Projectile Weapons

Projectile weapons, usually firing miniaturized poisoned needles, bolts or darts, were part of the common armament of the House Troopers and other military forces of the Hegemony.The technical revolution caused by the introduction of the Capacitance Effect Shields had made projectile weapons largely obsolete, but still they were favored by soldiers in place of the more dangerous energy weapons.Also repetitive projectile,automated and heavy projectile weaponry was still installed on most military Groundcars, Flyers and even Spacecrafts.

Maula Pistols
A Maula pistol is a hand-held pistol that was used to fire poison darts. It had a range of approximately 40 meters. They were popular weapons during Wars of Assassins

Tarpel Guns
(Khasik gun)

Slow-pellet Guns
Slow-pellet projectile weapons are favored by armies for the fact that it could be used in battle when shields were involved.

The weapon threw a poison-tipped or drug-tipped dart. Effectiveness with the stunner was limited by variations in shield settings and relative motion between the projectile and its target.

Disk Guns
A disk gun is a gun that fires razor-sharp disks. Noted for the disks ability to be "shaped" to alter flight path. skilled disk-men could fire disks that would move around obstacles hitting hidden targets.

Farzee Rifles
A Farzee rifle was a carbine-type weapon that used tiny molten projectiles for ammunition. These rifles are typically used by

Flechette Guns
A handheld weapon that shoots pieces of small shrapnel, these weapons are used to attack shielded persons however they lack range or accuracy.

Needleguns
Designed to fire needle like projectiles with the intention of penetrating personal armor.