Suspensor

Imperium Portal

Suspensors are extremely rare Imperial devices. These anti-grav plates can be attached to heavy or cumbersome weapons, essentially reducing its weight by half and allowing a person to wield it by themselves much more easily.^[1][2] Suspensors are also used to mitigate the effects of forces of physics upon the wearer, such as immense pressure or G-force, when integrated into armour or clothing.^[3] Suspensors can be the size of a human thumb, such as those seen on heavy bolters.^[6]

Such technology is most commonly found being used by elite troops of the Imperium.^[1][2] For example: Space marine power armour or the suspensor-wire pressure flight-suits worn by starfighter pilots.^[3] Ranged heavy weapons of respected Space Marines will sometimes be upgraded by attaching suspensor plates. This offsets the weapon's weight^[4a] when mag-clamped to the weapon^[5] and additionally auto-stablises the weapon so that it's essentially braced while firing.^[4c] Similarly suspensors might be attached to a gun's grip and the their power armour's wrist and elbow to counterbalance any recoil.^[7] These plates also aid in the accuracy of their weapons, similarly to a gyro-stabliser but to a greater effect.^[4b]

See also

• Suspensor Web
• Grav-chute

Sources

• 1: Only War Core Rulebook, pg. 189
• 2: Rogue Trader Core Rulebook, pg. 134
• 3: Prince of Crows (Novella), Chapter 9
• 4: Deathwatch Core Rulebook
  • 4a: pg. 76
  • 4b: pg. 143
  • 4c: pg. 156
• 5: Codex Supplement: Deathwatch (9th Edition): pg. 24
• 6: Blood Reaver (Novel), Chapter IX
• 7: Void Stalker (Novel), Chapter XXV