| abstract | - The Type-37 Disc Launcher is a Brute hand-held weapon. The weapon fires thin, heated metallic disc shaped blades that are capable of tearing through thin barriers, and can easily slice through flesh. The split of the Covenant forced both Separatist and Loyalist factions to pursue new technology capable of turning the tide of war in their favour. Following the general success of the Brute Spiker and it's brutal spikes (no pun intended), the Brutes brought a new weapon to the Loyalist table. The Disc Launcher uses a slingshot-like firing mechanism to fire the blades. The discs are stacked vertically and loaded into the top of the weapon. Once in the weapon, the discs are heated to maximize the damage potential. The wielder of the weapon then selects a firing type using a fire selector. The weapon has three types of fire:
* Single Shot - One disc is fired with each pull of the trigger.
* Tri-shot - The discs, stacked vertically, are fired all at once, propelling three discs towards the target with each pull of the trigger.
* Fully Automatic - Continuous rate of fire, until the trigger is released or the ammunition runs out. Once the rate of fire has been chosen, the user will then pull the trigger. The weapon will allow the appropriate amount of discs to drop down into a slot. In front is the barrel of the gun, and behind them is a slingshot-like firing mechanism. When the trigger is pulled, the flexible metallic slingshot will ping forward, firing the disc(s).
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