T E C H n o l o g y : Assault Weapons - WMP

In most situations the assault WMP weapon is not a practical weapon.  It is immense and has significant recoil.  The only realistic use of it is by immense beings who can handle the recoil, or beings that use the weapon as a mounted turret.   In either case, it would be more economical and practical to choose either another assault weapon or upgrade to an intermediate scale weapon.  But, nevertheless, WMP weapons of this calibre are used frequently enough for them to be standardised and easily purchased.

The main reason for the WMP assault weapon's popularity is primarily due to the user's ego.  It is one of the largest personnel weapons available in terms of a single blast. There are very few beings that this weapon couldn't send flying.  It is evolved into a symbol of awe and power, though in many cases twin pistols are more effective.

While it may not be practical, this assault weapon is still powerful.  It does a significant amount of damage, and if the target is against an unyielding surface, the damage inflicted mushrooms into a massive 3D+32.

The power supply is a conventional micro-fusion generator.   Setting the power supply to overload causes an explosion twice the normal damage rating of the weapon (radius of effect = 4m).

Required stages to build:

2 Technician
1 Physicist