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[[Image:Heavy_Stubber.jpg|right|thumb|Heavy stubber, as appeared on [[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)]]]]
The '''heavy stubber''' , also known as a '''heavy stub gun''', is a primitive old-fashioned [[projectile weapon]] similar in apperance and effect to a [[M2|twentieth century]] heavy machine gun that rattles off a hail of .<sup>1,2</sup> Firing heavy-weight calibre bullets sufficient able to stop a man dead in his tracks, their use is limited to large formations of unarmoured or lightly-armoured targets. <sup>2</sup>
A heavy stubber is fairly reliable weapon; cheap and easy to mass produce, and is nearly as effective as a [[bolter]], though it is far less sophisticated a weapon. It is often used on worlds without the technological base to make [[Las Weapons|las weapons]]. When the [[storm bolter]] is not available, they are often [[pintle weapons|pintle mounted]] onto vehicles as close defense weapons. It is often seen as a pintle-mounted armament on many [[Imperial Guard]] vehicles and is used for anti-infantry and light anti-aircraft fire. Some regiments use heavy stubbers in heavy weapon teams.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader]], p.85*<sup>2</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)]], p.37
*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (4th Edition)]]