M-19 Ballista

Representing yet another great accomplishment of the Alliance, the M-Series Ballista is an extremely versatile medium-to-long range combat weapon. Harnessing the exhaustive resources of synthetic plasma, the Ballista meets the critical requirements of low-cost abundant ammunition for today’s highly mobile snipers. Capable of reducing travel time of the plasma projectile duo to the latest advancements in plasma injector technology. This weapon’s light-weight and high-yield make it desirable for most combat scenarios.

Review
The M-19 Ballista is the most advanced sniper rifle ever designed. Fully self-contained and deployable, it rivals a mobile weapons platform capable of an excessive amount of firepower. The M-19 Ballista’s scope contains a sophisticated Friend or Foe technology that discriminates targets in real-time. Each projectile contains a small, but very powerful, nanite core that detonates approximately 0.33 seconds after impact. The detonation stage of the projectile is devastating, targets hit by the bullet are not likely to survive. While not recommended for small quarter combat, the M-19 Ballista is ideal in the field and against multiple opponents.

The only foreseeable drawback is small arms ballistics. If the projectile is destroyed before detonation, the nanite core cannot process the final fusion reaction resulting in a less than optimal explosion.

Pros

 * Light weight.
 * Semi-automatic.
 * armor penetrating.
 * Low-cost ammunition.
 * High yield detonating plasma.

Cons

 * long reload time.
 * 6 bullets per canister.
 * Projectile based weaponry.
 * Uses plasma canisters instead of universal clips.
 * Able to penetrate cover, but activates detonation sequence.