Astra Militarum · Heavy Weapon · Future round brief
Autocannon & Accelerator Autocannon
A long-barrelled, high-velocity automatic cannon firing solid armour-piercing and high-explosive shells. It's the workhorse of Astra Militarum heavy weapons teams and Sentinels, and also mounted on vehicles and Dreadnoughts across the galaxy.
What to focus on
- The long barrel with recoil sleeves and a big magazine or ammo feed
- Tripod-mounted with a Guard crew, or vehicle-mounted
- Shell casings flying and the barrel smoking
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