Chuffer

The Chuffer is an Artillery weapon fitted to the Auxiliary mount. Instead of an explosive round, the Chuffer fires canisters of corrosive Tubarão gas.
== Acquisitions Entry ==
A cocktail of reactants and the infamous Tubarão are packed into "agitator" shells which tumble end over end en route to the target. The NEP forswore usage of the weapon after what happened in Moerbeke during The Troubles, but I've still seen caches of ammunition along with both Chuffer and Ploughman launchers at more than one District HQ.After the "Moerbeke Rain", the lead scientist and his assistants were found dumped by the Outer Core gates with their insides turned to paste, having been forced to breathe and ingest the mixture respectively. The militants who captured them apparently had a flair for poetic justice.-Efi
== Notes & Strategy ==
A Tubarão cloud is an effective area denial weapon. As the launcher's rate of fire is relatively high, it's possible to create a hallway of corrosive death for the onslaught of hostiles to traverse.
Any key structure (such as orbital guns) hit with 2 canisters (possible in a single burst) will begin to erode.
Three considerations when using the Chuffer: 
* Tubarão eats away cover as well, so a narrow chokepoint may widen over time, and although the attack is a cloud in itself it does not block the view of the enemy; a Smoke screen between you and the targets will provide comfortable concealment. 
* Be careful if hostiles close in; release the launcher's trigger and fend them off with your other weapon, lest the Tubarão chew at your own hull. 
* The lingering corrosive cloud will often destroy any ammunition left behind by an enemy; using your other weapon when ammo is low is advisable.
== Trivia ==
* Tubarão is Portuguese for 'shark.'
Category:Weapons
Category:Auxiliary Weapons
Category:Artillery Weapons