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Heavy Bolter[11]

The Heavy Bolter (also known as Back Breaker[15]) is an enormous version of the Boltgun. Of much larger size and weight, the heavy bolter fires powerful armor-piercing fist-sized bolts at the enemy with a staggering rate of fire.[7][6]

The heavy bolter is generally used for anti-infantry or fire support roles, also known as the "Back Breaker" or the "Bruiser" by the crew who have to carry it because of its great weight - but also because of the heavy punishment it can deal out to the enemy.[1] It fires a round considerably larger than that of the standard bolter shell, with more propellant and longer range and higher stopping power, making it capable of destroying light vehicles.[5][8] Because of its high rate of fire, jamming is often a problem.[5] Like all bolt weapons, heavy bolters require regular maintenance and ancient litanies to appease their spirits.[5] It is seldom seen outside military organizations.[8]

The most modern version of the heavy bolter in wide spread use is the Astartes Mk Ivc. The weapon goes through rounds very quickly using either a disintegrating belt or 40-round high capacity box magazine.[4]

Imperial Bolter designs

Accatran Pattern

The Accatran pattern MkVd heavy bolter is used by the 99th Elysian Drop Troops Regiment. It features an integral bipod for sustained firing and a sight inside of the carrying handle. The ammunition used by this weapon is anti-vehicle: self-propelled, mass-reactive, high-explosive, and armour-piercing.[9]

Accatran pattern MkVd[9]

Astartes MK IVa

Astartes MK IVa[1]

Delta-Ceres Pattern

A pattern sometimes fitted to servitors. It is known to suffer from unreliable performance in sandy conditions.[23b]

Executor Heavy Bolter

The Executor Heavy Bolter is a pattern of heavy bolter used by Primaris Space Marine Heavy Intercessors.[20]

Salamanders Heavy Intercessor with Executor Heavy Bolter[2]

Jove Mk III

This shoulder-braced pattern is in use with the Adepta Sororitas.

Jove Mk III Heavy Bolter

Godwyn Pattern

Godwyn[3]

Hellstorm Heavy Bolter

The Hellstorm Heavy Bolter is a pattern of heavy bolter used by Primaris Space Marine Heavy Intercessors.[20]

Lucius

A collection of models of heavy bolter produced by the Forge World of Lucius; specific patterns include the Pattern VI and LXV Lucius type. Some of these may be found mounted on various Imperial vehicles, including some varieties of Baneblade.[23a]

Mars Pattern

The Mars Pattern Heavy Bolter is the workhorse of the Space Marine Chapter's heavy support units through the war-torn Imperium.[24]

Mars Pattern Heavy Bolter[24]

Massada Pattern 'Firefury'

Mounted on the Mark V Phobos Pattern Land Raiders.[17]

Maxima

The Maxima MkIV heavy bolter is used by the Space Marines, including the Mantis Warriors' Tactical Squads.[10]

Maxima MkIV[10]

Orlock

A snub-nosed drum-fed Heavy Bolter design used by House Orlock on Necromunda.[21]

Orlock Heavy Bolter[21]

Requiem Pattern

The MK IV Requiem Pattern Heavy Bolter generally sees more use in the hands of the Dark Angel chapter, their dedication to scripture and lore far surpassing most other chapters. The special incense burned in the censor has gained the nickname “Uzziel’s breath”, and is said to be calming and to sharpen focus. [14]

Requiem Pattern[14]

Solar-Pattern

Solar-pattern[5]

Sol Militaris Pattern

Shoulder-mounted; .75 cal, selective fire; suppression/anti-personnel. Issued to Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[12a]

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Voss-Incarnadine Pattern

Issued to Legiones Astartes during the Great Crusade and Horus Heresy.[12b]

Heresy-era Voss-Incarnadine Heavy Bolter

More heavy bolter designs

Due to the fact that in most cases specific heavy bolter images are not labelled, unnamed designs are collected here, grouped by outward similarity.


