Pulse Rifles

Inst · 06-09-2009, 07:58 AM

I was just looking at Brian's avatar, and hey, I thought:

Do Pulse Rifles actually have rapid-fire as default? I thought they would be more like British infantry; when they open up they fire single-shot bursts as opposed to three-shot bursts.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 06-09-2009, 08:13 AM

*AHEM*

Yes, they are.

Mr.Bookworm · 06-09-2009, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawk

*AHEM*

[Aliens picture]

Yes, they are.

Psst, Hawk, this is Warhammer bidness.

Anyway, I dunno, actually. I'm not the most familiar with the Tau. Seeing as how advanced their tech is, though, I have no reason to assume their pulse rifles wouldn't be automatic.

Bells · 06-09-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawk

*AHEM*

Yes, they are.

This really looks like a plain Shotgun with an added Digital Ammo Display trapped in a big, pointless, Contraption . Seriously, it looks like it was design by Nintendo as a Wii peripheral or something like that...

Theeeere we go.

Mirai Gen · 06-09-2009, 12:19 PM

I have a hard time taking that seriously when it starts using advanced scientific term yet can't spell "Theoretical."

Regardless it's all make believe anyway so I guess it works.

Nikose Tyris · 06-09-2009, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirai Gen

I have a hard time taking that seriously when it starts using advanced scientific term yet can't spell "Theoretical."

in a game where orks THINKING that red makes things go faster translates to red things ACTUALLY GOING FASTER.

Mirai Gen · 06-09-2009, 01:39 PM

I did say it was all make-believe and therefore works.

Ork guns are better though, DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA = hey the gun's shooting!

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 06-09-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr.Bookworm

Psst, Hawk, this is Warhammer bidness.

And you fail at getting the joke.

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Originally Posted by Bells

This really looks like a plain Shotgun with an added Digital Ammo Display trapped in a big, pointless, Contraption . Seriously, it looks like it was design by Nintendo as a Wii peripheral or something like that...

Well... yeah! All the guns were basically designed like that. The Smart Gun too was just a german MG-42 with steady-cam harnasses and motorcycle handles stuck to them. What's the problem here??

Heresy488 · 06-10-2009, 02:04 AM

Gawd Aliens was a badass movie. Seriously, was James Cameron ahead of his time on that Colonial Marine tech or what? Those Marines are still the most badass troops I've ever seen. So awesome! Anyway, that gun is based off the French Assault Weapon FAMAS, which happened to be the gun of choice for the Next-Gen Special Forces in the game Metal Gear Solid. Now you know

Anyway, I always thought the Tau Pulse Rifle was like the CoD4 M16. You can shoot it at the hip, but you don't really get the full mileage out of the weapon unless you're aiming down the sights. When you consider that the Pulse Rifle is STR 5 AP 5 range 30" - stronger than a Space Marine's Boltgun - this thing is freaking buff.

Versus say the Pulse Carbine which is obviously a sprayer. I love the pinning on it - too bad you gotta be within Ork-Furious Assault range to use it.

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in a game where orks THINKING that red makes things go faster translates to red things ACTUALLY GOING FASTER.

My buddy plays Orks (we're going to have a 750 point match tomorrow ^^) and that's his favorite rule.

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I have a hard time taking that seriously when it starts using advanced scientific term yet can't spell "Theoretical."

Regardless it's all make believe anyway so I guess it works.

Did you also notice it's from a Tau planet named Sephiroth, and acquired from another planet named "Fuck you"? Yea, you can see the artist put a tremendous amount of effort into making that picture, but those details like that, where they obviously ran out of steam and decided to give the reader the finger (and laugh to themselves that no one would notice) kills the mood. That artist had a real good thing going there and ruined it with those two crap jokes. Bah, stupid people.

Update: My army was able to pin the Orks in several compromising situations, and though my Battlesuits took a beating, my Cadre was able to devastate the Orks without a single Tau life lost.

The damage to equipment was fairly extreme. One vehicle left offensively impaired and no less than a dozen Gun Drones destroyed, and of course the damage to the Crises Teams that responded to the attack.

Nevertheless, destroying 4 Nobz and 17 Boyz in a single turn was the highlight of the match. The Orks will think twice before invading the realm of the Tau again... or they won't and rematches will occur endlessly

Also, my other friend who began collecting Space Marines chose the Dark Angels for his army. He'll begin painting immediately.

Kepor · 06-11-2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Heresy488

Update: My army was able to pin the Orks in several compromising situations

Innuendo!

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Originally Posted by Heresy488

The Orks will think twice before invading the realm of the Tau again... or they won't and rematches will occur endlessly

I'm sure that will never happen.

06-09-2009, 07:58 AM	#1
Inst Troopa Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 53	Pulse Rifles I was just looking at Brian's avatar, and hey, I thought: Do Pulse Rifles actually have rapid-fire as default? I thought they would be more like British infantry; when they open up they fire single-shot bursts as opposed to three-shot bursts.

06-09-2009, 12:19 PM	#5
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I have a hard time taking that seriously when it starts using advanced scientific term yet can't spell "Theoretical." Regardless it's all make believe anyway so I guess it works. __________________

06-09-2009, 01:39 PM	#7
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	I did say it was all make-believe and therefore works. Ork guns are better though, DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA = hey the gun's shooting! __________________