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'''Auto Weapons''' are used by the Imperium, generally as an alternative to [[Las Weapons]], as some commanders prefer their enemies to continue to bleed after being hit, whereas las weapons immediatly cauterizes the wound. They are solid slug firing weapons meaning that they are more likely to run out of ammunition in a protracted battle due to the increased size of the ammunition and subsequent reduction in the volume which can be carried. Also, auto weapons cannot recharge like las weapons.
As they are identical in game terms to las weapons, Auto Weapons have, for the most part, been removed from army lists, with the arsenals exception of the Imperium due to their similarity to las weapons, except for the Autocannon.
[[Autopistols]] and [[Autoguns]] are similar in power to their laser counterparts ([[Laspistol]] and [[Lasgun]]) but the [[Autocannon]] is very different to the [[Lascannon]]. Instead of very high power it has a higher rate of fire, which has allowed it to survive the recent reduction in weapons types available to the Imperial commander. There are also sniper weapons using solid slugs, however these are also being superceded superseded by the Long-las.
==Types of Auto Weapon==
===Autogun===
''Main article:'' [[Autogun]]<br>
'''Autoguns''' are a basic weapon similar in power to Lasguns and are slowly being superceded superseded by them.
===Autopistol===
''Main article:'' [[Autopistol]]<br>
'''Autopistols''' are smaller versions of the Autogun and are slowly being superceded superseded by Laspistols.
===Autocannon===
