Ballistic: Any weapon powered by black powder. (Basically, every type of gun used today)
Plasma Rifle:
Ammunition: Uses superheated ionized gas called plasma instead of projectile ammunition. To reload, small canisters of these gases are manually loaded into the undermount of the gun, much like a standard magazine.
About the weapon: The plasma rifle uses a mirofusion cell as its power supply. It taps into the cell, essentially a smallfusion reactor, to produce a toroid of plasma that is ejected down a superconductor barrel. Upon existing, this ball of plasma is stabilized by electromagnetic claws so that it will retain its shape while in the air. Taking fire from a plasma rifle can cause great damage and severe burns.
The Plasma Rifle, when fired continuously, overheats very quickly because of the rapid cycling, loading, ignition, and release sequence of energy. To prevent the weapon from being damaged, it temporarily shuts down and opens heating vents to allow the excess heat to dissipate before the weapon reactivates.
Although powerful, the plasma rifle is not suited for long ranged combat. The farther the bolt goes, the more the magnetic field begins to weaken, causing the temperature of the bolt to cool before the magnetic field becomes unstable and finally dissipates. The bolt also loses velocity and kinetic impact with longer travel distance.
15-Mar-2007 00:04:16
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