"The Odds and Ends of Their Military Weaponry"
While most would agree that Chrymians are dangerous on their own, they persist in being as top form as they can be by implementing themselves with weaponry that is always prepared for assault. Most soldiers can be found carrying a multitude of these weapons and the Rulers have been seen using these too for better protection.
"Chrymian - Standard Ion Blaster"
The standard blaster used by all military factions and as a civilian defense weapon, the C-SIB pistol is the go-to weapon when a soldier is on the go, or if direct force is needed without needing heavy firepower. Approximately four times more powerful and longer lasting then normal pistol weapons found in Republic Space, these are very dangerous, but limited in potential. Like certain weapons, this pistol comes with a Kill setting and a Stun setting. It has been documented that the Stun setting can drop a Rancor in ten shots. Laser sites are an optional feature for this weapon. The Kill setting can only be used by military personnel or those with adequate licenses to use deadly force.
"Chrymian - Adegan Powered Assault and Intrusion Rifle"
Noted as the top most used weapon by the Chrymian Military, the C-APAIR is arguably the favorite weapon for most troopers. As the acronym implies, the C-APAIR is completely powered by the same type of crystal found in lightsabers.
Once too unstable for normal weaponry, once the House of Water was leased the schematics for lightsabers and understood their power output, they were able to invent this beauty. As the thought may occur, these rifle fires off short, three rounds bursts of highly concentrated plasma which acts as miniature lightsaber blades flying at high speeds. These "bullets" are relatively small compared to an actual lightsaber, about two inches long and one inch thick, but have the same cutting power as a lightsaber would have, however the power of the shot decreases with every two hundred feet and almost drops to zero when it passes through tough, solid objects.
What makes these weapons so favored and deadly is their secondary "Bayonet" setting which, when active, replaces the bullets with a constant, two and a half foot long blade at the end of the crystal apparatus, essentially creating a lightsaber. This setting is mostly used for infiltrating enemy territory with locked areas that troops cannot access or when brief, physical force is needed. Because of the power strain requirements, the lightsaber can only remain active for a few minutes before the crystal core ruptures. Depending on the operation at the time, the crystal may just need replacing, which soldiers are required to keep a few spares handy, or it may disable the weapon all-together.
Improvements to this are currently under processing, but with the need for the rifle capacity, it is unlikely this situation can be resolved without better technological advances in lightsaber design.
"Covenant Grade Plasma Grenades (and yes they do stick)"
"Cryoban/Frag/Sonic Grenades"
"Dual-Atkasharaan Vibroblades"
"Chrymian - Phazon Needler Sniper Rifle"
The C-PNSR, sometimes called the "Ze Pincher", is a less commonly used weapon. Only a few of these type of rifles exist in Chryma and those are used by the elite soldiers and assassination teams. Exactly as it is known by, this is a deadly sniper rifle that can turn the enemies world upside down; imagine it, a couple of rookie guards are sitting down at their base protecting munitions, not a single enemy in site. One of the guards goes to take a sip of their juma juice, when their buddy is suddenly, violently ripped apart into very tiny bits of chunky meat and the shrapnel burns the skin of those who were touched and the area around them starts to sizzle and go ablaze with a quickly growing black ooze.
What had just happened, was that poor soul had been hit by one of this rifle's clip of 4 shots. These shots are composed of billions of small crystals that are micro-fused together into a thick, stake-like projectile and lined with a special mineral that detonates with two-hundred pounds of pressure when it is struck, or strikes, an object. These crystals are infused with the heavily dangerous, radioactive material known as Phazon that undergoes a tremendous chemical reaction when detonated by the mineral composed in the detonation, forcing the previously inert Phazon to rapidly expand and contaminate an area that can easily become a radioactive hot spot with minutes.
It's because of its power, and hefty material needs, that makes this weapon a rarity and to prevent from its misuse, each of these comes with a thumbprint analyzer on the stock of the weapon that must be bypassed before each shot may be fired. Should the thumbprint fail, and an adequate thumb is not placed within the span of thirty seconds, the weapon detonates with such force that it destroys everything around it in a ten foot radius and the area around that instantly becomes a hazard zone, for the rounds go off as well and spread the Phazon contaminate far and wide from the area of detonation. The eradicating properties of the Phazon prevent any shred of the weapon's existence from being found, and thus keeps the design out from enemy hands.
With how the spike pellets are form, they were designed to penetrate armor and pierce skin, or at least get close enough to it so that the electrical charge passes through the victims armor and drops them from the high powered voltage. With a quick load shaft found just in front of the weapon's handle, a soldier can go through a clip within a minute. This weapon has also been made into a popular riot gun, using smaller, non lethal pellets to produce the same effects, without too much damage to the rioters.
If one detaches the removable stock from the back of the gun and hooks it in place in front of the section for the twin barrels, the weapon takes on a new life as a direct feeder opens up where the stock used to be, which can take in virtually any type of grenade and launch it over four hundred feet, which becomes enormously useful when reaching the enemy is a problem. Along with grenades, soldiers are also able to load C-FAMES ammunition into the feeder, turning this weapon into an all purpose weapon. Built and made for the elite, only the most highly decorated warriors ever get to breathe on this fine piece of war machinery and its calculated that only three of these exist in all of the Chrymian Military, one made every time someone reaches that status and is tailored specifically to their desires and/or needs.
To protect and ensure it's security, a thumbprint analyzer is also equipped to identify who is using the weapon, but for the weapon to become even functional, a small retinal scanner was installed in the stock that only accepts one type of person in the gun's database, that must be used before the weapon can become operational and then use the thumbprint scanner. While the thumbprint scanner will take thirty seconds before meltdown, failing the retinal scanner will cause the weapon to terminate itself immediately and the large reservoirs of inert Phazon compacted throughout the weapon, ensures that whoever looked at it, will not be so much as unidentifiable upon termination, but the remains of them will be impossible to find.
If for some reason the weapon becomes inoperable, or if they have no other line of defense, the user can type in a 20-digit code into the control interface on the right side of the weapon's main housing, which will initiate an auto-destruct after the user has designated a time interval. If no interval is placed within ten seconds, the weapon will detonate automatically.
