Tanya looked at the bulky pistol, trying to work out what was so different about it. It seemed to be made of ceramic and plastic components, which made sense, but the magazine was thinner than expected and there didn't appear to be any external ports to eject casings.
Instead there was a thin grill that ran round the sides and back of the main block "What is it?"
"Its a bolter - designed for zero-g and pressurised environments - like planes and subs" She was holstering one of her own. "Israeli forces developed it for counter-terrorism - its got a high penetration against soft targets where microcharges blow the bolts inside - damages soft tissues and organs, relies on pain to incapacitate. But against hard shell armour or surfaces - like plane fuselages, habitat walls, things like that, the bolts shatter harmlessly."
"Always?"
"Well, mostly... but if they do go through, its only a little hole - easily patched."
Tanya put the pistol back down on the bench.
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