Support Weapons in E41K

In the real world there are several kinds of Support Weapons each with different uses and effects. With the publication of Firepower many of these now have "official" E40K stats, however they are scatted among several army list. I am attempting to bring all of them together here.

Machine Guns

Direct fire, used to suppress/attack both area and point targets. Very high fire power. Real world range about 1100 meters. While this weapon is not listed in any army list as such, it can be assumed that "Heavy Weapons" infantry are infact machine gunners, depsite the fact that most are shown with some sort of rocket laucher.

Light Mortar

Indirect fire, used to attack area targets and targets out of line of sight. Real world range about 8000 meters. (This is 81 mm or so mortars). This weapon is listed in the Squats army list in Firepower (page 37) and is the same as "Big Gunz" from the Ork Army list. The cost is based on the Squat army cost, it is 14 points for Orks.

Heavy Mortar/Infantry Guns

Indirect fire, used to attack larger area targets at longer ranges than light mortars (This is 120 mm mortars or 75 mm to 150 mm Infantry guns). This is adding in "Light" Towed Artillery. .

Anti Tank Gun or Guided missiles

Used to kill single "hard" point targets. Real world range 1500 meters for guns, about 4000 meters for missiles. The AT Gun version is the "stock" support weapon in the Imperial army list. Cost is from page 12 of Firepower

Tear Gas Launchers/Water Cannons/Rubber Bullets

Used against hordes of people that you want to leave the area, but not kill out right. Real world range about 200 meters. This is from the Adeptus Arbites army list in Firepower (page 16)

Anti Aircraft Gun

Used to attack aircraft or act as a very high fire power heavy machine gun. Real range about 3000 meters. This is from Firepower page 62.

Light Surface to Air Missile

Used to kill aircraft and that's about it. Real range about 6 km. This is not in any army list, but was added to give a flak unit that can only be used for Anti Aircraft.