Impulse Grenade
A mostly nonlethal grenade used by the Hyperion Federation.
The Impulse, like its name suggests, creates a massive pressure wave that causes infantry to be thrown into the air away from the explosion. It is mostly harmless however, if extremely painful to be caught in its area.
It detonates a very light antimatter bomb inside it. The internal mechanisms are kept as light as possible so that it doesnt fragment, because fragmentation is deadly to nearby organic and soft targets. It is almost entirely comprised of Hardlight which explodes in a similar way as the payload itself and produces very few fragments. It also has a low mass due to this ultra lightweight construction.
In some cases, it can be lethal if objects thrown by the grenade strike one's body, or in other situations. Due to this, it is not used in tight rooms with VIPs or in most starships where such objects can be in many locations. The Impulse Grenade is lethal and extemely powerful when used against aquatic life underwater, or any life in low gravity settings with an atmosphere, the pressure wave causing lung collapse in most species.
Item type
Weapon, Explosive
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