The Space Marines make common use of Chainswords, and occasionally of Power Weapons. Specific intelligent races of the galaxy maintain certain preferences for different close-combat weapon types. It also includes some unorthodox natural weapons such as claws, tails, beaks and teeth. This includes various common melee weapons such as swords, knives, bayonets, maces, axes, clubs and even pistols. Various Close Combat Weapons Used by the Adeptus AstartesĪ close-combat weapon is any weapon that can be used to make a melee assault.

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The armed forces of the Imperium include, but are not limited to, the Space Marines, the Imperial Guard, the Adeptus Mechanicus, the three Ordos of the Inquisition, the Adeptus Arbites and the Orders Militant of the Adepta Sororitas.

There are many branches of the Imperium's armed forces and law enforcement agencies, and much of their equipment is common across multiple branches of the same service.

The Imperium of Man is a vast, galaxy-spanning interstellar human empire. Whenever appropriate, the history of the weapon is described, including some of the more notable units or individuals that are known to use that weapon. With the evolution of the Warhammer 40,000 setting over several decades, many different kinds of weapons and equipment have been described and some of these are no longer in use by the armed forces of the Imperium. The various weapons, grouped according to their category, are discussed in detail, including their standard specifications. This article contains a large, but not exhaustive, list of the various types of weaponry used by the Imperium in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

A collection of common weapons used by the various military forces of the Imperium of ManĪ collection of Space Marine heavy support weaponry dating from the era of the Great Crusade

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