Equipment/Proposed/Nitrogen-Thrower (NT)

Official Description

An experimental weapon derived from the flamethrower, that showers the target with a directed liquid nitrogen stream, causing faint in the alien, stuning it.

Battle Implications

Similar in use to a flamethrower, it has less distructive effects on the surrounding enviroment (it doesn't set things on fire) but is very effective on living targets and in some cases it completely disables automated systems. It is a long-shot stun weapon.

Damage Type

• stun

Skill

• heavy

Research Tree Data

(This information for reference only; do not translate or include in-game.)

Prerequisites:
 Alien Autopsy -- Taman
 Alien Autopsy -- Shevaar

Opens:
 Enables production -- Nitrogen-Thrower