Variants

Assault Bolter

The Assault Bolter is a miniaturized version of the Heavy Bolter used by Primaris Space Marines.

Infernus Heavy Bolter

The Infernus Heavy Bolter is a pattern of heavy bolter used by the Deathwatch. These weapons are mag-clamped with rare suspensor discs that reduce the weapon's weight considerably. It is also equipped with a Heavy Flamer.[16]

Infernus Heavy Bolter

Ammunition

Heavy Bolter Ammunition
Name Notes/Effects
Standard Bolts Standard bolts use the same outer casing, propellant base, main charge, mass reactive detonator cap, depleted deuterium core, and diamantine tip as Boltgun rounds, but with a larger calibre.[6]
Hellfire Rounds Replaces the core and tip of the standard bolt round with a vial of mutagenic acid, and thousands of needles that fire into the target's flesh on impact, pumping the acid into the target. Developed specially to combat Tyranids, Hellfire Rounds have equally devastating results on other organic targets.[1][2]
Shrapnel Bolts Bolts designed to form a blast of shrapnel. Used by the Iron Warriors during the Great Crusade.[18]
Assassin Bolts Hypersonic rounds used by the Minotaurs that replace the standard propellant with short-burn magna-fusion charges and the mass-reactive warhead (which would not endure the fusion discharge) with solid slugs. Due to their extreme speed and density, they are both highly destructive and extremely accurate.[19]

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Space Marine Standard Infantry Weapons
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One-Handed Weapons Boltstorm Gauntlet • Flamestorm Gauntlet • Bolt Pistol • Heavy Bolt Pistol • Absolvor Bolt Pistol • Plasma Pistol • Hand Flamer • Inferno Pistol • Neo-Volkite Pistol • Grav-Pistol • Assault Bolter • Plasma Exterminator • Plasma Cutter • Reductor Pistol • Web Pistol • Grapnel Launcher
Two-Handed Weapons Bolter • Auto Bolt Rifle • Stalker Bolter • Storm Bolter • Bolt Carbine • Marksman Bolt Carbine • Instigator Bolt Carbine • Occulus Bolt Carbine • Heavy Bolt Rifle • Executor Bolt Rifle • Hellstorm Bolt Rifle • Plasma Gun • Plasma Incinerator • Assault Plasma Incinerator • Flamer • Pyreblaster • Meltagun • Melta Rifle • Grav-Gun • Astartes Shotgun • Scout Sniper Rifle • Bolt Sniper Rifle • Las-Fusil • Combi-Weapon • Webber • Vengeance Grenade Launcher
Heavy Weapons Heavy Bolter • Executor Heavy Bolter • Hellstorm Heavy Bolter • Heavy Melta Rifle • Multi-Melta • Heavy Flamer • Pyrecannon • Lascannon • Autocannon • Accelerator Autocannon • Heavy Plasma Incinerator • Plasma Cannon • Grav-Cannon • Missile Launcher (Superfrag Launcher • Superkrak Launcher • Vengor Launcher) • Assault Cannon
Attachment Weapons Astartes Grenade Launcher • Wrist-Mounted Grenade Launcher • Fragstorm Grenade Launcher • Grenade Harness • Castellan Launcher • Cyclone Missile Launcher
Shields Storm Shield • Boarding Shield • Relic Shield
Grenades/Explosives Frag grenade • Krak grenade • Melta bomb • Haywire Mine • Shock Grenade • Smoke Grenade • Anti-Plant Grenade • Rad Grenade • Stasis Grenade • Vortex Grenade


Imperial Guard Weaponry
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Adepta Sororitas Weapons
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One-Handed Projectile Weapons Bolt Pistol • Plasma Pistol • Hand Flamer • Inferno Pistol • Condemnor Boltgun
Two-Handed Projectile Weapons Bolter • Flamer • Meltagun • Storm Bolter • Combi-Weapon
Heavy Weapons Heavy Bolter • Heavy Flamer • Multi-Melta
Grenades Frag Grenade • Krak Grenade • Melta-Bomb

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