Pulsed energy weapon
These weapons often use large capacitors to build up a charge which is released when the weapon is fired. Large high-end systems sometimes use compulsators which store energy using rotational inertia. Weapons which do not use projectiles, such as the stun gun and laser gun, do not need any ammunition other than a power source.
A pulsed energy weapon is any weapon that:
- uses pulses of electricity to fire a projectile, or
- operates by transferring electric current to its target.
Common pulsed energy weapons
Fictional pulsed energy weapons
- Some rayguns and plasma rifles
- Weapons mounted on space ships in the Star Trek universe
- Most weapons used by advanced species in the Stargate universe
- The most common weapon type in the Farscape television series
References
See also
Directed energy weapon
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