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'''Chain Weapons''' are close combat weapons which utilize a cutting chain mechanism (similar in principle to a chainsaw) along the length of the striking edge. They are most effective in assaults against lightly armoured targets and are generally used in wide sweeping attacks to make full use of momentum for maximum impact and cutting strength. Several armies make use of Chain Weapons, including the [[Imperial Guard]], [[Space Marines]], [[Orks]], [[Chaos Space Marines]] and [[Eldar]].
 
  
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Occasionally they are used as an attachment to another weapon; a small chainblade can sometimes be used as a form of bayonet attached to a ranged weapon to aid in close combat.
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'''Chain Weapons''' are close combat weapons which utilize a cutting chain mechanism (similar in principle to a chainsaw) along the length of the striking edge. They are most effective in assaults against lightly armoured targets and are generally used in wide sweeping attacks to make full use of momentum for maximum impact and cutting strength. Several armies make use of Chain Weapons, including the [[Imperial Guard]]{{Fn|1}}, [[Space Marines]],{{Fn|1}} [[Ork]]s,{{Fn|8}} [[Chaos Space Marine]]s{{Fn|4}} and [[Eldar]].{{Fn|2}}
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Occasionally they are used as an attachment to another weapon; a small chainblade can sometimes be used as a form of bayonet attached to a ranged weapon to aid in close combat.{{Fn|6}}
  
 
==Types of Chain Weapon==
 
==Types of Chain Weapon==
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*[[Chainaxe]]: A heavy close combat weapon that utilizes a cutting chain mechanism, used frequently by [[Chaos Space Marines]], and others;
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*[[Chainaxe]]: A heavy close combat weapon that utilizes a cutting chain mechanism, used frequently by [[Chaos Space Marine]]s, and others.
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**[[Frost Axe]]: an axe variant of the [[Frost Blade]], used by the [[Space Wolves]] chapter;
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*[[Chainblade]]: A bayonet attachment to [[bolter]]s.
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*[[Chainfist]]: a [[Power Fist]] with a built-in chain-blade extension for hacking through walls and fortifications; it is used primarily by [[Space Marine]] [[Terminators]]
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*[[Chainfist]]: a [[power fist]] with a built-in chainblade extension for hacking through walls and fortifications; it is used primarily by [[space marine]] [[terminators]].
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*[[Chainsword]]: A standard close combat weapon that utilizes a cutting chain mechanism which runs up the length of the blade.<sup>1,2</sup>
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*[[Chain Flail (Imperial)|Chain Flail]]: A [[flail]] converted into a chain weapon.
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**[[Biting Blade]]: A large chainsword used by [[Eldar]] [[Exarch|Exarchs]]<sup>2</sup>.
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*[[Chain Glaive]]: A long pole with a [[chainblade]] attached to its tip.{{Fn|3}}
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**[[Eviscerator]]: A large, two-handed, chainsword, with damage potential similar to a chainfist; frequently wielded by [[Ministorum Priest]]s attached to the [[Imperial Guard]];
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**[[Nostraman Chainglaive]]
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**[[Frost Blade]]: A type of chainsword used by the [[Space Wolves]] chapter, many of which incorporate diamond-hard [[Kraken (Sea Creature)|Ice Kraken]] fangs as chainblade teeth;
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*[[Chain Hammer]]: Hammer with multiple blades of spinning teeth set in the head.{{fn|4}}
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**[[Scorpion Chainsword]]: Functions similarly to a standard chainsword, but augments the wielder's strength; used by the [[Eldar]] [[Striking Scorpion]] Aspect and some [[Autarch]]s.
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**[[Heavy Rock Drill]]: A commonly used piece of mining equipment, not usually wielded in combat because it requires three arms to wield effectively, but often employed as a weapon by [[genestealer cult]]s.  Has very similar damage potential to an [[eviscerator]] or [[chainfist]].  As it is mining equipment, the overall shape is more similar to a [[heavy rock saw]] than a hammer, but the head is also a set of multiple blades of spinning teeth.
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*[[Chainsword]]: A standard close combat weapon that utilizes a cutting chain mechanism which runs up the length of the blade.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}
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==Sources==
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**[[Biting Blade]]: A large chainsword used by [[Eldar]] [[exarch]]s.{{Fn|2}}
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*<sup>1</sup> [[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]
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**[[Chain Knife]]: A scaled down version of a chainsword that fullfills the same role as a knife or dagger.{{Fn|5}}
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*<sup>2</sup> [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]]
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**[[Eviscerator]]: A large, two-handed chainsword, with damage potential similar to a [[chainfist]]; frequently wielded by [[Ministorum priest]]s attached to the [[Imperial Guard]].
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**[[Heavy Rock Saw]]:  A commonly used piece of mining equipment, not usually wielded in combat because it requires three arms to wield effectively, but often employed as a weapon by [[genestealer cult]]s.  Has very similar damage potential to an [[eviscerator]] or [[chainfist]].
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**[[Frost Blade]]: A type of chainsword used by the [[Space Wolves]] chapter, many of which incorporate diamond-hard [[Kraken (Sea Creature)|ice kraken]] fangs as chainblade teeth.
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**[[Scorpion Chainsword]]: Functions similarly to a standard chainsword, but augments the wielder's strength, and does not engage the chain mechanism until it actually strikes; used by the [[Eldar]] [[Striking Scorpion]] aspect and some [[autarch]]s.
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**[[Nostraman Chainblade]]
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**[[Mauler Chainblade]]{{Fn|7}}
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**[[Mangler]]{{Fn|7}}
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**[[Pickripper]]{{Fn|7}}
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*[[Crimson crown (chain weapon)|Crimson crown]]: A thrown chain weapon disc the size of a human hand and of [[Dark Age of Technology|ancient]] origins.{{Fn|9}}
  
 
==Related Articles==
 
==Related Articles==
 
*[[Close Combat Weapons]]
 
*[[Close Combat Weapons]]
  
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==Sources==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition)]], pg. 7
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*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], pg. 33
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*{{Endn|3}}: [[Black Crusade Core Rulebook]], pg. 162
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*{{Endn|4}}: [[Black Crusade: The Tome of Blood]], pg. 37
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*{{Endn|5}}: [[Only War: Hammer of the Emperor]], pg. 116
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*{{Endn|6}}: [[Wrath & Glory Core Rulebook]], pg. 291
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*{{Endn|7}}: [[Codex: World Eaters (10th Edition)]], pg. 97
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*{{Endn|8}}: [[ Munitorum: Chainsword (Background Book)]] (E-Book) - ''Chain Choppas''
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*{{Endn|9}}: [[Rogue Trader: Into the Storm]], pg. 122
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Chain Weapons are close combat weapons which utilize a cutting chain mechanism (similar in principle to a chainsaw) along the length of the striking edge. They are most effective in assaults against lightly armoured targets and are generally used in wide sweeping attacks to make full use of momentum for maximum impact and cutting strength. Several armies make use of Chain Weapons, including the Imperial Guard[1], Space Marines,[1] Orks,[8] Chaos Space Marines[4] and Eldar.[2]

Occasionally they are used as an attachment to another weapon; a small chainblade can sometimes be used as a form of bayonet attached to a ranged weapon to aid in close combat.[6]

Types of Chain Weapon

Related Articles

Sources

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