Gamma Rifle, Terrestrial

Flame

Sniper

Gamma rifles direct concentrated bursts of gamma radiation that are strong enough to overcome normal environmental protections, burning targets from a distance, though users of such weapons risk exposure to that very radiation. Many find that the destructive effects of the ray are sufficient to outweigh the risk, and targets can even be subject to radiation sickness when struck in a vital organ. Terrestrial gamma rifles and ionizing gamma rifles feed energy through a mass of radioactive material in the muzzle to produce their deadly effects. Fusion and synchrotron gamma rifles instead produce radiation in a torus near the rifle's stock, making them far more powerful, though still dangerous to the user.