Changes: Plasma Blaster

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Ryza 'Helshot' Pattern Plasma Blaster — An Alpha Legion Ryza "Hellshot" Pattern Plasma Blaster

A Plasma Blaster is a type of archaic, dual chamber Plasma Weapon dating back to the Great Crusade era of the 30^th and early 31^st Millennia. Once a common sight during that bygone era when plasma technology was better understood by the Mechanicum, in the late 41^st Millennium there are very few examples of this archaic weapon remaining as the secrets of its production seem to have been lost or restricted.

Plasma Blasters differ from Plasma Guns in that they have a shorter range, but a higher rate of fire due to their double-barrelled design which made them more suited to be used on the move. Plasma Blasters were primarily used by Legion Terminator Squads, though on rare occasions Contemptor Pattern Dreadnoughts have been known to be fitted built-in versions of these potent weapons within their Dreadnought Close Combat Weapons instead of the usual Storm Bolter or Heavy Flamer.

The current state of the Plasma Blaster STC is in question, and it is unknown whether this weapon's STC was lost or destroyed during the last ten millennia, or remains in limited use on an as-yet unnamed or undiscovered Forge World.

Sources

Codex: Ultramarines (2nd Edition), pg. 74
The Horus Heresy - Book One: Betrayal by Alan Bligh, pg. 232
The Horus Heresy - Book Three: Exterminatus by Alan Bligh, pg. 97
The Horus Heresy - Book Four: Conquest by Alan Bligh, pg. 246

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-[[File:Ryza_'Helshot'_Pattern_Plasma_Blaster.png|thumb|250px|Ancient pict-file of an [[Alpha Legion]] [[Traitor Legion]], [[Ryza]] "Hellshot" Pattern Plasma Blaster]]
+[[File:Ryza_'Helshot'_Pattern_Plasma_Blaster.png|thumb|250px|An [[Alpha Legion]] [[Ryza]] "Hellshot" Pattern Plasma Blaster]]
-'''Plasma Blaster''' were a type of archaic duel chamber [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma Weapon]] dating back to the [[Great Crusade]] era of the 30<sup>th</sup> and early 31<sup>st</sup> Millennia. Once a common sight during this bygone era, plasma technology was better understood during the dawning age of the Imperium if still somewhat unsafe. In the modern 41<sup>st</sup> Millennium, there are probably very few examples of this archaic weapon on the modern battlefield.
+A '''Plasma Blaster''' is a type of archaic, dual chamber [[Plasma Weapons|Plasma Weapon]] dating back to the [[Great Crusade]] era of the 30<sup>th</sup> and early 31<sup>st</sup> Millennia. Once a common sight during that bygone era when plasma technology was better understood by the [[Mechanicum]], in the late 41<sup>st</sup> Millennium there are very few examples of this archaic weapon remaining as the secrets of its production seem to have been lost or restricted.
-==History==
-The plasma blaster was a further development of early [[Combi-weapons]] that consisted of two joined [[Plasma Gun]]s. The Plasma Blaster was not a linked weapon, and could not be fired as a single Plasma Gun. In the scale of function and sheer power they sat in-between a Plasma Pistol and a Plasma Gun, having more in common with [[Plasma Talon]]s, except of course, their their double-chamber design that gave them their unique appearance when compared to plasma weapons of that era. These weapons were primarily used by [[Legion Terminator Squad]]s. On rare occasions, [[Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought]]s have also been known to be fitted with theses potent weapons embedded within their close-combat weapons instead of the usual [[Storm Bolter]]s or [[Heavy Flamer]]s.
+Plasma Blasters differ from [[Plasma Gun]]s in that they have a shorter range, but a higher rate of fire due to their double-barrelled design which made them more suited to be used on the move. Plasma Blasters were primarily used by [[Legion Terminator Squad]]s, though on rare occasions [[Contemptor Pattern Dreadnought]]s have been known to be fitted built-in versions of these potent weapons within their [[Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon]]s instead of the usual [[Storm Bolter]] or [[Heavy Flamer]].
-The current state of the Plasma Blaster [[STC]] is in question, given the sheer chaotic nature of the [[Adeptus Mechanicus]], this weapon's STC could simply be lost or destroyed during the last ten millennia, but just could as easily be produced in very limited numbers on an as-yet unnamed or undiscovered [[Forge World]].
+The current state of the Plasma Blaster [[STC]] is in question, and it is unknown whether this weapon's STC was lost or destroyed during the last ten millennia, or remains in limited use on an as-yet unnamed or undiscovered [[Forge World]].
 ==Sources==
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 *''The Horus Heresy - Book Four: Conquest'' by Alan Bligh, pg. 246
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