Typhon Munitions "Zeus" Arc-Launcher

Written by: Ripshot

Like me, you've probably looked at a taser and thought to yourself: "Boy, I wish the shock on this sucker was powerful enough to just fucking kill a dude," probably while shocking yourself trying to amp it up yourself. But wouldn't you know it, the rich boys at Typhon Munitions have you covered in the most chrome way possible, with what they're calling the "Zeus".
The gun itself is basically a tricked-out grenade launcher designed to safely load and fire Typhon's proprietary 'Arc-Shell' rounds (you can't fire regular grenades in the Zeus and vice-versa, the propulsion systems are too different). The rounds themselves kind of look like oversized shotgun-shells, but the end's got a thin plastic capsule covered with a discarding-sabot to prevent premature breakage, and inside that capsule is a bunch of adhesive gel and superconducting contacts wired up to a percussion switch.
When a round's fired off, the sabot peels off from the projectile, exposing the fragile plastic tip and arming the projectile. On impact, the shell breaks apart, which sticks the projectile and contact hard and fast to the target-surface and lets the force of the impact press down the percussion-switch, which tells the surprisingly un-complicated set of electronics inside to throw a whole bunch of electricty through the contacts and into the target. It works on similar principals to stick-n-shock munitions, but the extra space in the grenade-launcher shells lets them substitute the miniaturised tinglers you'd see in SnS with something powerful enough to fry a drone right out of the air with a single shot.

What's the over/under on Ripshot reading some of this from a pamphlet?

— Anonymous poster

Kind of goes without saying, but this piece of kit obviously isn't non-lethal like tasers and SnS rounds are. It's means for disabling drones and vehicles but there's already been a couple incidents of this thing pulled out on 'high-risk targets', and the results ain't pretty. As always, make sure your jacket's got some nonconductive layers unless you wanna cook on live trid.

Hell, even if you're wearing your best rubber jacket, this thing's coming at you with enough force to crack a few ribs on impact...

— Vulcan Gravy

Item type

Weapon, Ranged

Manufacturer

Typhon Munitions

Rarity

20F

Weight

7.9 KG

Dimensions

18" barrel, 39" total length

Base Price

7,000¥

Type

Grenade Launcher

Accuracy

5(7)

Damage

14P(e)

AP

-5

Mode

SS

RC

0

Ammo

3(M)

Standard Upgrades

Smartgun System (Internal), Long Barrel

Though the Zeus is considered a grenade-launcher, it functions as a ballistic weapon and doesn't need to roll scatter.

The Zeuss can only fire its proprietary Arc-Shells, which can be purchased for 660¥ and 13F availability per pack of three.