'Phion' Rifle
A large, long barreled sniper rifle of the Hyperion Federation. The phion rifle was named after a hypothetical particle that was eventually proven to not exist.
The rifle fires a very high intensity particle beam at the target (electrons are used specifically), and can counter recoil effectively using a large shock absorber on the stock. It also has a very accurate scope and leading is not required due to the relativistic velocity of the particles.
The weapon is powered by a very small Antimatter battery. As such, the weapon has a limited ammo capacility.
However, the weapon is large and unwieldy to carry and cannot collapse down into a smaller space. HF H-37 Cyber Suits are commonly used to assist carrying and aiming it, allowing users to sprint across the battlefield with the weapon. Due to the weight, the designers made it back heavy.
The Phion was designed to counter large enemy infantry - often in some form of very heavy power armour - through sheer power. It has even shown a low effectiveness against some vehicles - if the weapon operator can hit a weak point. This tactic has been used in attempts to disable enemy light vehicles multiple times in history, many of which have seen a lot of sucess. This role is far better suited to specialised weapons however.
The Phion was designed by one particular Suon sniper who became frustrated with their own weapon, wanting a weapon that was even more powerful than current HF sniper rifles. Although the 'Kaon' Railgun would have served this role, this suon wanted a weapon that did not fire a physical round as the recoil would be too great for them. As this individual served as a weapon engineer in his earlier life, he managed to design this very powerful sniper rifle by himself. After designing it and testing it hundreds of times in Virtual Universes, it finally became effective enough for him to accept and submit to the Hyperion Federation military!
This individual is now one of the most skilled snipers in the galaxy cluster and holds a title of Apprentice War-Engineer.
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Weapon, Ranged
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