Suspensor
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
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
- 5: Codex Supplement: Deathwatch (9th Edition): pg. 24
- 6: Blood Reaver (Novel), Chapter IX
- 7: Void Stalker (Novel), Chapter XXV
