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| [[File:Staal fixing teleport pod.jpg|thumb|[[General]] [[Staal]] uses his baton to repair a [[teleport pod]] which was damaged by the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'').]] | | '''Rheon carbines''' 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]]'') |
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| The '''Sontaran baton''' was a device of [[Sontaran]] design which was carried by certain high ranking officers of the [[Sontaran Empire]]. They were symbols of rank and status, as well as multi-function tools.
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| 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]].
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| [[Group Marshal]] [[Stike]] carried a baton, as did [[General]] [[Staal]] of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' / ''[[The Poison Sky]]'')
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| [[File:Sontaran shoots Nikos.jpg|left|thumb|Commander [[Steg]] shooting and killing [[Nikos]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[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]]'')
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| [[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]]'')
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| == Behind the scenes ==
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| 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."
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Revision as of 14:10, 27 August 2014
Rheon carbines 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)
