Slap Rifle

Slap Rifle

Slap Rifle
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Vex
Weapon type:	Light Carbine
Min-max accuracy:	Good
Min-max impact:	Low
Min-max stability:	High
Min-max magazine:	Infinite
Specifications
Feed system:	Time/Space Gate
Ammunition type:	Superheated Matter
Fire mode:	Semi-auto
Rate of fire:	Middling
Damage:	Solar Arc (specific variants)
Effective range:	Long
Service history
In service:	All collectives
Affiliation:	Goblins Fanatics Minotaurs Hobgoblins

Taken Slap Rifle

Taken Slap Rifle
Production overview
Manufacturer:	Vex
Weapon type:	Light Carbine
Min-max accuracy:	Good
Min-max impact:	Low
Min-max stability:	High
Min-max magazine:	Infinite
Specifications
Feed system:	Ascendant Gate
Ammunition type:	Strange Matter
Fire mode:	Semi-auto
Rate of fire:	Middling
Damage:	Void
Effective range:	Long
Service history
In service:	Taken
Affiliation:	Taken Goblins Taken Hobgoblins Taken Minotaurs

"From a tactical perspective, the Slap Rifle is a Vex directed-energy weapon that fills their analog of the light infantry role. From an engineering perspective it's something much more interesting: a terminal. The Slap Rifle receives a bolt of Solar energy from somewhere (or somewhen) else and it points it at a target.

The terminal's flexibility is impressive. In non-combat conditions, the Slap Rifle seems like it might serve as a viable field transmitter, construction tool, navigational beacon, network repeater, or any of a number of other utility functions. " The Slap Rifle is a Solar light infantry weapon utilized by the Vex.

Overview

The Slap Rifle is the main weapon of Vex Goblins. Much like their wielders, it is individually weak, but becomes deadly when fired in large numbers. There is no trickery to this weapon; the player should simply seek cover or thin the number of attackers to survive it. Rarely, it is found in the hands of Minotaurs, and even more rarely Hobgoblins.

Analysis suggests the Slap Rifle may be a terminal of sorts, drawing bolts of Solar energy from somewhere (or somewhen) else before pointing it at a target. In non-combat conditions, however, the Slap Rifle seems to serve as a viable field transmitter, construction tool, navigational beacon, network repeater, or any of a number of other utility functions.

Some rare, powerful Vex like Protheon, Modular Mind use a variant that fires Arc projectiles at a faster rate.

The Taken version fires Void projectiles, but otherwise functions the same. While still the main weapon of Taken Goblins, Taken Minotaurs and Taken Hobgoblins utilize it with more frequency than their base counterparts.

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List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2
  • Curse of Osiris
  • Forsaken
  • Season of the Forge
  • Season of Opulence
  • Shadowkeep
  • Season of the Undying
  • Season of Dawn
  • Season of Arrivals
  • Beyond Light
  • Season of the Chosen
  • Season of the Splicer
  • Season of Plunder
• Destiny: Warmind (comic)