Tesla Electronics produces a unique type of advanced direct-energy weapon, operating on the electrolaser principle, which it calls the Lightning Gun. What this means is that as the weapon is fired, it ionises air in its path. A separate electrical connection then transmits an enormous current through this plasma channel. Its effects are varied and can be controlled by the user; it may stun its target (much like a taser), electrocute them to death or anything in between. Against complex machinery such as modern jet fighters and mechs, the Lightning Gun shows its fangs, frying the target's circuits. Most armour is also useless against it. Though the object itself is technically portable, contemporary power storage and generation methods are not, so it is mostly used as an emplaced defensive weapon.
Tesla Electronics Lightning Gun
Energy Weapon
Abilities
Common Attributes - Mechanical
Externally Powered
EFFECT:
This weapon is powered by electrical energy from the outside, be it a generator, battery or capacitor bank.
Overpass
EFFECT:
This weapon ignores ARM unless stated otherwise.
Unique Attributes
Can Opener - Tesla Electronics Lightning Gun UA
Tesla Electronics oversaw the development of the Lightning Gun, which is by most metrics a rather poor battlefield weapon, specifically to counter near-future technological advancements, in particular the Australian Emergency Committee's power armour and foreign high-tech military hardware. Anything with complex circuitry inside is very vulnerable to its fire.
EFFECT:
Against characters equipped with Power Armour 🦾, Robot 🤖 creatures and vehicles with the Electronics Technology 🔋 tag, this weapon's damage rolls are maximised.