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This is a prime example of laser based small arms technology. It projects beams of coherent light at it's target in short powerful pulses. In terms of simple beam integrity it's maximum effective range is over 500 kilometers. For practical purposes in the hands of a human operate it is deadly up to 4 kilometers on single shot. It has six settings: safety, stun (electrolaser setting, low power beam used to deliver an electrostatic discharge to stun people like a taser), medium power semi automatic (2.5 kilojoules per pulse), medium power three pulse burst, medium power automatic and high power (15 kJ per pulse, semi automatic with a 1 second delay between shot). Conventional Bullet Proof Vests and other such ballistic body armor is not of much use against laser fire (similarly while armor optimized against laser beams can be made it fares poorly against bullets and shrapnel). The weapon weighs in at 4 kilograms and is powered by a 16 kilogram backpack mounted battery pack able to supply up to 120 High Power pulses. In effect a soldier armed with a Laser Rifle can serve as both a Rifleman, Light Machine Gunner and a Sniper. Protective eye-wear is recommended for soldiers equipped with laser rifles. Pedants who get huffy about it's classification as a rifle despite not having a rifled barrel are advised to find a lemon to suck.

Description

This is a prime example of laser based small arms technology. It projects beams of coherent light at it's target in short powerful pulses. In terms of simple beam integrity it's maximum effective range is over 500 kilometers. For practical purposes in the hands of a human operate it is deadly up to 4 kilometers on single shot. It has six settings: safety, stun (electrolaser setting, low power beam used to deliver an electrostatic discharge to stun people like a taser), medium power semi automatic (2.5 kilojoules per pulse), medium power three pulse burst, medium power automatic and high power (15 kJ per pulse, semi automatic with a 1 second delay between shot). Conventional Bullet Proof Vests and other such ballistic body armor is not of much use against laser fire (similarly while armor optimized against laser beams can be made it fares poorly against bullets and shrapnel). The weapon weighs in at 4 kilograms and is powered by a 16 kilogram backpack mounted battery pack able to supply up to 120 High Power pulses. In effect a soldier armed with a Laser Rifle can serve as both a Rifleman, Light Machine Gunner and a Sniper. Protective eye-wear is recommended for soldiers equipped with laser rifles. Pedants who get huffy about it's classification as a rifle despite not having a rifled barrel are advised to find a lemon to suck.