any modern day revolver. Reliable, powerful. The only downside is loading all six, seven, or ten chambers.
Stub Pistol Based off pistols which load them selves, via a slide operated system. Examples are the Colt M1911. They are less reliable than the Revolvers, however make up for it by having removable box magazines, and such, quicker to reload with larger capacities.
Heavy Stubber
A weapon similar to 20th century heavy machine guns, such as the M2HB Machine Gun, in that it is a belt fed, high rate of fire ballistic weapon. They are either pintle-mounted on vehicles or mounted on tripods or bipods.
Other
Rifles Includes assault rifles, carbines, sniper rifles, and submachineguns.
Shotguns
These are popular onboard spacecraft and with Adeptus Arbites troops. They can fire either a heavy solid slug or a shell containing a large number of tiny pellets, called 'shot' which disperse outwards. The impact of a mass of shot is great at short ranges, but quickly becomes less efficient at distances. These come in a few styles; Pump Action, Assault and 'Sporting'. Assault are semi-automatic or fully automatic shotguns, and sporting shotguns are typical over/under or side-by-side double barreled shotguns.
Shootas These firearms tend to be lacking, mechanically. They are unreliable and work because the Ork believes so. They are inaccurate, but when they do hit, they do massive damage.
Heavy Shootas These are Orkish versions of the heavy stubber. They function in the same manner, with exception that the user usually fires them from the hip.
Sluggas These are similar to Stub-Pistols.
Kroot Rifles These are very basic rifles, based off of staff weaponry. Blades are attached to improve their usefulness in melee combat. These weapons are designed to be rugged and strong.
