Self-defense Tactics

**Self-defense Tactics** is a book.

The pepper spray is a useful short-range stealth weapon. It is an aerosol spray which contains a derivative of pepper that causes blindness and will incapacitate your target for a moment. As it is a liquid that turns into an aerosol, remember that it must be used at short distance to have any effect.
**Points to Remember in using a pepper gun:**
1) Use it at the short distance and not at extreme close range to give it a chance to vaporize and provide an effect (this is the problem most people experience with it - they use it at point blank range and find that it doesn't work).
2) The ammo is used at an extreme rate, so take care in using it, since the ammo is relatively rare in some cases (such as the beginning of Deus Ex). I recommend a sweeping motion with short bursts, a small amount works as well as a large amount.
3) Pepper spray is best used when your target is caught unawares or in shock mode. If you use it on a target who is aware of your presence, he can easily back away from the pepper spray while firing upon you.
4) In a situation where hostiles are aware of your presence, the pepper spray can be a great equalizer. Run until you find a choke point (where your targets must bunch up in a small area to continue), and then turn and fire.
5) Pepper spray is perhaps best used when you are confronted with multiple targets. With single targets, it's often better to make use of a tazer to incapacitate your victim.
6) Pepper spray has a relatively short effect time, so act quickly to find a more permanent solution. When your target shakes off the effect of the pepper spray, he will know your presence and come after you. So be ready.
7) Pepper spray is ineffective against any target who has his head covered and/or is wearing a filtering system. Make sure your target is not wearing a mask.
8) When pepper spray is unavailable, a fire extinguisher will work very well to provide the same effect as a one-time application. Take care to not move forward as you apply the fire extinguisher, or you will be affected as well.
*9) For inexplicable reasons, the Pepper spray can be used to shock a target into unconsciousness immediately if you have used tranquilizer darts on them (I've used this one to great effect in ZODIAC - you still get shot at while you wait on the tranq dart).*"

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2) If care is taken with ammo, can be used to incapacitate multiple targets easily in multiple situations (unlike gas grenades which give you limited opportunity).
3) Since this is a silent weapon, you can catch all your targets unaware. With a gas grenade, they can hear it contact with what you throw it against giving your targets a chance to run away from the explosion.
4) Fire suppression. If your targets are incapacitated, they aren't firing. Much healthier on you to finish them off.
5) From what I can tell, the pepper spray is skill independent. Can't ever say I've missed a target when I've used it properly, unlike the pistols, etc. Does not require more ammo to take effect at lower skill levels or if your target is aware versus unaware (like the riot prod or baton). Perhaps the only thing that skill effects here is the reload time?
6) The gas effect is much more constrained, and is safe for your exposure. Compare with the gas grenades, where they are just as harmful for you as they are for your targets (and you really need the Environmental Resistance Aug or a hazmat suit or gas mask to use them safely). This is especially true if you are in a confined space where you can not get to your target to finish them off or have to cross through the gas cloud to move on.
**Disadvantages:**
1) Short range. Definitely a melee weapon. Can not be used at point-blank range either.
2) While each ammo container has plenty of ammo, the ammo containers are generally hard to come by. Care must be taken to not use the pepper spray too much as to run out.
*3) Reload time is high. Therefore you have to make sure you don't have to reload (or run out) when you are facing a group of targets.*"