Space Marine Chainsword? - Page 2

Johnny Angel · 07-04-2010, 06:30 PM

I don't have much experience with Warhammer, but I've seen a lot of 40k videos in which the Space Marines use a weapon which can only be described as part sword and part chainsaw. After doing some research, I discovered that it is called a Chainsword.

The Chainsword is the preferred close combat weapon of the Imperium. It is not unlike a modern chainsaw, but lighter and able to be wielded with one hand. It is often used in conjunction with a Laspistol. All forces of the Imperium make use of it as a standard close combat weapon. The weapon is designed to quickly slice through an opponent. These swords are very crucial in combat allowing easy swipes to behead or rip an enemy in two. Although it is not the mightiest of close-combat weaponry, it gets the job done. The chainsword is a weapon of choice for most Space Marines. The Orks, who call them "Chain-Choppas", also steal them for Mad Doks and Meks and it has been reported Slugga Boyz use them. Some Warbosses have been known to attach them to their hands instead of claws.

There is a fairly good picture of one here: http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...y_NeonDuck.jpg

I'm at a slight loss for how to define this in GURPS. The easiest solution seems to be to use a sword skill and have it deal damage comparable to a chainsaw. I imagine it would be fairly heavy too. While the Space Marines seem to easily swing it around, they are also somewhat beyond normal human beings from what I can tell. I had wanted to label Ultra Tech due to the genre, but it seems as though it would be possible to build one before TL9. It might just be a vibroblade of some sort in GURPS terms, but it seems a little different.

I'm not very familiar with Warhammer though, so I was hoping maybe someone more familiar with the product could shed some light on it for me. Even if you're not familiar with Warhammer, I know there are plenty of people on here with stronger GURPS-fu than what I have, so input is always nice.

07-04-2010, 06:30 PM	#1
Johnny Angel MIB Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Pennsylvania	Space Marine Chainsword? I don't have much experience with Warhammer, but I've seen a lot of 40k videos in which the Space Marines use a weapon which can only be described as part sword and part chainsaw. After doing some research, I discovered that it is called a Chainsword. The Chainsword is the preferred close combat weapon of the Imperium. It is not unlike a modern chainsaw, but lighter and able to be wielded with one hand. It is often used in conjunction with a Laspistol. All forces of the Imperium make use of it as a standard close combat weapon. The weapon is designed to quickly slice through an opponent. These swords are very crucial in combat allowing easy swipes to behead or rip an enemy in two. Although it is not the mightiest of close-combat weaponry, it gets the job done. The chainsword is a weapon of choice for most Space Marines. The Orks, who call them "Chain-Choppas", also steal them for Mad Doks and Meks and it has been reported Slugga Boyz use them. Some Warbosses have been known to attach them to their hands instead of claws. There is a fairly good picture of one here: http://media.photobucket.com/image/c...y_NeonDuck.jpg I'm at a slight loss for how to define this in GURPS. The easiest solution seems to be to use a sword skill and have it deal damage comparable to a chainsaw. I imagine it would be fairly heavy too. While the Space Marines seem to easily swing it around, they are also somewhat beyond normal human beings from what I can tell. I had wanted to label Ultra Tech due to the genre, but it seems as though it would be possible to build one before TL9. It might just be a vibroblade of some sort in GURPS terms, but it seems a little different. I'm not very familiar with Warhammer though, so I was hoping maybe someone more familiar with the product could shed some light on it for me. Even if you're not familiar with Warhammer, I know there are plenty of people on here with stronger GURPS-fu than what I have, so input is always nice.