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====Semi-automatic bursts==== | ====Semi-automatic bursts==== | ||
When rapidly tapping the trigger, the plasma pistol will fire small bolts of plasma at an exceptional rate of fire.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} The semi-auto firing mode can be used until the weapon overheats, after which it must cool down for a few seconds before it can be used again. As the weapon approaches low battery, it may sputter and fail to fire.{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}} These bolts deal little damage to targets protected by energy shields, though still more than most kinetic weapons. Against unarmored targets, though, the lethality of the plasma pistol is extreme. Injuries inflicted to a victim are severe third-degree burns, this level of injury causes the wound to be cauterized instantly upon impact.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Page=328}} Body fluids would be subjected to flash vaporization,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} inducing a strain or a shock on the body after impact.{{Ref/Novel|TF|Page=22}} Fluids trapped in organs or arteries, in addition to the rapid expansion of heat, would cause ruptures or small explosions causing additional damage to the target.{{Citation needed}} Should the plasma bolt strike cover, the impact can cause splash damage by flinging heated debris, though the blast radius is smaller than most Covenant explosive weapons.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Page=15}} | When rapidly tapping the trigger, the plasma pistol will fire small bolts of plasma at an exceptional rate of fire.{{Ref/Reuse|evg}} The semi-auto firing mode can be used until the weapon overheats, after which it must cool down for a few seconds before it can be used again. As the weapon approaches low battery, it may sputter and fail to fire.{{Ref/Reuse|h3gameplay}} These bolts deal little damage to targets protected by energy shields, though still more than most kinetic weapons. Against unarmored targets, though, the lethality of the plasma pistol is extreme. Injuries inflicted to a victim are severe third-degree burns, this level of injury causes the wound to be cauterized instantly upon impact.{{Ref/Novel|TFoR|Page=328}} Body fluids would be subjected to flash vaporization,{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} inducing a strain or a shock on the body after impact.{{Ref/Novel|TF|Page=22}} Fluids trapped in organs or arteries, in addition to the rapid expansion of heat, would cause ruptures or small explosions causing additional damage to the target.{{Citation needed}} Near misses can also cause injury to the target, as they produce severe burns to the area they pass, this can also cause heat trauma or heat stroke from the extreme temperatures of the bolt.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=19}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=tfor|TFoR|Page=315}} Should the plasma bolt strike cover, the impact can cause splash damage by flinging heated debris, though the blast radius is smaller than most Covenant explosive weapons.{{Ref/Novel|TCP|Page=15}} | ||
====Scaled burst==== | ====Scaled burst==== | ||
