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'''Dalek weaponry''' was advanced and lethal. The [[Dalek]]s used a number of different weapon systems in their travel machines, in addition to the other more powerful weapons. They also bought weapons designed by the [[Vess]], who supplied the [[Cybermen]] and [[Sontaran]]s as well. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') Personal Dalek weaponry could be disabled by a [[Macrotransmission of a K-filter wavelength]] in a [[Self-replicating energy blindfold matrix]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')
'''Dalek Weaponry''' was advanced and lethal. The [[Dalek]]s used a number of different weapon systems in their travel machines, in addition to the other more powerful weapons. They also bought weapons designed by the [[Vess]], who supplied the [[Cybermen]] and [[Sontaran]]s as well. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') Personal Dalek weaponry could be disabled by a [[macrotransmission of a K-filter wavelength]] in a [[self-replicating energy blindfold matrix]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
 
Scrutinising Dalek history during the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Time Lord]]s' interest in the Daleks' "weapons of [[war]]" was such that a whole section of their ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'' was dedicated to covering them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dalek Combat Training Manual (reference book)|Dalek Combat Training Manual]]'')


== Personal weapons ==
== Personal weapons ==
=== Gunstick ===
=== Gunstick ===
[[File:Dalekgun.jpg|thumb|A Dalek gunstick firing. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'')]]
{{Main|Gunstick}}
{{Main|Gunstick}}
The [[gunstick]] was the standard personal weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', et al.)
The [[gunstick]] was the standard personal weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', et al.)
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=== Other weapons ===
=== Other weapons ===
The arm could also be replaced by a ''pyro-flame'', essentially a flame-thrower. Given that the main gun had a limited area effect this seems mainly to have been used for defoliation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
The arm could also be replaced by a "pyro-flame", essentially a flame-thrower. Given that the main gun had a limited area effect this seems mainly to have been used for defoliation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')


With their main energy weapons rendered inoperative on the [[planet]] [[Exxilon]], the Daleks replaced them with a projectile-firing percussion weapon. This weapon was effective against the primitive natives of the planet but less so against the sophisticated support and defence systems of the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
With their main energy weapons rendered inoperative on the [[planet]] [[Exxilon]], the Daleks replaced them with a projectile-firing percussion weapon. This weapon was effective against the primitive natives of the planet but less so against the sophisticated support and defence systems of the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')


:''This weapon is commonly referred to as a "machine gun'", however its relatively slow rate of fire strongly indicates it was not in fact fully automatic.''
:''This weapon is commonly referred to as a "machine gun'", however its relatively slow rate of fire strongly indicates it was not in fact fully automatic.''


Individual Daleks were quite willing to expend their own lives for the advancement of the race, operating as suicide bombers if required. During the attempt to retrieve [[Davros]] in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], the Daleks improvised explosives using mining charges, strapping them about their casings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
Individual Daleks were quite willing to expend their own lives for the advancement of the race, operating as suicide bombers if required. During the attempt to retrieve [[Davros]] in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], the Daleks improvised explosives using mining charges, strapping them about their casings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')


By the [[Last Great Time War]], the Daleks had incorporated a very destructive set of explosives into the lower section of their casings, which could be used to self-destruct, utterly obliterating the Dalek. One self-destruct explosion was contained within a force field surrounded by the Dalek "bumps", ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') though in another instance, the Daleks' self-destruct could be used offensively. This was used as a last resort when the Dalek's gunstick failed to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'')
By the [[Last Great Time War]], the Daleks had incorporated a very destructive set of explosives into the lower section of their casings, which could be used to self-destruct, utterly obliterating the Dalek. One self-destruct explosion was contained within a force field surrounded by the Dalek "bumps", ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') though in another instance, the Daleks' self-destruct could be used offensively. This was used as a last resort when the Dalek's gunstick failed to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'')


For at least part of their history individual Daleks were capable of non-explosive self-destruct but this appears to have been more a frenzied pathological reflex at having failed to advance the cause of the race than a deliberate doctrine. The self-destruct in this case did nothing more than terminate the mutant involved, with even the casing not visibly damaged. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
For at least part of their history individual Daleks were capable of non-explosive self-destruct but this appears to have been more a frenzied pathological reflex at having failed to advance the cause of the race than a deliberate doctrine. The self-destruct in this case did nothing more than terminate the mutant within, with even the casing not visibly damaged. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')


