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** Other examples in the game (there are many) include the Skaven, who have access to Gatling- oh wait - ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Ratling]]'' guns and ''Lightning cannons'', while other races, such as the Elves or the Tomb Kings, still use ballistae, bows and chariots.

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** Other examples in the game (there are many) include the Skaven, who have access to Gatling- oh wait - ''[[IncrediblyLamePun ''[[{{Pun}} Ratling]]'' guns and ''Lightning cannons'', while other races, such as the Elves or the Tomb Kings, still use ballistae, bows and chariots.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has this as well, with many troops (especially Orks) being armed with bladed melee weapons such as swords, axes, and [[DropTheHammer warhammers]], while others have machine guns, lasers, automatic bazookas, and space ships.

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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has this as well, with many troops (especially Orks) being armed with bladed melee weapons such as swords, axes, and [[DropTheHammer [[CarryABigStick warhammers]], while others have machine guns, lasers, automatic bazookas, and space ships.
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** A prime example being the Imperial Guard, where you can have horse cavalry, World War I-style tanks, {{Chicken Walker}}s and {{Future Copter}}s all in the same force.

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** A prime example being the Imperial Guard, where you can have tribals with axes & bows, horse cavalry, World War I-style tanks, {{Chicken Walker}}s and {{Future Copter}}s all in the same force. And a whole line of 20th-century weaponry classified as stubbers & autoguns like M1911, Uzi, AK-47, & M2 Browning are still in service with them.
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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has this as well, with many troops (especially Orks) being armed with bladed melee weapons such as swords, [[AnAxeToGrind axes]], and [[DropTheHammer warhammers]], while others have machine guns, lasers, automatic bazookas, and space ships.

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* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has this as well, with many troops (especially Orks) being armed with bladed melee weapons such as swords, [[AnAxeToGrind axes]], axes, and [[DropTheHammer warhammers]], while others have machine guns, lasers, automatic bazookas, and space ships.
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** Note that these are actually justified in the lore- the Bretonnian elite are protected by the Lady's blessing against firearms, while Bretonnian law forbids the use of "cowardly" gunpowder weapons on their soil (and as a result, have the most guns on their ''navy''), because the Lady they worship is actually worship a Wood Elf goddess who deliberately keeps them at a pre-industrial level so they won't start massively chopping down her forests.

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