A T'au Pulse Blaster
The Pulse Blaster, also known as a Pulse Shotgun, is a type of T'au Pulse Weapon, commonly used by Fire Warrior Breacher Teams who are intended to unleash close ranged assaults to clear enemy structures and fortified positions.
Similar to the Imperial shotgun in function, the Pulse Blaster is designed to deliver powerful, close-range firepower. Though the T'au are historically disdainful of close-range warfare, the Pulse Blaster had to be developed due to T'au difficulties in urban combat on labyrinthine and confined Imperial Hive Worlds.
The Pulse Blaster uses a two-stage firing process to enhance the lethality of its plasma-based ammunition. When the trigger is pulled halfway, an invisible volley of negatively charged particles paint the target, followed by the full plasma payload. This causes victims to glow with a ghostly light moments before they are struck by the weapon's discharge.
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- Codex: T'au Empire (9th Edition), pg. 33
- War Zone Damocles: Kauyon (7th Edition), pg. 56