Asgarnian Energy Rifle

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The Asgarnian Standard Issue Directed Energy Weapon or Asgarnian Energy Rifle (A.E.R.) (can be pronounced as "air") is the primary weapon issued to the Asgarnian Armed Forces used to defend the city from danger. Compared to shotguns or Kandarinian spearguns, the A.E.R. is state-of-the-art. Utilizing a fuel-fusion process sparked by magic, in the same way as the P.C.S. suit, energy is pent up in a chamber until the trigger is pulled, which forces the energy out into an electric blue stream. The rifle has three settings, Stun, Combat and Snipe. Stun delivers a low-power shot which is enough to send a normal person into unconsciousness for as long as two hours. Rate of fire is once every four seconds. Combat attacks the target's nervous system and overloads it with electrical impulses, causing electrical burns that can paralyze or even kill the target if he has been hit repeatedly. Rate of fire is once every second. Snipe allows the weapon to fire a long-range shot that travels its ideal range of a mile and a half nearly instantly. A series of ironsights and scopes on the top of the weapon aid in aiming. Rate of fire is approximately one shot every three seconds. It is advised that the weapon is not fired more than five or six times in this setting without allowing it to cool down, as the increasing heat can damage the weapon's fragile components or cause injury to the user if the weapon explodes, which results from firing the weapon extensively, such as up to twenty or thirty shots without stopping.