Do Storm bolters count as a bolter for the sake of special ammo for Sternguard?
Do Storm bolters count as a bolter for the sake of special ammo for Sternguard?
Stormbolters are a special sub-type of bolter in the same way as a heavy bolter or bolt pistol. The only type of bolter that is subject to the special ammo rule is the regular bolter, including a regular bolter with a combi-weapon attachment.
Yeah, it's a shame, because it would be nice to be using the special rounds, and then switch to normal storm Bolter rounds and charge.
In friendly games I let friends take the stormbolters and still use the special ammo profiles (you can almost think of it as having an assault 2 special ammo), but strictly speaking you can only use them with the standard Boltgun.