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Ratling Guns use black powder?
Topic Started: 4th July 2005 - 01:23 AM (652 Views)
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Jul 26 2005, 07:26 AM
On the other hand, if people are simply trying to argue how skryre device is built, there's enough evidance to support a non-gunpowder theory.

Hell, why not? :D It makes for good fluff.

Most flintlock weapons have two charges, the priming in the flashpan and the main charge in the barrel. Because sparks from the flint alone cannot be relied on to get in through the hole to ignite the main charge in the barrel at all times, the priming is there to, like, make a bigger sparkiness leading to the main charge.

My thinking is that if we're working on a 'gas in the jezzail' theory, a simple flash of sparks may not be reliable without priming, leading to a higher rate of misfires. You'll either need priming (which can be dampened by rain still), or a matchlock mechanism, where a smouldering fuse is held by the hammer (which still can be dampened by rain, and it's called a warplock jezzail after all).

Any device, for that matter, that requires a flint & metal for ignition, water can still prevent the flint from generating sparks. Sparks are effectively little bits of burning iron, and if the iron is wet it wouldn't spark. (Tested this on my Bic a moment ago)

So, if the jezzail and the ratling use an explosive gas thingy, it's still possible that rain will prevent them from sparking up. Unless the weapons use some sort of gas pressure airgun type system, then rain wuoldn't make a difference.


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What about if the Rats of skaven created there own "gun powder" made of crushed warpstones. This will generate the Bang to shoot the rating guns.

But if the guns were wet?

I would have to say that this is a good question. I also would say if a straight answer is not found, maybe try the actual warhammer forum at the site, or asking your op before you play the game what he think should happen.

Also I don't thing the ratling gun shoot "gun powder" or "powder of any sort," But instead small stones of warp lighting. Like the Warpfire Thrower, the need the coals of warp lighting stone to create this. And if there was rain, there would be no fire. But scince the "coals" were already ignited. Maybe the heat is already to much, so it evapourates the waters. Plus the coals are shealtered by the bag of course.

See as I stated above, when warplock pistols hamer cracks down onto the small rocks. The spark is made, shoot not powder but an even strenghtier (lol) bullet(s) of warp lighting. All most like shrapinel bombs. Unsure how to spell it.
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In all the battles I watched/played skaven weapons never were classified as gun powder. Simply because they aren't, they are warpstone and thats final.
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they are warpstone and thats final


if you say so, sir. :rolleyes:
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well, ratling guns actualy use a gas somehow Containing warpstone
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I would have to go with the rule makers on this one. Having a rattling gun no get affected by it is just kinda silly in my opinion. Even though it might not actually fire blackpowder, there are tons of ways for rain to screw up any machine like that.

I think they did the right thing here, making it blackpowdered is the way to go. I play Lustria a lot too, so you just learn to get around it, and take the risk.
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