Particle Gun
"This Machine Fries Xenos"
Inscription on the side of a Heavy Commonwealth Trooper's Particle Gun A Directed Energy Cannon or Particle Gun is the heavier, considerably more powerful version of the Pulse Rifle. While some weapons commonly referred to as Pulse Rifles use laser bursts instead of charged particles, the Particle Gun always uses a directed beam in one second bursts. The beam usually consits of electrons which is why particle weapons are sometimes referred to as "lightning-casters". For vacuum combat, however neutral particle beam weapons are preferred which is why the heaviest, exosuit borne Particle Guns are all neutral beam weapons, which in turn are not as effective in atmospheric conditions.
Particle Guns use up a lot of energy, up to the equivalent of a Pulse Rifle cell per shot, another reason why they are more often deployed in ZiGZAg (zero Gravity, zero atmosphere) conditions. They are also very dangerous to their own operators - despite heavy shielding on the particle core, backsplash radiation from each shot can often affect the operator leading to long or even short term radiation poisoning.
Inscription on the side of a Heavy Commonwealth Trooper's Particle Gun A Directed Energy Cannon or Particle Gun is the heavier, considerably more powerful version of the Pulse Rifle. While some weapons commonly referred to as Pulse Rifles use laser bursts instead of charged particles, the Particle Gun always uses a directed beam in one second bursts. The beam usually consits of electrons which is why particle weapons are sometimes referred to as "lightning-casters". For vacuum combat, however neutral particle beam weapons are preferred which is why the heaviest, exosuit borne Particle Guns are all neutral beam weapons, which in turn are not as effective in atmospheric conditions.
Particle Guns use up a lot of energy, up to the equivalent of a Pulse Rifle cell per shot, another reason why they are more often deployed in ZiGZAg (zero Gravity, zero atmosphere) conditions. They are also very dangerous to their own operators - despite heavy shielding on the particle core, backsplash radiation from each shot can often affect the operator leading to long or even short term radiation poisoning.
PARTICLE GUN: Large hip-slung weapon, 6 capacity power cell, double Effort. Heavy, Military, Cannot be concealed, Bulky
Item type
Weapon, Ranged
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