Editing Bolter (section)

===Special Issue Boltgun===
[[image:SpecialBolterSide.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Special Issue Boltgun]]
This lot here are Boltguns which are exclusive to Sternguard Veterans, who are special enough for these special Bolters because they have been fighting for a heck of a long time to become veterans, unlike most Guardsmen who just have to survive their first few hours in battle – easier said than done, by the way.

Also known as the Sternguard Boltgun, it is basically a Bolter with better armour penetration complementing its longer range – a better Bolter overall. These things tear apart Terminators and just about anything weaker than a Super Heavy, both in the crunch and the fluff. Common attachments to showcase its special quality are scopes and box magazines; slings and purity seals are also popular, along with anything else that Techmarines and Artificers have on hand to pimp the Bolter out with. Back then, the Sternguard used to have access to Special Issue Ammunition, but then it was later decided that the Deathwatch should be the only guys who get to use that perk; and so the Sternguard Vets of the present now have a different Special Issue at their disposal. If the standard issue Boltgun is an equivalent of an assault rifle compared to our military, then the Special Issue Boltgun here is a light machine gun comparable to the Storm Bolter – though the Storm Bolter is probably more accurate for that description in terms of size and weight difference to the normal Bolter. A more specific comparison would be the Heckler & Koch '''G36''' as the standard issue Bolter, and the Heckler & Koch '''MG36''' as the Special Issue Boltgun. This would make the Storm Bolter equivalent to the MG4 or MG5.

In 8th edition, they now basically fire a version of Vengeance Rounds with longer range, if one were to compare the stats. It is a decent trade-off for the loss of Special Issue Ammunition – which is now exclusive to the [[Deathwatch]] – that might be due to the recent shortages and/or usual logistical problem. We should note, however, that Sternguard Veterans can also take up Storm Bolters as an alternative under the same cost as these Bolters here. The only difference is that the Sternguards will lose in Armour Penetration since Storm Bolters are not "Special Issue."
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SpecialBolterRavenGuard.jpg|<center>Model</center><center>(''Raven Guard'')</center>
SpecialBolterSide2.jpg|<center>Box Magazine</center>
SpecialBolterUp.jpg|<center>Sickle Magazine</center>
SpecialIssueBolter2.png|<center>''[[Captain Titus]]''</center>
SpecialBolterHold.jpg|<center>Ultramarines</center>
SpecialBolterBA.jpg|<center>Blood Angels</center>
SpecailBolterRG.jpg|<center>Raven Guard</center>
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