Energy weapon

Ray guns were a name sometimes used for energy weapons, usually of the hand-held type.

References

• The Moroks used 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 Second Doctor referred to the Chameleons' weaponry as having ray guns. (DW: The Faceless Ones)
• The Cat-People used ray guns. (MA: Invasion of the Cat-People)