COMMENT: 10 best Sci-fi weapons EVER

Posted by General Biakal on Oct 13, 2010; 11:16am
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So much effort goes into prop weapons they are almost a character in their own right. But in ALL of Sci-fi, which ones are the best?


10. M95A1 Phased Plasma Rifle  (40watt Range)
This is one of the very few Sci-fi weapons that we heard the name of before we actually saw it.... and WHAT a name! When the Terminator walks into a mid 1980s LA gunshop and asks for a “Phased Plasma rifle with a 40watt range” first off, the guy behind the counter doesn’t even blink. No “A what now...?” Second, Arnie must have KNOWN the M95A1 wasn’t commercially available then, so was he just fucking with the shop owner? Was it an attempt at a grisly joke?? Humour?? Either way, when we actually SAW the weapon in T2, well, let’s just say it could have been a TAD more awesome...


9. UFP Phaser
The UFP/Starfleet arsenal is often behind the times. The NX01 Enterprise gets out shot by just about everyone and the Enterprise D was shot to fuck by a Klingon ship that was old hat in Kirks time. Phasers are so well known they are just about as ubiquitous as Lasers. But they’re obviously not a PROPPER weapon. Semi auto , one shot one kill shooters might be ok for police and REMF’s but us here on the front line prefer something that sprays out a bit more brass... plus, later ones came in the gayest shade of beige. Who wants their weapon to look like a 1970’s Leyland Marina?


8. Wyrding Module
At first glance, see above. One shot at a time, a real frigmarole of saying “ssssssSSSSSSSHHHHHHAAAAAma!” every time you want to cap someone.... however the Wyrding Module from Dune has one major advantage over many other Sci-Fi gatts... if it hits you, it will fucking snap you. If you really REALLY hate the person you are shooting at, chances are they are gong home to momma in a plastic bag. A small plastic bag. 'Cos the Module used your mental powers and amplified them, turning it into a fucking MIND BULLET!


7. JMC “Bazookoid”
The armoury on the JMC Red Dwarf no doubt had a wide selection of ray guns, machine guns and sharp sticks, but when our boys were in the shit they broke out the Bazookoids. A long, flared barrel and a heavy receiver end, and some patterns also seem to have a backpack. Able to fire heat seeking, semi A.I ammunition, it was a smart weapon that packed a punch. Plus it sounded ace when you cocked it.


 6. Morita rifle
There are some who are probably disappointed this weapon is not lower down the list. But if you’re honest, isn’t it trying a bit TOO hard? Essentially a spiritual copy of another awesome gun, the M41A (see below), it has a high rate of fire, under slung shotgun and looks like it might be worth an afternoon playing with.
But the barrel is too long, the shotgun seems pointless and apart from the fact it really does smash bugs up, id probably not take it to war. And of all the weapons here, this is the one people will disagree with. A Marmite gun if ever there was one.


5.  Imperial Storm Bolter
I realise I’m preaching to a simpatico crowd here but... I HAD to include the Imperial Storm Bolter. Who, as a child, has not thought “what’s better than one awesome gun? Welding two together!” Hell, even Ripley did it. Her Rifle/flamer combo is apparently the only thing that can harm Chuck Norris.
Even normal Space Marines arn’t hard enough to rock these babies, only the glory boys of each chapters 1st Company get that honour.
Storm bolters are just about the most original design GW have come up with and unlike the normal bolt gun, have remained essentially unchanged. There is a 1.1 scale model at Lenton and boy these buggers are big. Huge .75 cal bolter rounds, two big barrels. All Awesome.


4.  “Ole Painless”
I don’t want to upset the more sensitive children reading this but there has never and will never be a man-portable fire support weapon based on a minigun. It’s NOT REAL. On the set of Predator only two me could actually lift the main body of the weapon unaided (yes, Arnie and Jesse) let alone the ammo and batteries. It can’t be fired prone, it would sap the stamina of any soldier having to carry it, it would actually fire in an assault for about two minutes. At MOST. It would be prone to stoppages and would get so hot during firing it would be like hugging an Aga.
But I want one. It was the first time many of us were even introduced to the concept of a minigun, let alone a man portable multi barrelled God of War. And when it’s fired into the jungle it kills so many trees, Sting be cryin’!


3.  M2019 pistol
This had to be in the top three... it has all the checkpoints of a truly great sci-fi weapon. LED’s? Check. Kit bash of at least two other guns? Check. Waved around a lot but hardly ever fired? Check.
Deckers pistol in Blade Runner was such an enigma it had to become as famous as it has. Two triggers? No magazine? Red LED? It looks futuristic, it looks REAL. It was a big gun and had a distinctive silhouette. Sure, when it did fire it was just like a normal handgun but my God, it’s sexy.


2. Jedi Lightsaber
When Obi Wan Kenobi said “it was an elegant weapon for a civilised age” what he forgot to add was- “and it will take some cunts arm off in a bar brawl quick-snap.” Luckily for Luke, he (and we) got that memo loud and clear a few scenes later.
Laser swords are sort of everywhere now but man, the first time I saw that tasty blue beam I knew I HAD to have one. It even made cool noises. You knew it was lethal, you knew it was probably very hot and as dangerous to you as the guy you were about to chop up that didn’t matter. It’s so ingrained into humanity now that no doubt in the deep Amazon, when some native kid with a loincloth and a fucking bone through his nose picks up a stick he goes: “...vvvrrrRRRRROOOOOMMmmmmmm!”


1.USCMC M41a Assault Rifle

You are not worthy.
 
The KING of movie weapons, the USCMC M41a is just about the coolest thing in the history of ever. FACT. Made from a Tommy gun, a shotgun and bits from a spas 12, with custom resin casing and a red LED display.
In the film, it had a 99 round mag, filled to 95 to prevent jamming (nice touch), compact, high rate of fire... this baby had it all; 10mm armour piercing bullets with a compact grenade launcher underneath. To this very day I dream of shooting things with an M41a. I’m also pretty sure it has influenced the US Armed forces Advanced Infantry Rifle project in the early 90’s... and when actual real assault rifles start to look like a movie prop, you can be sure people have taken notice.
It’s aged better than real weapons of the time (Steyr AUG I’m looking at you) and still looks like it could and SHOULD really exist. Its not over the top, its gritty, its well made. Its adaptable.  I think I love it.