I been reading warhammer40k for years now and I always felt like the chainsword was a bit crude and unsubtle for an Imperium that plays at civilisation. It always struck me as being perfect for orks. Not really into orks that much(still beat those f-ing tau wasters though) so I thought I'd see if anyone knows whether Orks use any chain swords other than looted ones???
As far as I'm aware no. Pretty advanced weapon considering how its teeth are made of the strongest material in the galaxy and the motor that drives it is small enough to fit in the hilt and drive the blades fast enough to cut that well.
Orks use, and build, plenty of chain choppas. You'd be surprised on the things they can build. Just because they're brutes, doesn't mean they aren't intelligent.
Imperium? Civilization? Well, that's arguable. If you consider mutant and xenos hatred, daily mass genocide, war culture, endoctrinement and blind faith everywhere, I really don't see why i couldn't wave around a kickass roaring chainsword... Imperium is a civilization for sure, but civilized, sometimes i doubt... Moreover, its conception is very simple, most of the materials are esay to get (talking about human chainswords, not space marines ones) and it's really efficient. You need a proper training (it's a heavy thing to wave around) but it's really a good and simple weapon, easy to mass product. And I love his crude efficiency and rough looks.
I'm not sure of that. If it was only a question of size and design, there won't be such interdiction for mere humans to touch astartes weapons, even besides a holy taboo. I'll bet whatever you want that there is special and rare material implied as well.
the only chain weapons that use rare materials are the frost blades of SW and Angrons axes http://warhammer40k.wikia.com/wiki/Chainsword
I know them. But you truly think that all the chainswords of all marines chapters in the whole imperium are done with the same materials? With as many different forgeworlds? And as many different models? Seriously?
