Has anyone thought what an Angelus would do at 100m in the hands of a character with 31 BS skill and add simply a Red-dot Sight. Let see what the numbers would...
+10 BS (Red-Dot Sight)
+20 BS (Full Turn Aim)
+10 BS (Accurate)
No Negative effect for range (Normal Range)
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71 BS (Total)
Role a 31 and your results on a single hit:
5d10 X (-lower roll for Tearing) & 5 Pen
50% of Emperor Fury
22 Average Damage
Against me, I would still take 16 wounds at a total cost of 16 thrones.
Same person above using a Heavy Bolter at 20M...
+20 (Full Turn AIM)
+20 (Full Auto)
No Negative effect for range (Normal Range)
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71 BS (Total)
Role a 31 and your results on a single hit:
3d10 X (-lower roll for Tearing) & 5 Pen
30% of Emperor Fury
11 Average Damage
Against me, I would still take 5 wounds. Now this would a total of 5 hits for a total of 25 wounds at a total cost of 160 Thrones.
A lot of this is just averages, but something to consider when going for that Bolt Gun if you want to take out a lot of people or Angelus if you looking to take out a single foe from a safe distance. Just imagine if the Angelus was firing at 20M and would get an extra +10 BS or the Heavy Bolter at 100M would get a -30 BS.