TR-1 Missionary Superconductive Heavy Pistol

### Availability

By paid commission to Kairalla T’Rez for custom models, or by requisition from ship quartermasters

### Suggested Retail Price

Initial prototype billed at 4,055 credits. Privately priced at 12,000 credits.

### Ammo Capactity

Three rounds per thermal-clip. One ammunition block holds a total of 1500 rounds.

### Projectile Type

LBCO Superconducting ammunition block, electrically charged upon discharge of projectile by a negatively-charged (E-charge) coil. Projectiles are shaped into rings.

## Advantages

### Advantages

-Receiver based off of the Phalanx frame provides high power with good accuracy -Plasma produced by projectile impact overloads shields and kinetic barriers, and causes massive trauma to unarmored opponents.-Plasma burns through most military-grade body-armor over time, and counters Krogan and vorcha regeneration factors.-Extended Ocular exposure to burning plasma can cause permanent retinal damage, and also works as an actable-distraction

## Disadvantages

### Disadvantages

-Due to the restraints of a pistol frame, the Missionary is most effective at short to low-mid range. Use of it beyond thus risks inaccuracy.-The massive amount of heat generated by the internal E-charge coil necessitates a relatively small thermal clip capacity of three rounds.-The general rarity of the ammo-block material increases the production cost of the normal phalanx-frame. -The ammo-block material is softer than most standard blocks, and the shape required to create the plasma effect is not aerodynamic. This means that rounds that are uncharged are much less effective against armor and shields, and that they move slightly slower than normal.-The E-charge coil can be deactivated by EM pulses and arc grenades, effective reducing the weapon to a sub-efficient heavy pistol. This makes re-activating the weapon after an EM pulse even more difficult and tedious than the reactivation of more “vanilla” weaponry.-Activation of the E-charge coil while submerged in water is not recommendedRetinal-damage caused by plasma exposure works both ways. Polarizing lenses are recommended.

The TR-1 Missionary is the first weapon designed by Kairalla T’Rez to be mass produced, and as such is the first to receive the TR, “T’Rez”, label. Inspired by the weaponry of her fellow operative, Axiom, it is a heavy pistol that incorporates charged, plasma projectiles. Superconductive ammunition is passed through an internal, negatively charged electrical coil while leaving the barrel.

Their ring-shape allows projectiles to burst upon contact, and react with positively-charged gasses in the air to create plasma that overloads shields and barriers, and deals massive trauma to unarmored enemies. Plasma can burn through armor over time, and in a similar function to incendiary ammunition, is effective in countering Krogan and Vorcha healing factors. Being based off of the Phalanx frame produced by the Alliance OHP, the Missionary provides high stopping power and accuracy with slightly above average recoil.

Unfortunately, due to the softness of Lanthanum-Barium Copper-Oxide, and the shape of the projectile, the round itself has trouble penetrating armor, and the projectile moves just slightly slower than the average Mass Accelerator round due to its shape. On top of this, the E-charge system is finicky, and especially vulnerable to electrical attacks. Luckily, these flaws are *mostly* covered by the Missionary’s respectable stopping power, accuracy, and usefulness against most common defenses.