During the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War|Dalek Civil War]] the [[Renegade Dalek]] faction made use of [[Electronic Counter-Measure pod]]s in their defensive positions. These devices locked onto the casings of any [[Imperial Dalek]]s who came into range and infiltrated their systems, sabotaging the life-support software so the [[Kaled mutant]] within drowned in its own nutrient fluid. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
During the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War|Dalek Civil War]] the [[Renegade Dalek]] faction made use of [[Electronic Counter-Measure pod]]s in their defensive positions. These devices locked onto the casings of any [[Imperial Dalek]]s who came into range and infiltrated their systems, sabotaging the life-support software so the [[Kaled mutant]] within drowned in its own nutrient fluid. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (novelisation)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


=== Heavy weapons ===
=== Heavy weapons ===
The Daleks routinely made little use of dedicated heavy weapons units, probably because the destructive power of a basic Dalek soldier made them unnecessary. However, during the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War|Dalek Civil War]], at least one [[Special Weapons Dalek]] was seen in action. This Dalek had a vastly oversized and overpowered version of the standard casing weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')
The Daleks routinely made little use of dedicated heavy weapons units, probably because the destructive power of a basic Dalek soldier made them unnecessary. However, during the [[Imperial-Renegade Dalek Civil War|Dalek Civil War]], at least one [[Special Weapons Dalek]] was seen in action. This Dalek had a vastly oversized and overpowered version of the standard casing weapon. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'')


== Weapons of mass destruction ==
== Weapons of mass destruction ==
=== Bacteriological weapons ===
=== Bacteriological weapons ===
Dalek vessels mounted a varied armament, some of them simple energy weapons. However they were also equipped with missiles, many of which had specialised warheads. The Daleks appeared to favour bacteriological warfare, as during the [[22nd century Dalek invasion]] of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') They were prepared to use missiles to spread plague across planets they either wished to conquer or wanted to prevent others from visiting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'')
Dalek vessels mounted a varied armament, some of them simple energy weapons. However they were also equipped with missiles, many of which had specialised warheads. The Daleks appeared to favour bacteriological warfare, as during the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'') They were prepared to use missiles to spread plague across planets they either wished to conquer or wanted to prevent others from visiting. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'')


=== Other armaments ===
=== Other armaments ===
During the Dalek Civil War, the [[Imperial Dalek]]s had planet-busting weapons mounted on their [[Imperial Dalek mothership|mothership]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') During and after the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Dalek Flagship]] used explosive missiles, and the smaller [[Dalek flying saucer|flying saucers]] used [[bomb]]s which could devastate whole continents. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'')
During the Dalek Civil War, the [[Imperial Dalek]]s had planet-busting weapons mounted on their [[Imperial Dalek mothership|mothership]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') During and after the [[Last Great Time War]], the [[Dalek Flagship]] used explosive missiles, and the smaller [[Dalek flying saucer|flying saucers]] used [[bomb]]s which could devastate whole continents. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')


=== Time weapons ===
=== Time Destructor ===
=== Time Destructor ===
{{Main|Time Destructor}}
{{Main|Time Destructor}}
One of the most deadly weapons ever constructed by the Daleks was the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
One of the deadliest weapons ever constructed by the Daleks was the [[Time Destructor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')


=== The Reality bomb ===
=== The Reality bomb ===
{{Main|Reality bomb}}
{{Main|Reality bomb}}
The [[Reality bomb]] was a weapon created by Davros to destroy reality itself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
The [[reality bomb]] was a weapon created by Davros to destroy reality itself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')


=== Temporal Extinction Device ===
=== Temporal Extinction Device ===
{{Main|Temporal Extinction Device}}
{{Main|Temporal Extinction Device}}
The [[Temporal Extinction Device]] was used by the Daleks while in the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks]]'')
The [[Temporal Extinction Device]] was used by the Daleks while in the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'')


=== Temporal Cannon ===
=== Temporal Cannon ===
{{Main|Temporal Cannon}}
{{Main|Temporal Cannon}}
The [[Temporal Cannon]] was created by the [[Eternity Circle]] during the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War]]'')
The [[Temporal Cannon]] was created by the [[Eternity Circle]] during the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'')


=== The Annihilator ===
=== The Annihilator ===
{{Main|The Annihilator}}
{{Main|The Annihilator}}
[[The Annihilator]] was a time weapon created by the Daleks capable of erasing races from time during the Last Great Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'')
[[The Annihilator]] was a time weapon created by the Daleks capable of erasing races from time during the Last Great Time War. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Legion of the Lost (audio story)|Legion of the Lost]]'')
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=== Entropy engine ===
{{Main|Entropy engine}}
[[Entropy engine]]s were weapons deployed during the Last Great Time War. They were capable of turning planets to dust and harvesting the resulting energy for the Daleks. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Weapons of Past Destruction (comic story)|Weapons of Past Destruction]]'')
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Dalek Weaponry was advanced and lethal. The Daleks used a number of different weapon systems in their travel machines, in addition to the other more powerful weapons. They also bought weapons designed by the Vess, who supplied the Cybermen and Sontarans as well. (AUDIO: The Light at the End) Personal Dalek weaponry could be disabled by a macrotransmission of a K-filter wavelength in a self-replicating energy blindfold matrix. (TV: Journey's End)

Scrutinising Dalek history during the Last Great Time War, the Time Lords' interest in the Daleks' "weapons of war" was such that a whole section of their Dalek Combat Training Manual was dedicated to covering them. (PROSE: Dalek Combat Training Manual)

Personal weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gunstick[[edit] | [edit source]]

A Dalek gunstick firing. (TV: Dalek)
Main article: Gunstick

The gunstick was the standard personal weapon. (TV: The Daleks, et al.)

