Hello.
Wouldn't it be cool if ep-rounds fired from Phalanx weaponry had the neon blueish colour and aura (not shape) of shots from alien plasma weaponry?
Yeah! Swallow your own medicine!!! (It's a german idiom, sorry. What is it in english?)
That would be fun!
The reasoning would have to be changed, as it's ENCASED plasma.
Just not to leave all the work up to you:
1st stage
A bit plasma opts out of the shell tip, embracing the bullet. Upon impact, the plasma skin burns a cavity into the alien armour.
2nd stage
The armour-piercing metal tip re-designed from alien materials unfolds it's effect, breaking through the remaining layers. The cavity maximises the destructive power, focusing it on a single
point.
3rd stage
The plasma core is injected, burning the target from within. Metal fragment of the shell provide nice side effects by flippering around inside of the armoured enemy.
I find it a pity just to know I'm using ep rounds, not to see it.
What do you think about that?
Kind regards