[[Image:HeavyStubber2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A Heavy Stubber{{Fn|3}}]]{{cite}}The '''heavy stubber''', also known as a '''heavy stub gun''', is a [[projectile weapon]] similar in apperance appearance and effect to a [[M2]]-era heavy machine gun, firing large-calibre bullets able to stop a man dead in his tracks.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}} Firing The heavystubber is inferior to the [[Heavy Bolter]] in terms of penetration, being defeated anything heavier than [[Flak armour]], but compensates with sheer rate of fire, making it an ideal weapon for use against hordes of lightly-calibre bullets armoured infantry and vehicles.{{Fn|4}} The heavy stubber is also cheap and easy to mass produce and can be built on many low-tech worlds which might not otherwise be able to stop construct [[laser weapon]]s.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}{{Fn|5}} The weight and recoil of many patterns of heavy stubbers require that they be fired from the prone position with a bipod or tripod, or require a [[pintle weapon|pintle mount]] on an armoured vehicle.{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}} Others are more man dead in his tracks-portable, their and even heavier patterns can be wielded by a single trooper through the use is limited to large formations of unarmoured bracing harnesses or lightly-armoured targetssuspensors.{{Fn|25}}{{Fn|6}}

A heavy stubber is a fairly reliable weapon; cheap and easy to mass produce, and is nearly as effective as a Within the [[bolterImperial Guard]], though it is far less sophisticated a the heavy stubber remains its most common anti-personnel weapon. It is often used as a crew-served support weapon or mounted on worlds without vehicles in cases where the technological base to make rarer but more potent [[Las WeaponsStorm Bolter]]is unavailable. {{Fn|4}} When the [[storm bolterSiege Regiment]] is not availables in particular, typically suffering heavy casualties and having to use local materials to replace any equipment losses, they are often [[pintle mounted]] onto vehicles as close defense weaponsmake prodigious use of heavy stubbers on account of their ease of manufacture and maintenance. {{Fn|7}} It is often seen as a pintle-mounted armament on many Because of its pervasiveness the heavy stubber has also found its way into the hands of [[Imperial Guard]] vehicles citizens, and is used for anti-infantry popular with both militias and light anti-aircraft fire. Some regiments use heavy stubbers in heavy weapon teamsoutlaws.{{Cite ThisFn|4}}{{Fn|5}}

[[Adeptus Astartes]] [[Power Armour#Space Marine Power Armour|armour]] is practically immune to heavy stubber fire, although a lucky bullet can penetrate the less-protected areas such as the neck or joints and cause serious injury.{{Fn|8}} ==ImagesKnown Patterns=====Unknown Vraks Heavy Stubber===[[Image:HeavyStubber2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Vraksian Heavy Stubber]]During the [[Siege of Vraks]] the traitorous [[Vraksian Renegade Militia]] made use of an unknown pattern of heavy stubber, most likely manufactured on the planet itself using the spare parts of other weapons. Belt-fed and with a bipod for stable firing from the prone position, the weapon was fitted with both backsight and foresight, carrying handle, and perforated outer barrel to aid in cooling.{{Fn|3}}*Length: 122cm*Barrel: 60 cm*Weight: 7.8 kg*Calibre: long 8.25*Feed: 50 round belt*Cyclic rate of fire: 850 rpm*Muzzle velocity: 750 m/s ==Gallery==

===Uncited===*{{Endn|4}}: [[Imperial Munitorum Manual]], pg. 72*{{UncitedEndn|5}}: [[Rogue Trader Core Rulebook]], pg. 121*{{Endn|6}}: [[Warhammer 40Black Crusade Core Rulebook]],000pg. 156*{{Endn|7}}: Wargear (4th Edition)[[Epic Swordwind]], pg. 32*{{Cite ThisEndn|8}}: [[Hunt for Voldorius (Novel)]] by [[Andy Hoare]], pg. 221