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| - In Star Frontiers, lasers are a common form of weaponry. They range form personal hand-held pistols to massive cannon mounted on the bow of a spaceship. They make up the following types of weapons: Personal Lasers:
* Laser Pistol
* Laser Pistol, Archaic
* Laser Pistol, Light
* Laser Rifle
* Laser Rifle, Archaic
* Laser Rifle, Carbine
* Laser Rifle, Light
* Laser Rifle, Scout
* Heavy Laser
* Laser Weapons (KE-Series) Vehicle-mounted Lasers:
* Vehicle Heavy Laser Ship-mounted Lasers:
* Mini-lasers
* Laser Pod
* Laser Battery
* Laser Cannon
- Laser pistols, rifles and carbines are potent weapons mustly used by non-magical people. They are similar to the Elent Laser Series, but are non-magical.
- Visitor laser weapons used an unknown mechanism involving cobalt to generate 'bolts' of energy which were characterized by a bluish-white color, and accompanied by a distinctive, clearly audible hissing 'report'. The bolts travelled at a velocity which was well below the speed of light and appeared to inflict some thermal damage on their targets, typically leaving a black scorch mark at the impact point.
- Laser Weapons, or Las Weapons as they are known in the Imperium of Man, are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain. No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped with a fully-charged power cell. This makes them ideal for large troop formations like the Imperial Guard. While the accuracy of the laser beam cannot be distorted by wind like slug ammunition, however, it can be more quickly diffused by heavy particles in the air such as smoke and hence lose its power over long distances. Certain types of lasgun have specific uses, most notably the more powerful long-las which is the catch-all term for sni
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| - In Star Frontiers, lasers are a common form of weaponry. They range form personal hand-held pistols to massive cannon mounted on the bow of a spaceship. They make up the following types of weapons: Personal Lasers:
* Laser Pistol
* Laser Pistol, Archaic
* Laser Pistol, Light
* Laser Rifle
* Laser Rifle, Archaic
* Laser Rifle, Carbine
* Laser Rifle, Light
* Laser Rifle, Scout
* Heavy Laser
* Laser Weapons (KE-Series) Vehicle-mounted Lasers:
* Vehicle Heavy Laser Ship-mounted Lasers:
* Mini-lasers
* Laser Pod
* Laser Battery
* Laser Cannon
- Laser Weapons, or Las Weapons as they are known in the Imperium of Man, are a family of directed energy weapons that produce beams of high-intensity amplified light to produce heat damage on a target. Laser Weapons are relatively easy to produce and maintain. No solid ammunition is ever used -- only power cells which can be recharged and quickly swapped with a fully-charged power cell. This makes them ideal for large troop formations like the Imperial Guard. While the accuracy of the laser beam cannot be distorted by wind like slug ammunition, however, it can be more quickly diffused by heavy particles in the air such as smoke and hence lose its power over long distances. Certain types of lasgun have specific uses, most notably the more powerful long-las which is the catch-all term for sniper variants because they bear longer barrels. Laser Weapons are used in many shapes and sizes, some are big and powerful enough to be used in stellar engagements, others are used on vehicles like tanks or Dreadnoughts, whilst the smallest ones can be operated individually. Depending on their size, they are powered by on board generators, power cells or portable power supplies. The principles for this type of weapon are used by many races in the galaxy and as such, Laser Weapons are a crucial part of Xenos arsenals, such as those of the Orks, Eldar or Tau and obviously the Chaos-corrupted humans that make up The Lost and the Damned or the Chaos Space Marines do use Laser Weapons.
- Visitor laser weapons used an unknown mechanism involving cobalt to generate 'bolts' of energy which were characterized by a bluish-white color, and accompanied by a distinctive, clearly audible hissing 'report'. The bolts travelled at a velocity which was well below the speed of light and appeared to inflict some thermal damage on their targets, typically leaving a black scorch mark at the impact point. Smaller weapons, such as pistols and rifles, could be adjusted to deliver either a full-strength blast which was capable of killing or severly injuring a human/Visitor target with a single shot, or a lower-intensity blast which could incapacitate or 'stun' its target while minimizing long-term damage. It is unclear whether the yield of the larger weapons mounted on vehicles or used by skyfighters and aboard motherships could be similarly adjusted, as such capabilities were never demonstrated or referenced. All laser weapons, regardless of size, appeared to be limited to semi-automatic fire; the reason for this is unknown.
- Laser pistols, rifles and carbines are potent weapons mustly used by non-magical people. They are similar to the Elent Laser Series, but are non-magical.
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