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The Human Plasma Rifle Model 2 is a human weapon developed using Plasma and Boltgun Technology.

When Experimenting with alien plasma technology, it was found that a plasma based on a hydrogen-iron mixture was highly magnetic. The superheated plasma bonded with the iron filings to form a denser material than standard weapons grade plasma. Although a totally accidental discovery, it has revolutionized human plasma technology.

Plasma 002, as it was known, would actually penetrate the target before 'splashing' and could cause huge internal burns. a smaller amount could be carried as it could be fired in much smaller bolts. The huge heat generated by the plasma would cause the iron filings to become highly magnetically charged and the plasma was naturally held together.

The ER 001 uses the 'spinneret' technology from the alien rifles to coat the bolts in a thin film of plastic to contain them, and the railgun technology of the bolter rifles was used to fire the bolts. Using magnetic pulses along the rails, the bolt is 'pulled' down the barrel and the resulting high momentum fires it out of the barrel at the target.

The bolts fired by this rifle are the same size as a .50 calibre round. This is because the density of the projectiles allows the round to penetrate the target, and so only a small amount is needed to damage a target. The penetrative effect of these rounds is decreased with size, so larger rounds require a shaped plastic container to maintain this effect.