It will become the major casualty producer on the non-magical battlefield. The Technician may also produce the air-cooled machine gun, a much lighter weapon. Automatic weapons fire bursts of bullets, rather than individual shots. He or she may now produce recoilless cannon that utilizes a principle of back blast to compensate for the cannon's discharge. These weapons are very light and may be human-portable.
Recoilless weapons are incapable of indirect fire, but can be very potent direct support weapons.
The Technician may also produce light hand weapons that are capable of either semi-automatic or automatic fire. These lighter weapons have a shorter range, but do more damage due to improvements in ballistic design and propellant.