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Robert Evans

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
71181 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Like you're fighting a fucking desperate war for your survival.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Do whatever you want to your your armor.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

You know, that makes you feel better.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

It's just it's weird.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

It's it was strange to see like this actually making its way to a real war because so many of the people fighting that war are fans of the game.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Like that's just a moment for the hobby.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Every year, the firearms industry gathers in Las Vegas, Nevada for the SHOT Show.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

It is the gun industry trade show where different companies show off new weapons, both firearms that are meant for civilian use and for police and for the military.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

And one big trend, as I'm sure you know, Joe, in military arms design over the last couple of decades, but it's really escalated over the last 10 or 15 years, have been small, portable, semi-automatic and automatic grenade launchers.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

In many cases, ones that can fire like smart grenades, right?

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

We have a degree of control in like when it detonates, how far it has to go, right?

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

Like that's a big โ€“ it's like a major area in which weapons have like โ€“ weapons development has leapt forward over the course of the last like 20-something years in this regard.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

You have a lot more options there than you used to for grenade launchers of that type.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

And periodically โ€“

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

you know, as some of these different products that are like, because the main weapon that a space Marine carries is called a bolter.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

And it's this big, cool looking rifle.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

That's actually not like a rifle at all.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

It fires basically like a rocket munition that one charge shoots the munition out the barrel.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

And then a secondary charge actually ignites the rocket.

Behind the Bastards
Bonus Episode: Untitled Warhammer 40,000 Podcast

And then the rocket will like shoot towards its target and blow up.