Fading Halo:Heavy Pistols

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The following entries are all taken more or less directly from the Mass Effect series. Some modifications have been made to descriptions where they reference elements of that setting that do not apply to mine. They do not represent the full-range of heavy pistols available in the game but cover a range from common military hardware up to elite or specialist models. They are also either human-centric or more generic weapons. Individual races may have more specific armaments used mainly by them.

Weapons are generally referred to by a code and the name mentioned below. The code is not supplied as it depends on what mods and specifications that particular weapon is keyed to but they tend to take alphanumeric form (e.g. M-8, L-12, B-22).

Each weapon is marked as either Common, Uncommon or Rare, indicating the level of resource or effort required to obtain one. Each also has a 1-5 rating (with 5 being the highest) in five categories (weight, fire rate, clip size, damage and accuracy). Note that the higher a weapon's rating in weight, the heavier it is.

Carnifex

A highly accurate and lethal pistol. The Carnifex is a favored sidearm of mercenary leaders and tech specialists. An expensive but powerful weapon.[1]

Rarity: Uncommon
Weight: 2
Capacity: 2
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 3
Accuracy: 4

Eagle

When the Terran Offensive Handgun Project received funding to update one of its designs, its engineers chose to redesign the already impressive Phalanx pistol. Like its predecessor, the Eagle is a compact, fully automatic pistol that delivers unprecedented accuracy and punch with a rapid firing rate. The Eagle is named after the Desert Eagle, a classic handgun which gained a romantic reputation among gun collectors, thanks to its popularity in 20th and 21st-century Earth action movies.[2]

Rarity: Rare
Weight: 1
Capacity: 3
Fire Rate: 2
Damage: 1
Accuracy: 3

Paladin

The Paladin is a reliable, durable weapon developed by law enforcement looking for a high-powered but easily concealed sidearm for undercover agents. Surprisingly small for its hitting power, the Paladin is a variant on the Carnifex pistol. While it has a smaller clip than the Carnifex, its shots are unquestionably more powerful.[3]

Rarity: Uncommon
Weight: 2
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 4
Accuracy: 4

Phalanx

The Phalanx is the product of the Terran Offensive Handgun Project, a close-in weapon to be used with no loss of stopping power in comparison with a soldier's assault rifle. The Phalanx enjoys a ballistics advantage over most heavy pistols. Civilian variants are often purchased by colonists on planets that have particularly dangerous big-game animals.[4]

Rarity: Common
Weight: 1
Capacity: 2
Fire Rate: 2
Damage: 1
Accuracy: 3

Predator

A reliable, accurate sidearm, the Predator is valued as a powerful, deadly, and relatively inexpensive weapon. While it is not generally deployed in the military, it's still very popular with civilians and mercenary groups.[5]

Rarity: Common
Weight: 1
Capacity: 2
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 1
Accuracy: 3

Scorpion

The Scorpion fires low-velocity, squash-head projectiles with a dual use. The high-explosive filler within the projectiles contains an adhesive that secures the projectile to the target on impact. When fired into a surface, it turns into a proximity mine.[6]

Rarity: Rare
Weight: 4
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 1
Damage: 3
Accuracy: 3

Talon

The Talon is a close-range pistol firing heavy-gauge shotgun pellets. It delivers massive trauma to unarmored targets. Its waste heat is sufficiently excessive that it carries six separate ammunition blocks, rotating like a twentieth-century revolver to prevent shaver jam or misfire due to premature melting of the shot.[7]

Rarity: Rare
Weight: 4
Capacity: 1
Fire Rate: 2
Damage: 3
Accuracy: 4