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   * XREP (eXtended Range Electro-Muscular Projectile) rounds that hold the battery, electrodes and control circuitry in a self-contained, pop-out fin-stabilized projectile fired from a compatible conventional weapons system (usually a shotgun).  XREP rounds fired from a shotgun usually have a range of 30 meters.   * XREP (eXtended Range Electro-Muscular Projectile) rounds that hold the battery, electrodes and control circuitry in a self-contained, pop-out fin-stabilized projectile fired from a compatible conventional weapons system (usually a shotgun).  XREP rounds fired from a shotgun usually have a range of 30 meters.
  
-//OOC Note: You may be tempted to shrug off the effects of Taser-style weapons and continue roleplaying the scene as if the only thing that happened to you was being poked by a pair of barbed needles. I invite you to search YouTube for videos of US Marine Corps personnel being tased (for a single five-second jolt), and from there, advance the technology a couple hundred years. Tasers work.  Even on cyborgs (in fact, maybe even BETTER on cyborgs, due to discharge EMP effects). If you doubt this, page a member of RP staff for an opinion. - Hagalaz//+//OOC Note: You may be tempted to shrug off the effects of Taser-style weapons and continue roleplaying the scene as if the only thing that happened to you was being poked by a pair of barbed needles. I invite you to search YouTube for videos of US Marine Corps personnel being tased (for a single five-second jolt), and from there, advance the technology a couple hundred years. Tasers work.  Even on cyborgs (in fact, maybe even BETTER on cyborgs, depending on where impact occurs). If you doubt this, page a member of RP staff for an opinion. - Hagalaz//
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 In short, if you are thinking about designing a laser rifle, or a minigun, or a laser minigun, DON'T. In short, if you are thinking about designing a laser rifle, or a minigun, or a laser minigun, DON'T.
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 +| [[devik|{{http://www.trmichels.com/WolfHeadStare3310.jpg?75x75|For one, you can't carry enough ammo.}}]]| //Devik Sez: I'm not even kidding on this minigun thing. I promise you I've heard every single argument that can be made on this point; it's not even remotely possible, let alone practical.// |
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