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Projectile Weapons are devices which launch a shell at an enemy. For the purposes of this article, gyro-jet weapons such as Bolters are included, but Missiles, Rockets, and energy-based weapons are excluded; note that the only fundamental difference between the payload of a bolter and a rocket launcher is the size.

Projectile weapons have origins in an era before recorded history, slings, darts, bows and arrows are just a few examples of early developments. Projectile weapons are incredibly varied with differing rates of fire and strengths. For larger projectile weapons, see Ordnance Weapons.

Auto Weapons

Main article: Auto Weapons

Auto Weapons fire solid slugs instead of laser beams. Among Imperial forces they are less commonly used than standard Las Weapons.

Monofilament Weapons

Main article: Monofilament Weaponry

Monofilament Weapons make use of projected streams of molecular-thin wire composed of a complex organo-polymer compound, kept in a liquid state within a magnetic reservoir in each weapon. These wires are released from thousands of microscopic firing ducts in the weapon and woven into a cloud-like net through spinning gravity clamps. They are fundamentally similar to web weapons, just with thinner strands.

Shuriken Weapons

Main article: Shuriken
All shuriken weapons are built around a gravitic accelerator and a solid core of ammunition composed of a plasti-crystal material stored in the weapon's magazine. High-energy impulses originating from the rear of the weapon detach a monomolecular-thin slice of the core and hurl this slice out the barrel of the weapon at tremendous velocities due to a peristaltic shift. A magnetic repulsor forces the ammunition core out of the magazine and keeps it in line with the firing impulse.

Slug-throwers

Main article: Slug-throwers
Slug-throwers is a term for a broad category of firearms which fire a solid shell or bullet, including auto weapons as well as the more primitive stub weapons.

Bolt Weapons

Main article: Bolt Weapons
Bolt Weapons use a unique combination of a traditional projectile weapon with a gyro-jet munition. The Imperium utilizes many variations of Bolt weapons. Note that fundamentally, bolt weapons are really a particular kind of rocket launcher, and are only considered "projectile" weapons because they are commonly thought of as such.

Imperial

Ork

Big Shoota

Main article: Big Shoota
The Big Shoota is the heavy version of the Ork Shoota. It is both stronger and has a higher rate of fire.

Grot Blasta

Main article: Grot Blasta
The Grot Blasta is a small weapon used by Gretchin, simply to avoid going into battle unarmed. These weapons are almost always useless against any enemies

Shoota

Main article: Shoota
The Shoota is the primary Ork ranged weapon. They are very heavy, too much for a normal human, however an Ork can easily move and shoot with it.

Slugga

Main article: Slugga
The Slugga is the basic pistol used by the Orks and is favored by Slugga Boyz.

Kannon

The Kannon is a simple but powerful Big Gun. It can fire explosive frag rounds or special anti-tank shells.

Lobba

The Lobba is a Big Gun that fires an explosive projectile in a high arc, like the Imperial mortar.

Tau

Railgun

Main article: Railgun
The Railgun is a massive weapon mounted on vehicles or battlesuits. It fires a projectile at hypersonic speed utilizing magnetic or gravitic forces.

Rail Rifle

Main article: Rail Rifle
The Rail Rifle is a man-portable version of the Railgun. It fires a smaller and less damaging projectile.

Dark Eldar

Splinter Cannon

Main article: Splinter Cannon
The Splinter Cannon is a deadly version of the Splinter Rifle, maintaining a very high rate of fire.

Splinter Pistol

Main article: Splinter Pistol
The Splinter Pistol is the close combat version of the Splinter Rifle and includes many barbs and other deadly and vicious attachments.

Splinter Rifle

Main article: Splinter Rifle
The Splinter Rifle is the Dark Eldar basic weapon and is easy to use, launching shards of crystals at enemy forces.

