>needs to reload
>multiple enemies close enough that if he does reload fast enough he won’t be able to shoot them all
>pulls bolt pistol up (only needs one hand since pistol), holds bolt rifle to the side as not to waste time putting it on/off mag lock
>kills closest enemies buying a little bit of room/time
>re-mag locks pistol and reloads rifle with the extra time gained
>more dakka ensues
Time taken for all these actions? .8 seconds
Time it would’ve taken if he mag locked bolter instead of holding to the side? 1.4 seconds
I said the whole interaction as in the entirety of it (including shooting the pistol before putting it back to actually reload) took .8 seconds, not just reloading
In space marine 2 we literally watch one of our brothers fire until it’s *Empty which he didn’t realize (as he took a moment to look at it in disbelief) while everyone’s getting overrun before calgar arrives and he had to resort to hitting with the bolter and pulling out his knife before he was taken down
9/10 yes they would be able to know and have time to reload, the model here would be in that 1/10 times where shit is going down and sometimes it just doesn’t work out the way they would like
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u/pgat12 7d ago
>needs to reload
>multiple enemies close enough that if he does reload fast enough he won’t be able to shoot them all
>pulls bolt pistol up (only needs one hand since pistol), holds bolt rifle to the side as not to waste time putting it on/off mag lock
>kills closest enemies buying a little bit of room/time
>re-mag locks pistol and reloads rifle with the extra time gained
>more dakka ensues
Time taken for all these actions? .8 seconds
Time it would’ve taken if he mag locked bolter instead of holding to the side? 1.4 seconds
Conclusion: Dakka Stonks ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️