| Slug thrower |
1 |
Small and portable
compared to most energy weapons. From pistols to rifles
to assault rifles, the slug thrower uses
electrically ignited chemical propellant to throw
variously sized slugs at relatively high muzzle velocities.
The slugs do primarily impact damage. Various forms of metals and chemicals can be employed in
the slugs against various targets. Unremarkable yet
effective. |
| Autocannon |
1 |
The autocannon is a huge,
multi-barrelled slug-thrower. They are generally
shoulder-slung or mounted on a stand or tripod for
firing. Using electrically initiated chemical propellant, some models of autocannon
can throw on the order of a million shells a minute. |
| Needle Gun |
3 |
Needle guns are pistols or
rifles that use a series of coils to electomagnetically throw
slim needles at targets. Because the needles are sharp
and thin with a very tiny initial impact area, they tend
to penetrate very well but do very little impact damage.
Variations of the needle may include various
poison-release mechanisms or explosives that detonate
after penetration. The rifle sized versions of the
Needle Gun do more damage since they use larger calibre
needles and significantly more coils to gain
significantly more speed. They will often sacrifice some
of their incredible range with some sort of shape
variation to the needle which cause it to convey more
impact damage. |
| Driver rifle |
5 |
Propel projectiles by
means of a concentrated gravitational field. Various
calibers and types of ammunitions have been designed
for, including "debris cannons" that will
launch whatever happens to be lying around and will fit
into the barrel. |
| Swarm Gun |
4 |
Needle guns designed to
tear apart soft targets by flooding an area with a cloud
of high-velocity needles. The idea is generally
penetration and shredding damage before range or impact
damage. |
| Shotgun |
1 |
Ultra-modern
short-&-wide-barrel, available in chemical
propellant and, later, grav models. Fire shot, huge slug,
"wheat" (hurts, disables, doesn't leave mark) |
