Anti-Dalek Weapons (illustration)

Anti-Dalek Weapons was one of the features original to The Dalek World, a Dalek annual of 1965, which were not so much a story as an informative feature on Dalek society. It featured a wealth of new information about weapons designed by the Venusians for use against the Daleks, and the subsequent theft thereof by human agents.

	Souvenir Press
	David Whitaker and Terry Nation
	The Dalek World
	11 October 1965

Summary

Unispace agent EM2 has stolen a set of diagrams (enclosed) of weapons effective against the Daleks: the silica destructor and the metal fatigue inducer.

Characters

• EM2

Worldbuilding

• "EM2" is a Unispace agent.
• The metal fatigue inducer work by firing penetron rays which randomise the molecular structure of Dalekanium, thus weakening the casing of the Dalek target.
• The silica destructor is designed to irreparably impair a Dalek eyestalk by projecting a blast of molten glass which, upon touching another surface of glass (the lens of the eyepiece), instantly cools down and renders said surface opaque.
• The weapons were sponsored and manufactured by the Venusian Ministry of Defence.