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Needle Sniper Rifle
Cost 10
Strength 3*
Armor Mod -1
Damage 1
Range 32
Available to Scouts
Special *Auto-wounds if pointing at target at impact
The Needle Sniper Rifle was developed exclusively for scout use. This weapon fires a dart tipped with a potent nerve toxin, and has a laser designator that the dart uses to guide itself to the target. This enhancement to accuracy helps to offset the Scout's relatively poor ballistic skill (when compared to a full Space Marine, anyway). The designation laser is also to penetrate the armor. When the dart is about to impact the target, the laser switches from the low intensity guidance beam to a high powered pulse that punches a hole in the target's armor. The dart then passes through this hole to deliver the toxin directly into the target's bloodstream. Therefore the Needle Sniper Rifle gives its owner a very potent offensive power. Coupled with a silencer and flash-concealing muzzle, it is a deadly weapon that does not compromise a Scout's limited defenses.