Energy weapon
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Ray guns were a name sometimes for energy weapons, usually of the hand-held type.
References
- The [{Morok]]s had ray guns. (DW: The Space Museum)
- The Daleks referred to their own gunsticks as ray guns. (DW: The Daleks' Master Plan)
- Jamie McCrimmon and the Doctor referred to the Chameleons' weaponry as having ray guns. (DW: The Faceless Ones)