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}} A '''firearm''', commonly known as a "[[gun]]", was a term encompassing a variety of weapons which used a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities from the firearm. In the words of [[Silurian]] scientist [[K'to]], "It project[ed] a small piece of [[metal]] at high speed." ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') They were typically used to penetrate surfaces to maim or kill and were a favoured weapon of [[human]]s. | }} A '''firearm''', commonly known as a "[[gun]]", was a term encompassing a variety of weapons which used a projectile fired from the weapon relying on chemical explosives to propel the projectile at high velocities from the firearm. In the words of [[Silurian]] scientist [[K'to]], "It project[ed] a small piece of [[metal]] at high speed." ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') They were typically used to penetrate surfaces to maim or kill and were a favoured weapon of [[human]]s. | ||
Most firearms were ineffective against armoured races such as [[Dalek]]s and [[Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]'') though specifically designed [[Bullet|bullets]] were produced to take advantage of alien races' weaknesses ([[Gold]] in the Cybermen's case). ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') Standard bullets were effective against unarmoured [[humanoid]]s, such as the [[Ood]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood]]''), [[Silent]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') Although bullets would not work on armoured races such as the Cybermen and [[Stingray]] swarm, rockets and missiles were used to defeat these species. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | Most firearms were ineffective against armoured races such as [[Dalek]]s and [[Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday]]'') though specifically designed [[Bullet|bullets]] were produced to take advantage of alien races' weaknesses ([[Gold]] in the Cybermen's case). ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') Standard bullets were effective against unarmoured [[humanoid]]s, such as the [[Ood]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Ood]]''), [[Silent]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Moon (TV story)|Day of the Moon]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'') and [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky]]'') Although bullets would not work on armoured races such as the Cybermen and [[Stingray]] swarm, rockets and missiles were used to defeat these species. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') | ||
Firearms, as a relatively primitive technology, could be neutralised by more advanced technology. For example, [[Sontaran]] soldiers employed a [[cordolaine]] field that affected metals such as [[copper]], causing weapons using copper casings on their projectiles not to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | Firearms, as a relatively primitive technology, could be neutralised by more advanced technology. For example, [[Sontaran]] soldiers employed a [[cordolaine]] field that affected metals such as [[copper]], causing weapons using copper casings on their projectiles not to fire. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
