Melta Rifle
Melta Rifles are a type of Melta Weapon used by Primaris Eradicator Squads.[1] An even larger version of the variant rifle exists, known as the Heavy Melta Rifle[3]. This is powered by a cable linking directly to the user's Power Armour.[2][3] Why an Eradicator would ever carry a Melta Rifle rather than a Multi-melta is not clear, as their Gravis armour makes any weight difference meaningless, and the exact differences in the performances of the two weapons has not been explored clearly in any citable sources.
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- 1: Warhammer Community: Warhammer 40,000 Preview – What’s in the Box? (Posted on 13/06/2020) (Last accessed on 13 June 2020)
- 2: Warhammer Community: The Codex Show (posted 9/12/2020) (last accessed 9/12/2020)
- 3: Codex: Space Marines (9th Edition) pg.175
Melta Weapons | |
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Portable | Inferno Pistol • Combi-Melta • Meltagun • Melta Rifle • Thermal Lance |
Heavy | Multi-melta • Melta Cannon • Melta Destroyer • Melta-Lance • Magna-Melta • Titan Melta Cannon • Cyclonic Melta Lance • Thermal Spear |
Eldar | Fusion Pistol • Fusion Gun • Fire Pike |
Other | Deffgun • Fusion Blaster • Fusion Cannon • Fusion Cascade • Heat Ray • Heat Cannon • Conflagration Cannon |