A Ion rifle was a blaster rifle that would deal more damage than its normal pistol counterpart. Ion blasters would cause havoc in programming systems, making them mostly effective against droids and non-sentients.
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| - A Ion rifle was a blaster rifle that would deal more damage than its normal pistol counterpart. Ion blasters would cause havoc in programming systems, making them mostly effective against droids and non-sentients.
- [Source] The ion rifle was a type of ion gun that fired ion energy instead of blaster bolts. This type of energy disrupted electrical systems, making it an effective weapon against droids, vehicles, electronic devices, and cybernetically enhanced creatures. It was larger and more powerful that the ion pistol. A couple of ion rifles were mounted onto the SD-6 Hulk infantry droid.
- The Ion Rifle was developed using Ion Weapon technology acquired as part of a fruitful alliance between the Syrr'Tok Brotherhood of the Demiurg and the Water Caste of the Dal'yth Sept. However, despite the eventual widespread dissemination of Ion Weapons during the Tau Empire's Second Sphere Expansion, man-portable Ion Weapons remained an impossibility due to the bulkiness of their power sources. It was only the discovery of a Mor'tonium power source during the Third Sphere Expansion which made efficient powering of smaller-scale Tau Ion Weapons possible.
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*Maximum: up to 450 meters
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| - The Ion Rifle was developed using Ion Weapon technology acquired as part of a fruitful alliance between the Syrr'Tok Brotherhood of the Demiurg and the Water Caste of the Dal'yth Sept. However, despite the eventual widespread dissemination of Ion Weapons during the Tau Empire's Second Sphere Expansion, man-portable Ion Weapons remained an impossibility due to the bulkiness of their power sources. It was only the discovery of a Mor'tonium power source during the Third Sphere Expansion which made efficient powering of smaller-scale Tau Ion Weapons possible. Tau Ion Weapon designs also allow for the weapons to be overcharged by exposing the reactive Mor'tonium power source to the environment, though this also exposes the user to the dangerous ionising radiation emitted by the Mor'tonium, and to the risks of overloading the primary power cells to hazardous energy levels. Overcharging an Ion Rifle allows it to generate an explosive blast with increased power compared to its normal fire mode. Ion Rifles are currently only issued to Pathfinders as special weapons, where their firepower boosts the team's combat capabilities by allowing them to vaporise heavy infantry and light vehicles alike. Tau Interceptor Drones are also armed with a set of twin-linked Ion Rifles as standard weapons, which they use in conjunction with their advanced targeting systems to blow incoming aircraft out of the sky.
- [Source] The ion rifle was a type of ion gun that fired ion energy instead of blaster bolts. This type of energy disrupted electrical systems, making it an effective weapon against droids, vehicles, electronic devices, and cybernetically enhanced creatures. It was larger and more powerful that the ion pistol. Variants of the ion rifle included the Baragwin Ion-X weapon, an experimental weapon of Baragwin design modified by Rodian merchant Suvam Tan. Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. produced another couple variants, namely the the Destructive Electromagnetic Pulse Ion Carbine and the Destructive Electromagnetic Pulse 2 ion carbine. A couple of ion rifles were mounted onto the SD-6 Hulk infantry droid.
- A Ion rifle was a blaster rifle that would deal more damage than its normal pistol counterpart. Ion blasters would cause havoc in programming systems, making them mostly effective against droids and non-sentients.
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