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Projectile Weapons
Slug-Throwers	Stub gun • Hand Cannon • Stub Rifle • Heavy stubber • Shotgun • Ripper Gun
Auto-Weapons	Autopistol • Autogun • Autocannon • Assault cannon • Macro cannon
Ork	Grot Blasta • Slugga • Shoota • Big Shoota • Supa-Gatler • Gigashoota
Eldar	Shuriken Weaponry • Shrieker Cannon • Death Spinner • Shadow Weaver
Dark Eldar	Splinter Pistol • Splinter Rifle • Splinter Cannon
Tau Empire	Kroot Bolt Thrower • Kroot rifle • Kroot hunting rifle • Kroot gun • Rail Rifle • Railgun

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-'''Solid Slug Weapons''' are devices which launch a solid piece of metal or other material at an enemy, rather than some form of energy discharge. They usually have their origins far in the history of the Imperium, perhaps even before it, and are as solid and effective now as they were then. They come in a wide range and forms from high strength to high rate of fire to a basic combat weapon.
+{{Weapon Series}}
+'''Projectile Weapons''' are devices which launch a shell at an enemy. For the purposes of this article, gyro-jet weapons such as Bolters are included, but [[Missile Weapons|Missiles, Rockets]], and [[Energy Weapons|energy-based weapons]] are excluded; note that the only fundamental difference between the payload of a bolter and a rocket launcher is the size.
-==Types of Solid Slug Weapons==
+Projectile weapons have origins in an era before recorded history, slings, darts, bows and arrows are just a few examples of early developments. Projectile weapons are incredibly varied with differing rates of fire and strengths. For larger projectile weapons, see [[Ordnance Weapons]].
-===Heavy Stubber===
-''Main article:'' [[Heavy Stubber]] <br>
-The '''Heavy Stubber''' is commonly mounted on vehicles as a [[Pintle Weapon]].
-===Ripper Gun===
+===Auto Weapons===
-''Main article:'' [[Ripper Gun]] <br>
+''Main article:'' [[Auto Weapons]]
-The '''Ripper Gun''' is used by [[Ogryns]] both as a ranged and a combat weapon.
+'''Auto Weapons''' fire solid slugs instead of laser beams. Among Imperial forces they are less commonly used than standard [[Las Weapons]].
+===[[Monofilament Weaponry|Monofilament Weapons]]===
+''Main article:'' [[Monofilament Weaponry]]
-===Shotgun===
+'''Monofilament Weapons''' make use of projected streams of molecular-thin wire composed of a complex organo-polymer compound, kept in a liquid state within a magnetic reservoir in each weapon. These wires are released from thousands of microscopic firing ducts in the weapon and woven into a cloud-like net through spinning gravity clamps.  They are fundamentally similar to [[Web Weapons|web weapons]], just with thinner strands.
-''Main article:'' [[Shotgun]] <br>
+===[[Shuriken|Shuriken Weapons]]===
-The '''Shotgun''' is an ancient design for a basic weapon which is used mainly on [[Imperial Navy]] ships to prevent damaging the ship too much when invaders engage in combat with the defenders of the ship.
+''Main article:'' [[Shuriken]]<br>
+All shuriken weapons are built around a gravitic accelerator and a solid core of ammunition composed of a plasti-crystal material stored in the weapon's magazine. High-energy impulses originating from the rear of the weapon detach a monomolecular-thin slice of the core and hurl this slice out the barrel of the weapon at tremendous velocities due to a peristaltic shift. A magnetic repulsor forces the ammunition core out of the magazine and keeps it in line with the firing impulse.
-===Sniper Rifle===
+===Slug-throwers===
-''Main article:'' [[Sniper Rifle]] <br>
+''Main article:'' [[Slug-thrower]]s<br>
-'''Sniper Rifles''' are high tech weapons designed to deliver a fatal blow in one shot with supreme accuracy.
+'''Slug-throwers''' is a term for a broad category of firearms which fire a solid shell or bullet, including auto weapons as well as the more primitive stub weapons.
