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{{first pic|Staal fixing teleport pod.jpg|[[General]] [[Staal]] uses his baton to repair a [[teleport pod]] which was damaged by the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'').}}
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The '''Sontaran baton''' was a device of [[Sontaran]] design.
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|type        = [[Energy weapon]]
These long black coloured batons were capable of firing an orange or red beam that was able to stun, injure or kill a target. Furthermore, they were able to repair minor damage to Sontaran technology such as the [[teleport pod]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'')
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|first      = The Time Warrior (TV story)
Batons were carried by [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') Group Marshal [[Nathan (A Fix with Sontarans)|Nathan]], ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]'') and [[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'')
|appearances = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''}}
 
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[[File:Sontaran shoots Nikos.jpg|left|thumb|Commander [[Steg]] shooting and killing [[Nikos]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')]]
'''Rheon carbines''', also known as '''swagger sticks''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'') were the standard [[Sontaran]] side-arm from at least [[1985]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]'') They were wand-like weapons that emitted charged particles to kill their enemies. The weapon also had some capacity to penetrate armour. The carbine could be set to stun as well as kill. A safety catch was set into the butt of the weapon to prevent the carbine from being accidentally discharged. The [[Rutan Host]] could resist the effects of a single weapon's fire for a certain amount of time, but multiple bursts would defeat the Rutan's defences. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'')
[[Commander]] [[Steg]] and his troops all carried batons. On his weapons there was a concealed safety catch on the butt of the gun that prevented individuals who were not in possession of this knowledge from firing the gun. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]'')
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[[Fleet Marshal]] [[Stentor]] carried a [[Battle Standard]] instead of a baton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords of the Storm (novel)|Lords of the Storm]]'')
 
== Behind the scenes ==
A number of official magazines licenced by the BBC (''[[Doctor Who DVD Files]]'', ''[[Doctor Who Monster Invasion]]'' and ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'') refer to this weapon as a "Sontaran swagger stick".
 
A variant of [[blue]]-[[Sontaran space armour|armoured]] Sontarans, named "Carbine Sontaran", is seen wielding a baton identical to Staal's in the [[video game]] ''[[Legacy (video game)|Legacy]]''.
 
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Rheon carbines, also known as swagger sticks, (AUDIO: Starlight Robbery) were the standard Sontaran side-arm from at least 1985. (PROSE: The Two Doctors) They were wand-like weapons that emitted charged particles to kill their enemies. The weapon also had some capacity to penetrate armour. The carbine could be set to stun as well as kill. A safety catch was set into the butt of the weapon to prevent the carbine from being accidentally discharged. The Rutan Host could resist the effects of a single weapon's fire for a certain amount of time, but multiple bursts would defeat the Rutan's defences. (PROSE: Lords of the Storm, PROSE: Shakedown)

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