Photon Grenade

A Photon Grenade is a short-distance incendiary weapon, capable of delivering a powerful gamma-radiation pulse.

Photon Grenades can be fused to detonate on impact, on a timer, or via use of a small proximity sensor. This provides some functionality as a mine or booby-trap, though this is not the weapon's intended function.

At low levels, they are capable of delivering a wide-area stun effect; at greater levels, they provide a lethal pulse.

A smaller version of the Photon Grenade can be fired from the launchers on the PR-1 Assault Rifle.

Power Levels/Settings

Note: All results based on an average 100kg / 220lb Humanoid lifeform.

SETTING	RESULTS/EFFECT
Setting 1	Stun, effect severe enough to render target unconscious for up to one hour. Possible nerve/brain damage if target does not regain consciousness after one hour.
Setting 2	Kill, fatal to most humanoid life if struck in centre mass or head. Severe burn trauma and nerve damage if target struck in limb.
Setting 3	Disrupt, vaporization on contact. (Rarely used due to certainty of collateral damage.)

See also: Photon Torpedo