What is "Dakka"

carnifexmad Gaunt Posts: 13	What is "Dakka" Jan 23, 2015 22:43:20 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carnifexmad on Jan 23, 2015 22:43:20 GMT Hi all, This is a bit of a silly question, what is "dakka". Its some sort of term that I've been seeing all over the forum and I have no idea of what it is. Thanks is advance ?

gigasnail Hive Tyrant Alveare Exactoris Posts: 22,612	What is "Dakka" Jan 23, 2015 22:45:36 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gigasnail on Jan 23, 2015 22:45:36 GMT Lots of shots. A dakkafex or dakka flyrant has two twin linked brain leech devourers.

carnifexmad Gaunt Posts: 13	What is "Dakka" Jan 23, 2015 22:46:15 GMT via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by carnifexmad on Jan 23, 2015 22:46:15 GMT Cheers

Osedaxx Hive Tyrant Posts: 529	What is "Dakka" Jan 23, 2015 23:37:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Osedaxx on Jan 23, 2015 23:37:03 GMT It comes from how the Orks imitate the sound of their guns. "More Dakka" is an orky way of saying they want more guns. It's really become more of a 40K term for anything that shoots stuff.

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What is "Dakka" Jan 23, 2015 23:52:22 GMT bredkooler and asmodas like this

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Jan 23, 2015 23:37:03 GMT Osedaxx said:

It comes from how the Orks imitate the sound of their guns. "More Dakka" is an orky way of saying they want more guns. It's really become more of a 40K term for anything that shoots stuff.

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Hmm..

...Needs more Dakka

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What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 0:10:22 GMT via mobile

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Jan 23, 2015 23:52:22 GMT swarm492 said:

Jan 23, 2015 23:37:03 GMT Osedaxx said:

It comes from how the Orks imitate the sound of their guns. "More Dakka" is an orky way of saying they want more guns. It's really become more of a 40K term for anything that shoots stuff.

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Hmm..

...Needs more Dakka

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hiveminded Hive Tyrant Posts: 1,093	What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 4:38:06 GMT immortalblue likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hiveminded on Jan 24, 2015 4:38:06 GMT Dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka dakka!

Anggul Tyrant Guard Posts: 417	What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 8:51:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Anggul on Jan 24, 2015 8:51:24 GMT Hence a dakkafex is a Carnifex with two sets of TL devourers, because they fire a lot of shots. One might say an Orky number of shots.

broyston Tyrant Guard Posts: 253	What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 10:44:27 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by broyston on Jan 24, 2015 10:44:27 GMT But when termagants have more dakka they aren't dakkagants but devilgaunts. Sounds cooler though.

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What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 12:01:11 GMT

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Jan 24, 2015 10:44:27 GMT broyston said:

But when termagants have more dakka they aren't dakkagants but devilgaunts. Sounds cooler though.

Most of the terms used for certain builds come from the third and second edition codices which gave examples of variants of each Tyranid unit.

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What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 12:58:52 GMT

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Jan 24, 2015 10:44:27 GMT broyston said:

But when termagants have more dakka they aren't dakkagants but devilgaunts. Sounds cooler though.

"Dakka" and "Devil" tend to be used interchangeably for Devourer-armed Units. It mostly comes down to phonetics. Devilgaunt flows better than Dakkagaunt, and Dakkafex flows better than Devilfex.

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Jan 24, 2015 12:58:52 GMT WestRider said:

Jan 24, 2015 10:44:27 GMT broyston said:

But when termagants have more dakka they aren't dakkagants but devilgaunts. Sounds cooler though.

"Dakka" and "Devil" tend to be used interchangeably for Devourer-armed Units. It mostly comes down to phonetics. Devilgaunt flows better than Dakkagaunt, and Dakkafex flows better than Devilfex.

Devil tyrant though has a ring to it....however it sounds like it should be in the DoC codex.

WestRider Hive Tyrant The Tyranid Hive List Building Champion HugsiFex! Posts: 13,305	What is "Dakka" Jan 24, 2015 14:42:46 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WestRider on Jan 24, 2015 14:42:46 GMT Devil Tyrant and Dakka Tyrant flow about equally well. Dakkaflyrant works better than Devilflyrant, tho. Too many sibilants or hard consonants starting syllables in a row just gets awkward.
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arapaima Hive Tyrant Posts: 837	What is "Dakka" Jan 25, 2015 11:12:52 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by arapaima on Jan 25, 2015 11:12:52 GMT Something you will never have enuff of.

yowster12 Hive Tyrant Posts: 685	What is "Dakka" Jan 25, 2015 21:25:09 GMT via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by yowster12 on Jan 25, 2015 21:25:09 GMT Dakka is a way of life!

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