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Combi-weapons are guns used by Imperial and Chaos armies, and are essentially two weapons combined into one. There are two ways of designating them, either Combi-(weapon) or Bolter-(weapon).[1] Combinations of meele weapons with ranged weapons can sometimes be referred to as combi-.
Twin-linked Bolter (Combi-Bolter)
Used by the Space Marines since before the Horus Heresy. The Combi-Bolter is essentially two Bolters attached together. While they are no longer produced in the Imperium, in favour of the more advanced successor: the Storm Bolter, some are still held as ancient relics. They are also commonly used by Chaos Space Marines.[12]
Phobos-pattern combi-bolter (Word Bearers)[11b]
Tigrus Pattern Combi-Bolter[11c]
An Ultramarine Terminator with a Phobos Pattern Combi-Bolter[27]
A Horus Heresy-era Thousand Sons Terminator with a Tigris Pattern Combi-Bolter
An Alpha Legion Seeker with an Umbra-Ferrox pattern Combi-Bolter[33][58]
Bolter-Flamer (Combi-Flamer)
A Bolter with a Flamer attachment.[26]
Combi-Flamer[15a]
Salamanders Tigrus Pattern Combi-Flamer[11a]
Space Wolves 'Vulkan' Pattern Combi-Flamer[3]
House Goliath Combi-Flamer[36]
Infernus Heavy Bolter
The Infernus Heavy Bolter is a heavy weapons version of combi-flamer used by the Deathwatch. The weapon incorporates a heavy bolter and heavy flamer. This weapon is mag-clamped with suspensor discs that reduce the weapon's weight.[55]
Bolter-Meltagun (Combi-Meltagun)
A Bolter with a Meltagun attachment.[4][28a]
Chaos Space Marine Combi-Melta[27]
Alpha Legion Heresy-era Phobos Pattern Combi-Melta[28a]
Raven Guard Heresy-era Tigris Pattern Combi-Melta[28b]
Combi-Melta[4]
House Goliath Combi-Melta[36]
Bolter-Plasma Gun (Combi-Plasma Gun)
A Bolter combined with a Plasma Gun or Plasma Blaster.
Combi-Plasma Gun[6]
Relic Combi-Plasma Gun used by the Consecrators.[18]
Lion's Wrath, a relic Combi-Plasma used by the Dark Angels.[19]
Lion's Roar, a relic Combi-Plasma that uses a Plasma Blaster instead of a Plasma Gun, used by the Dark Angels.[20]
Night Lords Phobos-Pattern Combi-Plasma Gun.[21]
Word Bearers Phobos-Pattern Combi-Plasma Gun.[38]
A diagram of a Tigris pattern Combi-Plasma.[28c]
Horus Heresy-era Thousand Son with an Umbra-Ferrox pattern Combi-Plasma.[23][58]
Ultramarine Master of Relics with a Combi-Plasma.[57]
Dark Angels Devastator Sergeant with a Combi-Plasma.[16]
Deathwatch Sergeant with a Combi-Plasma.[25a]
Iron Hands Sternguard Veteran with a Combi-Plasma.[22]
Black Legion Chaos Space Marine Terminator with a Combi-Plasma.[24]
Black Templars Castellan with an Auto-Plasma.[60]
Bolter-Graviton gun (Combi-Grav gun)
Used by Space Mariness, it consists of a Graviton gun combined with a Bolter.[7]
Bolter-Volkite (Combi-Volkite)
A Bolter with integrated Volkite Charger.[59]
Bolter-Grenade Launcher (Combi-Grenade Launcher)
A Bolter with an auxiliary grenade launcher attachment.
Sister Superior with a Combi-Grenade Launcher[29]
An Astartes with a Combi-Grenade Launcher.[15b]
Bolter-Needler Combi Weapon (Combi-Needler)
A Bolter with a Needler used by House Escher of Necromunda.[10]
Needlespine Blaster
A Bolter with a Needler used by Imperial Assassins of the Adamus Temple.[63]
Adamus Assassin with a Needlespine Blaster.[63]
Bolt-Needle Pistol (Combi-Needle Pistol)
A Bolt Pistol with an Needle Pistol attachment.[30]
Executioner Pistol a Combi-Needle Pistol used by the Eversor Temple of the Officio Assassinorum[45b]
An Eversor Assassin with an Executioner Pistol[45a]
A ganger of House Escher with an Escher pattern Combi-Needler[30]
Condemnor Boltgun (Combi-Stake Crossbow)
A Bolter with a Stake Crossbow strapped to the side, useful against psykers. Used almost only by the Ordo Hereticus[2] and Sisters of Battle[13].
