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'''Sonic Blades''' are a category of [[Sonic Weapons]] used in close quarters personal combat (i.e. "melee") that uses focused sound to inflict cutting injuries upon a target. |
'''Sonic Blades''' are a category of [[Sonic Weapons]] used in close quarters personal combat (i.e. "melee") that uses focused sound to inflict cutting injuries upon a target. |
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| − | They look like a golden tube, 15 cm long and 4 cm in diameter. The tube is actually only the weapon's handle. When a small button on the side of the tube is pressed (along with the safety pressure plate), a powerful "blade" of focused sound<ref>Sonic bladed weapons do not actually have a continuous "blade" of sound; when the button is pressed they generate a Johnson Field fixed to the specified length holding a magnetic field; when an object interrupts the magnetic field, the sonic generator discharges within the Johnson Field, remaining active for a few seconds (depending on model) and rapidly slicing anything in its path. The whine heard is the magnetic field in operation. Sonic Screens function by |
+ | They look like a golden tube, 15 cm long and 4 cm in diameter. The tube is actually only the weapon's handle. When a small button on the side of the tube is pressed (along with the safety pressure plate), a powerful "blade" of focused sound<ref>Sonic bladed weapons do not actually have a continuous "blade" of sound; when the button is pressed they generate a Johnson Field fixed to the specified length holding a magnetic field; when an object interrupts the magnetic field, the sonic generator discharges within the Johnson Field, remaining active for a few seconds (depending on model) and rapidly slicing anything in its path. The whine heard is the magnetic field in operation. Sonic Screens function by generating an anti-sound wave (sound in opposing frequencies), and by interfering with the electromagnetic field of the sword, unfocusing the sound.</ref> is created at one end of the tube. The sound blade ranges between 20 to 100 cm long, and is invisible. It emits a high-pitched whine, however. The blade is turned off when the button is released. They are powered by a 20 [[Standard Energy Unit|SEU]] [[Powerclip|clip]], but can be hooked into a [[Power Beltpack|beltpack]] (50 SEU) or [[Power Backpack|powerpack]] (100 SEU) by a power cord. Anyone wearing a [[Defensive_Screens_and_Suits#Sonic_Screen|Sonic Screen]] cannot be injured by sonic blade-weapons. |
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| + | As with stunner pistols, sonic disruptors, and sonic devastators, sound blades will trigger the dreaded Armageddon Effect if they intersect a gauss screen (assuming that the AE rules are in use). |
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They include the following types: |
They include the following types: |
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| − | '''Sonic Knife.''' This weapon projects a 20 cm blade when it is turned on. Unlike a regular knife, a sonic knife cannot be thrown. |
+ | * '''Sonic Knife (aka Dagger).''' This weapon projects a 20 cm blade when it is turned on. Unlike a regular knife, a sonic knife cannot be thrown. |
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| + | [[Sonic scalpel]]s, found on [[medkit]]s and [[robcom kit]]s, work on the same principle, but are unsuitable for use as weapons. |
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''(As a house rule, this type of weapon could be treated as a single weapon with an adjustable blade setting and cost equal to a Sonic Sword.)'' |
''(As a house rule, this type of weapon could be treated as a single weapon with an adjustable blade setting and cost equal to a Sonic Sword.)'' |
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{{Weapon_Stats |
{{Weapon_Stats |
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| − | |name = Sonic Knife |
+ | |name = Sonic Knife (aka Dagger) |
|skill = Melee (+10) |
|skill = Melee (+10) |
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|damage = 3d10 |
|damage = 3d10 |
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|defense = Sonic |
|defense = Sonic |
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|range = — |
|range = — |
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| − | |cost = 50 |
+ | |cost = 50 Cr |
| − | |Kg = 1 |
+ | |Kg = 1 kg |
| + | |}} |
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| − | |name1 = Sonic Sword |
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| − | |skill1 = Melee (+15) |
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+ | |name = Sonic Sword |
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+ | |skill = Melee (+15) |
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+ | |damage = 5d10 |
| + | |ammo = 2 SEU/hit |
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| − | |defense1 = Sonic |
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+ | |RoF = — |
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+ | |defense = Sonic |
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+ | |range = — |
| + | |cost = 300 Cr |
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| + | |Kg = 1 kg |
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}} |
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===Notes=== |
===Notes=== |
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[[Category:Weapons]] |
[[Category:Weapons]] |
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| + | [[Category:Energy Weapons]] |
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[[Category:Melee Weapons]] |
[[Category:Melee Weapons]] |
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Revision as of 16:07, 29 October 2018
Sonic Swords and Shock Gloves in action
Sonic Blades are a category of Sonic Weapons used in close quarters personal combat (i.e. "melee") that uses focused sound to inflict cutting injuries upon a target.
They look like a golden tube, 15 cm long and 4 cm in diameter. The tube is actually only the weapon's handle. When a small button on the side of the tube is pressed (along with the safety pressure plate), a powerful "blade" of focused sound[1] is created at one end of the tube. The sound blade ranges between 20 to 100 cm long, and is invisible. It emits a high-pitched whine, however. The blade is turned off when the button is released. They are powered by a 20 SEU clip, but can be hooked into a beltpack (50 SEU) or powerpack (100 SEU) by a power cord. Anyone wearing a Sonic Screen cannot be injured by sonic blade-weapons.
As with stunner pistols, sonic disruptors, and sonic devastators, sound blades will trigger the dreaded Armageddon Effect if they intersect a gauss screen (assuming that the AE rules are in use).
They include the following types:
- Sonic Knife (aka Dagger). This weapon projects a 20 cm blade when it is turned on. Unlike a regular knife, a sonic knife cannot be thrown.
- Sonic Sword. This weapon projects a 1 meter long blade when it is turned on.
Sonic scalpels, found on medkits and robcom kits, work on the same principle, but are unsuitable for use as weapons.
(As a house rule, this type of weapon could be treated as a single weapon with an adjustable blade setting and cost equal to a Sonic Sword.)
Notes
- ↑ Sonic bladed weapons do not actually have a continuous "blade" of sound; when the button is pressed they generate a Johnson Field fixed to the specified length holding a magnetic field; when an object interrupts the magnetic field, the sonic generator discharges within the Johnson Field, remaining active for a few seconds (depending on model) and rapidly slicing anything in its path. The whine heard is the magnetic field in operation. Sonic Screens function by generating an anti-sound wave (sound in opposing frequencies), and by interfering with the electromagnetic field of the sword, unfocusing the sound.