Manipulator arm[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Manipulator arm

Though capable of other functions, the manipulator arm could also serve as a close-quarters weapon. (TV: The Daleks, Dalek)

Other weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

The arm could also be replaced by a "pyro-flame", essentially a flame-thrower. Given that the main gun had a limited area effect this seems mainly to have been used for defoliation. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)

With their main energy weapons rendered inoperative on the planet Exxilon, the Daleks replaced them with a projectile-firing percussion weapon. This weapon was effective against the primitive natives of the planet but less so against the sophisticated support and defence systems of the City of the Exxilons. (TV: Death to the Daleks)

This weapon is commonly referred to as a "machine gun'", however its relatively slow rate of fire strongly indicates it was not in fact fully automatic.

Individual Daleks were quite willing to expend their own lives for the advancement of the race, operating as suicide bombers if required. During the attempt to retrieve Davros in the Dalek-Movellan War, the Daleks improvised explosives using mining charges, strapping them about their casings. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)

By the Last Great Time War, the Daleks had incorporated a very destructive set of explosives into the lower section of their casings, which could be used to self-destruct, utterly obliterating the Dalek. One self-destruct explosion was contained within a force field surrounded by the Dalek "bumps", (TV: Dalek) though in another instance, the Daleks' self-destruct could be used offensively. This was used as a last resort when the Dalek's gunstick failed to fire. (TV: Asylum of the Daleks)

For at least part of their history individual Daleks were capable of non-explosive self-destruct but this appears to have been more a frenzied pathological reflex at having failed to advance the cause of the race than a deliberate doctrine. The self-destruct in this case did nothing more than terminate the mutant within, with even the casing not visibly damaged. (TV: Death to the Daleks)

During the Dalek Civil War the Renegade Dalek faction made use of Electronic Counter-Measure pods in their defensive positions. These devices locked onto the casings of any Imperial Daleks who came into range and infiltrated their systems, sabotaging the life-support software so the Kaled mutant within drowned in its own nutrient fluid. (PROSE: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Heavy weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Daleks routinely made little use of dedicated heavy weapons units, probably because the destructive power of a basic Dalek soldier made them unnecessary. However, during the Dalek Civil War, at least one Special Weapons Dalek was seen in action. This Dalek had a vastly oversized and overpowered version of the standard casing weapon. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Weapons of mass destruction[[edit] | [edit source]]

Bacteriological weapons[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dalek vessels mounted a varied armament, some of them simple energy weapons. However they were also equipped with missiles, many of which had specialised warheads. The Daleks appeared to favour bacteriological warfare, as during the 2150s Dalek invasion of Earth. (TV: The Dalek Invasion of Earth) They were prepared to use missiles to spread plague across planets they either wished to conquer or wanted to prevent others from visiting. (TV: Death to the Daleks)

Other armaments[[edit] | [edit source]]

During the Dalek Civil War, the Imperial Daleks had planet-busting weapons mounted on their mothership. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) During and after the Last Great Time War, the Dalek Flagship used explosive missiles, and the smaller flying saucers used bombs which could devastate whole continents. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)

Time Destructor[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Time Destructor

One of the deadliest weapons ever constructed by the Daleks was the Time Destructor. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)

The Reality bomb[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Reality bomb

The reality bomb was a weapon created by Davros to destroy reality itself. (TV: Journey's End)

Temporal Extinction Device[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Temporal Extinction Device

The Temporal Extinction Device was used by the Daleks while in the Time Vortex. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)

Temporal Cannon[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Temporal Cannon

The Temporal Cannon was created by the Eternity Circle during the Last Great Time War. (PROSE: Engines of War)

The Annihilator[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: The Annihilator

The Annihilator was a time weapon created by the Daleks capable of erasing races from time during the Last Great Time War. (AUDIO: Legion of the Lost)

Entropy engine[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Entropy engine

Entropy engines were weapons deployed during the Last Great Time War. They were capable of turning planets to dust and harvesting the resulting energy for the Daleks. (COMIC: Weapons of Past Destruction)