Editing Shuriken Catapult (section)

==Shuriken Catapult==
[[File:Shuriken_Catapult.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Shuriken Catapult]]
The Shuriken Catapult, or ''Tuelean'' in the Eldar Lexicon, is the rifle-sized (but really more like a carbine) version of the Shuriken weapon series. This weapon is only carried as a primary weapon by members of [[Guardian]] squads since other, more elite forces of the Eldar tend to use more specialized and generally better pieces of ranged equipment, It is also incorporated to certain other systems such as Eldar [[Jetbike|Jetbikes]].

In the earliest versions of the game, the Shuriken Catapult was available to nearly every army (just like most basic weapons) including [[Imperium of Man|Imperials]]. They were decent enough for a mook's weapon, but 2nd edition suffered heavily from the Herohammer complex and their wielders saw little use. Come 3rd edition, Shuriken Catapults continued to barely see any use, as while Guardians got fielded all the time, it was for the heavy weapon platform they shielded with their bodies and not the actual guns they themselves carried. The reason for this was fairly simple: the Shuriken Catapult used to have a criminally short range, [[Fail|on par with pistols]], that put its wielder right in the range sweet point for getting assaulted. [[Phil Kelly|Someone]] eventually noticed that having T3 5+ Guardians toting around a weapon they had to risk getting assaulted to fire was a bit derptastic, so they received their characteristic AP improving special rules which carries on to this day, and in [[Warhammer_40,000_9th_Edition|9th Edition]] they finally got a glorious range increase of 50%, putting them at a respectable 18". The short range of the weapon was actually somewhat against common logic too, as they fire high speed aerodynamic projectiles, and there's nothing in the fluff that would stop them from having the same or better range compared to most standard weapon.

On the tabletop, the Shuriken Catapult is around as effective as a [[Bolter]], slightly shorter in range, but capable of greater volume of fire.

===Avenger Catapult===
[[File:Shuriken6.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Avenger Catapult]]
An improved version of the Shuriken Catapult carried by the [[Dire Avengers]], it features an extended barrel, additional power feeds, in-built rangefinders, a greater firing range and more sophisticated targeting systems. Come 9th Edition however, and the regular Shuriken Catapult received the same range, so to further differentiate it from the Avenger, the latter was given a better AP value (-2 instead of -1) and firing rate (Assault 3 instead of 2), bringing to the tabletop the accuracy and rate of fire that previously hadn't been represented.

As stated above, they are the weapon of choice of the Dire Avengers [[Aspect Warriors]], who use them in semi-automatic mode most of the time. However, in the heat of an assault or a close-range firefight, the weapon's full automatic mode can empty its magazine in just four seconds - at 1,500 rounds per minute, it means that it has enough ammo for 100 shots, which is about the same number of rounds you can squeeze out of the average [[Lasgun]]'s power pack.

[[Asurmen]], the Phoenix Lord of the Dire Avengers, carries a pair of twin-linked Avenger Catapults on his wrists, showing the other races how to do [[Dakka]].

===Gatekeepers Bastion===
[[File:Gatekeeper.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Gatekeepers Bastion]]
The Gatekeepers Bastion is a modified Avenger Shuriken Catapult made with with fortification and protection against environmental conditions in mind. The model includes reinforced casing around the barrel and magazine, and an augmented scope/range finder built with penetrating hostile planetary conditions as its primary function (snow storms, sand storms, acid rain, hail storms, etc.), its seals making it far less prone to malfunctioning in battle.

The weapon's increased heft makes for a much more solid impact if the Dire Avenger is forced to strike a target in melee, turning the gun into a makeshift club. Crude by Eldar standards, but effective nonetheless.
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