-===Assault Cannon===
+===Bolt Weapons===
-''Main article:'' [[Assault Cannon]] <br>
+''Main article:'' [[Bolt Weapons]]<br>
-The '''Assault Cannon''' is a brute of a weapon, boasting a massive rate of fire with decent strength. It is often mounted on vehicles or as part of [[Terminator Armour]].
+'''Bolt Weapons''' use a unique combination of a traditional projectile weapon with a gyro-jet munition. The Imperium utilizes many variations of Bolt weapons.  Note that fundamentally, bolt weapons are really a particular kind of [[rocket launcher]], and are only considered "projectile" weapons because they are commonly thought of as such.
-===Mortar===
+==Imperial==
-''Main article:'' [[Mortar]] <br>
+*[[Assault Cannon]]
-The '''Mortar''' is one of the most ancient devices still in use by the Imperium, and utilises an explosive slug propelled far into the enemy lines whilst being high enough to scale walls.
+*[[Grenade Launcher]]
+*[[Stubgun]]
+*[[Heavy Stubber]]
+*[[Mortar]]
+*[[Ripper Gun]]
+*[[Shotgun]]
+*[[Sniper Rifle]]
+*[[Autogun]]
-===Heavy Mortar===
+==Ork==
-''Main article:'' [[Heavy Mortar]] <br>
+===Big Shoota===
-The '''Heavy Mortar''' is a larger version of the mortar and is mounted only on the [[Griffon Mortar]].
+''Main article:'' [[Big Shoota]]<br>
+The '''Big Shoota''' is the heavy version of the Ork Shoota. It is both stronger and has a higher rate of fire.
+===Grot Blasta===
+''Main article:'' [[Grot Blasta]]<br>
+The '''Grot Blasta''' is a small weapon used by [[Gretchin]], simply to avoid going into battle unarmed. These weapons are almost always useless against any enemies
+===Shoota===
+''Main article:'' [[Shoota]]<br>
+The '''Shoota''' is the primary Ork ranged weapon. They are very heavy, too much for a normal human, however an Ork can easily move and shoot with it.
+===Slugga===
+''Main article:'' [[Slugga]]<br>
+The '''Slugga''' is the basic pistol used by the Orks and is favored by [[Slugga Boy]]z.
+===Kannon===
+The '''Kannon''' is a simple but powerful [[Big Gun]]. It can fire explosive frag rounds or special anti-tank shells.
+===Lobba===
+The '''Lobba''' is a [[Big Gun]] that fires an explosive projectile in a high arc, like the [[Imperial]] mortar.
-===Auto Weapons===
+==Tau==
-''Main article:'' [[Auto Weapons]] <br>
+===Railgun===
-'''Auto Weapons''' use solid slugs instead of laser beams, but are gradually being phased out and replaced by standard [[Las Weapons]].
+''Main article:'' [[Railgun]]<br>
+The '''Railgun''' is a massive weapon mounted on vehicles or [[battlesuit]]s. It fires a projectile at hypersonic speed utilizing magnetic or gravitic forces.
+===Rail Rifle===
+''Main article:'' [[Rail Rifle]]<br>
+The '''Rail Rifle''' is a man-portable version of the '''Railgun'''. It fires a smaller and less damaging projectile.
+==Dark Eldar==
+===Splinter Cannon===
+''Main article:'' [[Splinter Cannon]]<br>
+The '''Splinter Cannon''' is a deadly version of the Splinter Rifle, maintaining a very high rate of fire.
+===Splinter Pistol===
+''Main article:'' [[Splinter Pistol]]<br>
+The '''Splinter Pistol''' is the close combat version of the Splinter Rifle and includes many barbs and other deadly and vicious attachments.
+===Splinter Rifle===
+''Main article:'' [[Splinter Rifle]]<br>
+The '''Splinter Rifle''' is the Dark Eldar basic weapon and is easy to use, launching shards of crystals at enemy forces.
+==See also==
+*[[List of Lists]]
+*[[List of Lists#Weapons|List of Lists - Weapons]]
+*[[Ordnance Weapons]]
 ==Sources==
-*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]
+{{Citation issues}}
+*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]{{Cite Marker End}}
+{{ProjectileWeapons}}
-[[Category:Weapons]]
+[[Category:Projectile Weapons| ]]
+[[Category:Weapons by Type]]