− | When the Machina were first fought at Saturn, it was quickly realized that the weapons in humanity's then-current inventory were wholly inadequate. Coilgun and railgun technology advanced dramatically over the course of the Saturn campaign, and when REPAIR was founded, their first actions involved miniaturizing such weapons until the cyborg women of REPAIR could fight with them as though they were conventional small-arms. While there are some specialist weapons, the majority of REPAIR's weaponry consists of the 20mm carbine, the 30mm battle rifle, and the 50mm anti-materiel railgun. A program exists to create a sidearm with the necessary stopping power, but such weapons are often stuck in the prototype stage. Lastly, there are some directed-energy weapons, but they too have issues preventing their wider use. | + | When the Machina were first fought at Saturn, it was quickly realized that the weapons in humanity's then-current inventory were wholly inadequate. Coilgun and railgun technology advanced dramatically over the course of the Saturn campaign, and when REPAIR was founded, the organization's first actions involved miniaturizing such weapons until the cyborg women of REPAIR could fight with them as though they were conventional small-arms. While there are some specialist weapons, the majority of REPAIR's weaponry consists of the 20mm carbine, the 30mm battle rifle, and the 50mm anti-materiel railgun. A program exists to create a sidearm with the necessary stopping power, but such weapons are often stuck in the prototype stage. Lastly, there are some directed-energy weapons, but they too have issues preventing their wider use. |