Who brings a knife to a gun-fight?

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by vicky_molokh

I've played Rogue Trader RPG, and skimmed Dark Heresy RPG. The allegedly 'rapid firing' weapons are not what they call themselves. Ranges are meh too, but I don't remember the numbers.

Someone using a rifle in dark heresy has a pretty good chance of being able to attack, with a meaningful hit chance, at 400 meters. Not amazing, but compared to a movement rate that's generally 8-16 meters/turn when running, there's still plenty of time to hit and kill a charging foe unless there's terrain preventing you from engaging them.