Unlike most Storm Trooper or Grenadier-equipped units, the Snakes have discarded their bulky hellguns and backpacks in favour of the lightweight Faustus pattern lasgun.
The Faustus combines two barrels, one atop the other. The uppermost barrel is a standard lasgun, providing sustained, direct, reliable firepower. The lowermost barrel is essentially a very compact 20mm, semi-automatic cannon.
When the Snakes take a target under fire, they intersperse their las blasts with occasional shells from the cannon. Firing either high-explosive or armour-piercing projectiles, the cannon is integrated with the M.40 targeter system to allow on-the-fly fusing of the explosive charges; by precisely timing the shell detonations, the Snakes can shoot their targets in the back even when facing their front!
Faustus rifle
Range: 24" S: 3 AP: 5+
Notes: Rapid Fire, M.40 allows measure before declaring target
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