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A raygun is a [[SF]] particle-beam weapon that fires what is usually destructive energy. | A raygun is a [[SF]] particle-beam weapon that fires what is usually destructive energy. | ||
| − | They have various alternate names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, zap gun, etc. In most stories, when activated, a raygun emits a ray, typically visible, usually lethal if it hits a human target. | + | They have various alternate names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, [[zap]] gun, etc. In most stories, when activated, a raygun emits a ray, typically visible, usually lethal if it hits a human target. |
[[Tullio Proni]] made a lot of them. | [[Tullio Proni]] made a lot of them. | ||
Revision as of 04:52, 17 October 2020
A raygun is a SF particle-beam weapon that fires what is usually destructive energy.
They have various alternate names: ray gun, death ray, beam gun, blaster, laser gun, laser pistol, phaser, zap gun, etc. In most stories, when activated, a raygun emits a ray, typically visible, usually lethal if it hits a human target.
Tullio Proni made a lot of them.
In pre-electronic days, water pistols were sometimes called zap guns.
See also Zap, Plonker, Weapons.
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