Does this annoy anyone else?

[YorkNecromancer]

So 40K is built on over the top imagery, and I can accept most of it as just that. But the one thing that totally stops me from suspending my disbelief?

Any time a gun with gatling barrels is on a model without a significant ammunition container.

Seriously, this is the size of a typical assault cannon ammo box:



Compare it to the size needed for a modern gatling gun:



The ammo pack is bigger than the gun! And that backpack would give you exactly five seconds of firepower!

Then compare it to something 40K sized - the avenger cannon off an A-10 tankbuster...



THE AMMO DRUM IS THE SIZE OF A CAR!

AND THAT WOULD LOOK AWESOME ON A TERMINATOR'S BACK!!!



I'm just saying...

[Psychosplodge]

Maybe it includes teleportation tech and the ammo is stored in a warehouse...

[Gotthammer]

Behold the power of the holy STC! Bow before the Machine God! Praise the Omnisiah!

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[Wolfshade]

But it only needs to fire a maximum of what 28 shots? 28 bullets won't take up that much room...

[Arkhan Land]

6 turns, 24 bullets, double for overwatch and if need be you send a young scout to run across the battlefield, back into reserves and then all the way back up to the deep striking terminators. High five and then a pat on the back.

Maybe it includes teleportation tech and the ammo is stored in a warehouse...

without a brick and mortar ammunition box, the assault cannon can shoot its full rate of fire with 15-20% off the amount of bullets

[This Dave]

You worry about ammo when the barrels don't actually line up with the firing chamber? Talk about magic bullets! Or that only the barrels rotate, what's up with that?

And don't get me started on the Heavy Bolters where the ammo belt feeds right behind the muzzle. What is going on in the rest of the weapon's length, heating up tea?

[Psychosplodge]

6 turns, 24 bullets, double for overwatch and if need be you send a young scout to run across the battlefield, back into reserves and then all the way back up to the deep striking terminators. High five and then a pat on the back.

without a brick and mortar ammunition box, the assault cannon can shoot its full rate of fire with 15-20% off the amount of bullets

Yes but maybe it fires the whole bullet, that's 65% more bullet.

You worry about ammo when the barrels don't actually line up with the firing chamber? Talk about magic bullets! Or that only the barrels rotate, what's up with that?

And don't get me started on the Heavy Bolters where the ammo belt feeds right behind the muzzle. What is going on in the rest of the weapon's length, heating up tea?

Well don't forget they were designed in the UK and heating tea has been an important part of the British Army's kit since we had access to tea.

[Wolfshade]

You worry about ammo when the barrels don't actually line up with the firing chamber? Talk about magic bullets! Or that only the barrels rotate, what's up with that?

Obviously the ammo gets injected in the middle then by the power of the the centripetal force it spins the bullets to the edges and into a chamber

And don't get me started on the Heavy Bolters where the ammo belt feeds right behind the muzzle. What is going on in the rest of the weapon's length, heating up tea?

Well you know it was originally designed by a Brit...

[Denzark]

On the subject of heating tea I understand the water cooling system in the vickers machine gun got so hot you could make a brew with it. But ot if you can believe there is space in the turret of a Russ for the breech and it's recoil, you can believe anything...

[CoffeeGrunt]

How does a Russ Demolisher even work? That's another biggie, that turret is tiny for such a large round. Not to mention the Punisher, though it is said that gunners using it only fire it in minute bursts and gut the tank out to pack spare ammo in.

Hell, even the numble Bolt Pistol makes no sense.