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|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]]''}} | |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]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''|[[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]''|[[HOMEVID]]: ''[[A Fix with Sontarans (home video)|A Fix with Sontarans]]''}} | ||
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'''Rheon carbines''', also known as '''swagger sticks''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'' | '''Rheon carbines''', also known as '''swagger sticks''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Starlight Robbery (audio story)|Starlight Robbery]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (novelisation)|The Two Doctors]]'') was a [[baton]]-like [[Sontaran]] weapon used across Sontaran history. | ||
== Characteristics and functionality == | |||
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]]'') | |||
[[Category:Sontaran weaponry]] | [[Category:Sontaran weaponry]] | ||
[[Category:Energy weapons]] | [[Category:Energy weapons]] | ||
[[Category:Handheld weapons]] | [[Category:Handheld weapons]] | ||
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Rheon carbines, also known as swagger sticks, (AUDIO: Starlight Robbery, PROSE: The Two Doctors) was a baton-like Sontaran weapon used across Sontaran history.
Characteristics and functionality
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)