The aptly named Condemnor boltgun strikes fear into the hearts of psykers across the galaxy. While the bolter is deadly enough, the blessed Purgatus stake-bolts fired from the crossbow mounted upon the weapon can fell Daemons and witches alike. Precious few of these holy weapons are to be found, but they are a potent instrument against those who wield the powers of the Warp.[14]
Disintegration Combi-gun
Extremely rare weapons used by some Space Marines. These relics of the Dark Age of Technology combine a Bolter with a secondary Disintegration Gun.[9]
Adrastus bolt caliver
Developed as a hybrid of later pattern Imperium bolt weapon designs and Dark Age of Technology 'Adrastite' disintegration beam weapons prohibited from general Great Crusade issue, the Adrastus bolt caliver is a potent shoulder arm serving as a portable heavy weapon for the Legio Custodes. This combination weapon is able to unleash a fusillade of explosive rounds at long range with the potency of the heavy bolters carried by the Legiones Astartes, or at shorter ranges fire a disintegration beam able to rip a target apart at a molecular level, causing its victims to cease to exist in a howling flare of energy.[39]
Plasma Blaster
The Plasma Blaster is essentially two plasma guns combined. It has a somewhat shorter range than plasma guns, but when fired both of its chambers are discharged which double the damage output. These weapons are more reliable than modern plasma guns, as plasma technology was far better understood at the dawn of the Imperium. Dating back to the era of the Great Crusade, these weapons are all but unknown in the battlefields of the 41st Millennium, although a few remain as relics within the armouries of the Adeptus Astartes. Saul Invictus, First Captain of the Ultramarines during the First Tyrannic War, is noted as having wielded a Plasma Blaster in battle.[41][42]
Laspistol-Melta Magna-Needle
Used by House Van Saar of Necromunda. It consists of a Melta Pistol and a Laspistol.[17b]
A Magna-Needle Mk.X Pattern Pistol[17b]
A House Van Saar ganger with a Magna-Needle[17a]
Laspistol-Plasma Ultra-Needle
Used by House Van Saar of Necromunda. It consists of a Plasma pistol and a Laspistol.[17b]
Stub Gun-Plasma Combi-Pistol
Consists of a Plasma Pistol with Stub Gun attachment. Used by House Goliath of Necromunda.[36]
Combi-Fist
The Combi-Fist is a Power Fist with a ranged weapon attached to it.[46]
One of the Gauntlets of Ultramar. Integrated with a boltgun.[49]
The Hand of Dominion. Integrated with a boltgun.[48]
Auto Boltstorm Gauntlets, used by Aggressors. Integrated with boltguns.[51a][51b]
Flame Gauntlet, used by Aggressors. Integrated with a flamer.[51a][52]
An Ultramarine Terminator with a thermogenic combi-fist. Integrated with a thermogeic grenade launcher[46][47]
Alexis Polux's combi-fist. Integrated with a Combi-Melta.[28e]
Autoch-Pattern Combi-Bolter
Twin-barreled Bolter weapon used by the Leagues of Votann.[61]
RAM Shield with built-in Autoch-Pattern Combi-Bolter[62]
Notable Combi-Weapons
- The Arbitrator - Combi-Bolter used as a side arm by Roboute Guilliman during the Horus Heresy[11d]
- Lion's Wrath - Combi-Plasma, Relic of the Dark Angels[34]
- Lion's Roar - Combi-Plasma, Relic of the Dark Angels[35]
- Hand of Dominion - Combi-Fist used by Roboute Guilliman[48]
- Gauntlets of Ultramar - A matching pair of combi-fists used by Marneus Calgar
- Talon of Horus - a lightning claw integrated with a stormbolter, used by Horus Lupercal & Ezekyle Abaddon[53]
- Black Spear - a power spear integrated with a powerful las weapon, used by Asterion Moloc[54a]
- Crozius Arkanos - a Crozius Arcanum integrated with an auxiliary grenade launcher, used by Ivanus Enkomi[54b]
- Gate Maker - a Combi-Melta from the Invaders chapter, currently in use by Watchfortress Jericho.
See also
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