Plasma Firearm

Plasma firearms refer to Directed Energy Weaponry that fires superheated Plasma. Plasma firearms are one of the cheapest firearms found on the market, besides ballistic weapons, and as such, they are one of the most common firearms in the Upsilon Psaella galaxy.

Types
There are two general kinds of plasma firearm, as shown below:

Independent Battery
Similar to most ballistic weapons, independent battery plasma firearms require a plasma cell to be loaded into the weapon before it is ready to fire. While these weapons are much more efficient than heated rod firearms, they require the user to carry several magazines on them in order to reload.

Heated Rod
Weapons that use a heated rod are fueled by a cylinder of superheated plasma that degrades as the weapon is fired. Considered more "primal" in comparison to those that require an independent battery, empty heated rod weapons must have their cylinder replaced, which can take around 10 minutes with proper equipment.

Other Directed Energy Weapons

 * Ion Firearm
 * Arc Firearm
 * Photon Firearm
 * Proton Firearm