[OgrynGore]

I would like to take this two steps deeper if I may:

1. Rules:
You must represent weapons and wargear accordingly. This means your Flashlights could indeed be used as demo charges, its your opponent's fault he cant distinguish between a flashlight and a stick of TNT. So by representing the weapon you are following the rules precisely.

2. Reality:
In reality when someone comes to an enemy they dont really know what they have, until they are shot by them with the weapon in question. (Ie. Las bolts are denting my armor, therefore they have las-weapons.) Also this works into range (Well that guardsman looks like he wants a piece of me... oh sh*z he just threw a ...[insert screams here]). In war there is a lot of thing you dont know all you can do is think fast and have a faster trigger finger.