And a lot of boltguns are designed to spit these things out at full auto. Once it does hit a target, the armor-piercing head ensures that the explosive charge inside the bolt doesn't go off until after the bolt has fully penetrated the target. A 'bolt' has a small rocket which combines with the force generated by the actual cartridge to launch the bolt farther and faster, while also spinning it to stabilize the projectile's trajectory. Bolters are sometimes referred to as miniaturized rapid-fire armor-piercing RPGs, which isn't wholly inaccurate, to be honest. It's usually reserved for the Imperium's elite forces such as the Space Marines and Sisters of Battle, although you'll also see it a lot in the hands of Commisars, the Inquisition, and high-ranking members of the Imperial Guard/Astra Militarum.
The Sisters of Battle are famous for using these a lot. If I recall right, the ammo that these things use is usually promethium, which is the Imperium's preferred super-gasoline/diesel equivalent. Flamer: It's a flammenwerfer in Space, it werfs flammen.It's a testament to how absurdly tough many of the Imperium's enemies are that they need more powerful weaponry. This isn't because the lasgun itself is weak, mind you: we're talking about a beam of energy intense enough to flash-boil the moisture in flesh, potentially blowing off entire limbs if it hits the right part of the target. People tend to make fun of these because in terms of game mechanics, las weapons that aren't big enough to require a dedicated team or a vehicle to carry them are kind of underwhelming. These come in many flavors, ranging from the handheld, standard issue rifle-like lasguns and laspistols, and going all the way up to multi-las turrets mounted on armored vehicles. Mostly used by criminals and civilians rather than the Imperium's armed forces, because frankly they have better options. Basically the same types of guns that we have today and that have been in use for close to 150 years at this point, and that are still used in the future because even in an age where power armor and force-fields tend to dominate the battlefield, there's still a place for ordinary bullets fired from an ordinary gun. Stubbers, slug-throwers, and autoguns.Click to shrink.Full disclosure: I am far from being an expert on Imperium weaponry, so this is just what I can remember off the top of my head.
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