Sicatt Workshop shock rifle
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| Sicatt Workshop Shock Rifle | |
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148 centimeters (58.2 in)[2] |
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Electromagnetically guided plasma[2] |
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At least roughly 300m[5] |
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| “ | The Shock Rifle is a Banished electromagnetic weapon with a dual firing mode. The primary mode is used for suppression, building up a chain EMP shock effect on the target and broadcasting their location. The second firing mode requires a short charge-up time to unleash a single EMP-inducing bolt.[6] | ” |
The Sicatt Workshop Volt Piercer, commonly called the shock rifle, or nicknamed Shocker,[2] is a Banished voltaic sniper rifle.[1][5] It is notable for its electrolaser burst capable of disabling energy shielding and even some vehicles.[3][5][7]
Overview[edit]
Design details[edit]
The shock rifle is a directed-energy weapon employed by the Banished and designed for the large frames of Jiralhanae warriors. As such, the shock rifle has massive proportions, most easily seen by its prominent rear grip. Beneath this grip is a sizeable curved blade, similar to that seen on the Jovokada Workshop brute shot. On the forward edge of this blade is a leather-wrapped handle used for holding the rifle steady while firing. Above this is the barrel, covered partially by a shroud that splits into three sections with each burst from the weapon. Just behind the barrel sits a sight that provides some magnification for the user. Behind this rests the top-mounted battery pack.[8]
Operation[edit]
In its standard firing mode, the shock rifle fires a burst of three electrolasers,[3][4] with an effective range of at least roughly three hundred meters.[5] The shock rifle also features an alternative fire mode requiring a short charge time to unleash a single powerful EMP-inducing bolt.[6] In any of the weapon's firing modes, the electrolasers are capable of emitting an electromagnetic pulse, and as few as three standard shots are capable of downing the shields on an F-41 Broadsword fighter.[5] When used against MJOLNIR GEN3 armor, shock rifles are capable of knocking out the integrated systems inside the helmet, including playing havoc with the integrated night vision device, heads-up display, energy shielding, smart link, and magnetic weapon mounts.[9] If the shock rifle is fired on a target with others tightly gathered around it, electricity can arc between the targets, dealing damage to each of them.[10] Some vehicles like the M12B Warthog and Banished Ghost can become temporarily disabled if repeatedly fired upon by the rifle.[8]
The shock rifle's top-loaded battery pack contains a charge of power units, a quarter of which are rapidly spent in each burst from the weapon.[3] When fired, the shock rifle emits a characteristic sizzle sound.[8][9]
Development history[edit]
- "Let it never be said that a Jiralhanae lacks the ambition to explore what can be achieved through our minds as well as our might."
- — Vulcus reflects on Sicatt Workshop's progress with voltaic application devices.[4]
The shock rifle was developed by Sicatt Workshop technicians aboard the Banished dreadnought Ghost of Barolon. It is the latest in a line of experimental voltaic application devices derived from the fragments of Jiralhanae technological knowledge that survived Doisac's nuclear civil war.[2][1] After the Sicatt Workshop technicians finished their work on the standard shock rifle, they submitted their work for Vulcus of the Alchemy Corps to review. Ultimately, Vulcus believed that the design could be developed even further, with his goal for the shock rifle to match precision and power such that it could take down the shields of a human strike fighter. The shock rifle entered service within the Banished shortl