Helfrost Weaponry
Helfrost Weaponry are basically reverse Flamers. They are a type of specialised weapon class that is deployed solely by the Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter. These weapons are powered by rare crystals found only in the most remote corners of the Fenrisian wilds. Helfrost Weapons fire a beam of sub-zero energy that can instantly encase enemies in blocks of ice close to absolute zero, colder than the vacuum of space. Unless the foe can move away from the beam or break free quickly if hit by it, they might remain trapped within their glacial tomb forever, or even shattered into a thousand frozen pieces. The beam of energy fired by these weapons can either be a focused beam for use against large single targets, or a dispersed beam (AKA a 'icethrower') effective against groups of enemies.
Variants
There are currently three known Helfrost weapons.
Helfrost Pistol
A Helfrost Pistol is the smallest, man-portable version of the specialized Helfrost Weapons. Helfrost Pistols are weapons used by the Space Wolves ground forces but is more commonly seen among Iron Priests and project a short-range but devastatingly effective beam of sub-zero energy at its target. Flesh hit by the beams blacken with catastrophic frostbite. Armour and weapons buckle and crack. Soon enough, unless the victim can fight their way free, they are entombed forever as a withered mummy in a jagged tomb of ice Han Solo style.
Helfrost Cannon
The Helfrost Cannon is a large weapon of the specialized Helfrost Weapons type that is deployed solely by the Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter. Powered by rare crystals found only in the most remote corners of the Fenrisian wilds, these weapons fire a beam of sub-zero energy that can instantly encase enemies in blocks of ice close to absolute zero, colder than the vacuum of space.
Unless the foe can move away from the beam or break free quickly if hit by it, they might remain trapped within their glacial tomb forever, or even shattered into a thousand frozen pieces.
The Helfrost Cannon is only mounted on Space Wolf vehicles like the Stormwolf, Stormfang and Dreadnoughts due to its large size, and the weapon can fire either a focused beam against large single targets, or a dispersed beam at groups of enemies.
Helfrost Destructor
The Helfrost Destructor is the largest of the specialised Helfrost Weapons that are deployed solely by the Space Wolves Space Marine Chapter. The Helfrost Destructor is only mounted on Stormfang Gunships, one of the worst looking piece of Imperial Avionics EVER. The weapon can fire either a focused beam against large single targets, or a dispersed beam at groups of enemies like all other Helfrost weapons.