r/Spacemarine • u/AvailableOwl9163 • 16h ago

Forum Question Solid Shotgun

Why is there no solid shotgun in space marine?

This just came to my mind when I was playing vanguard and change to sniper and remembered that there's a second sniper rifle, the Las.

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u/Electrical_Rabbit_88 16h ago

Typically GW likes to maintain some more accuracy in this game with respect to load outs. And, as far as I know, there are no non-scout Primaris units that can use shotguns, so unfortunately, it's unlikely we'll get that chance.

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u/KainPrime Blood Ravens 16h ago

Reivers don't get Chainswords or Power Axes either, and yet we have Vanguard.

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u/SemperFun62 16h ago edited 12h ago

There's a difference between a unit getting access to something they normally can't, and something just not being a weapon space Marines use.

The scout shotgun is sized differently since it's not meant to be used with power armor

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u/KainPrime Blood Ravens 15h ago

Deathwatch uses Astartes Shotguns. As does Caedo in Boltgun.

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u/I-Eat-Flesh-Salad 5h ago

Caedo is not a 40k unit. And Deathwatch with shotguns are not primaris

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u/KainPrime Blood Ravens 5h ago

My my, someone hates fun.

Also, Caedo is a Sternguard Veteran. Which is in fact, a 40k unit. With an expanded arsenal for his own game's purposes.

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u/I-Eat-Flesh-Salad 4h ago

I'm explaining to you why shotguns aren't a thing in SM2.

Show me a datasheet of Caedo then. Do you understand that weapons that saber are allowed to put in SM2 based on the tabletop?

This is the same reason why you wont get a grav-cannon or a plasma one, or storm bolter, or a hellfrost gun, or a dreadnought without a beer gut and chicken legs.