Kasrkin with shotguns

[Dosjetka]

Just a quickie: purely from a fluff perspective, would Kasrkin* arm themselves with shotguns when operating in enclosed environments (urban/void combat, etc.) or would they still keep their hellguns?

 

*I'm only interested in Kasrkin, not other Storm Trooper/Militarum Tempestus units/regiments

 

EDIT: Corrected mistake in title.

[+DAN+]

For fluff i'd say hell yeah!

Pick the best weapon for the job.Real world military organisations do it after all!

[BFeeder]

I don't see why not. They would surely have the pick of the Cadian armouries given how badass they are - I recall in one of the Eisenhorn series a squad of Kasrkin are armed with standard lasguns.

[Noctus Cornix]

Combat Shotguns like Space Marine scouts. That's my thought.

[Olis]

Trench fights and battleship corridors? Shotties are just the gun for the job (against human or similarly 'weak' foes).

[WarriorFish]

Kasrkin are well equipped with the right tools for the job, so if shotguns are the best weapon then that's what they'd have :)

[Dosjetka]

Cheers chaps! Now, onto the next stage of this project... :devil:

[-Volsung-]

I imagine Kasrkins are like your special forces, Delta Force, or Navy Seal guys. These aren't your average-joe heroes like Gaunt's Ghost who die everyday and no one knows about. These are the Zero-Dark-Thirty troopers who have a debriefing BBQ in the states one evening, and the next evening they are in a techno-stealth chopper about to land outside Bin Laden's compound.

 

In terms of weapons, this probably means that if the Departmento Munitorum stocks it, the Kasrkin can use it. One vox from their superior officer, and they will have access. 

 

*takes a moment to picture a Kasrkin with a Ripper gun*

[No Foes Remain]

I'd say go one better and use the shotcannons that certain Navy defence troops use. If its good enough for a city-sized ship then it has to be good enough for urban combat as well.

[march10k]

I imagine Kasrkins are like your special forces, Delta Force, or Navy Seal guys. These aren't your average-joe heroes like Gaunt's Ghost who die everyday and no one knows about. These are the Zero-Dark-Thirty troopers who have a debriefing BBQ in the states one evening, and the next evening they are in a techno-stealth chopper about to land outside Bin Laden's compound.

 

In terms of weapons, this probably means that if the Departmento Munitorum stocks it, the Kasrkin can use it. One vox from their superior officer, and they will have access. 

 

*takes a moment to picture a Kasrkin with a Ripper gun*

~imagines suspensored heavy bolters across the board~

[walter h]

How about heavy bolters on gimbles like "Aliens".

[Spacefrisian]

Shotguns should use the flamer template if you ask me, but with addition that unlike flamers they dont ignore cover. But thats kind of wishlisting.