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===Other weapons=== | ===Other weapons=== | ||
The arm could also be replaced by a ''pyro-flame'', essentially a flame-thrower | The arm could also be replaced by a ''pyro-flame'', essentially a flame-thrower. Given that the main gun had a limited area effect this seems mainly to have been used for defoliation. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
With their main energy weapons rendered inoperative on the [[planet]] [[Exxilon]], the Daleks replaced them with a projectile-firing percussion weapon. This weapon was effective against the primitive natives of the planet but less so against the sophisticated support and defence systems of the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'') | With their main energy weapons rendered inoperative on the [[planet]] [[Exxilon]], the Daleks replaced them with a projectile-firing percussion weapon. This weapon was effective against the primitive natives of the planet but less so against the sophisticated support and defence systems of the [[Great City of the Exxilons|City of the Exxilons]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks]]'') | ||
:''This weapon is commonly referred to as a "machine gun'", however its relatively slow rate of fire strongly indicates it was not in fact fully automatic. | :''This weapon is commonly referred to as a "machine gun'", however its relatively slow rate of fire strongly indicates it was not in fact fully automatic.'' | ||
Individual Daleks were quite willing to expend their own lives for the advancement of the race, operating as suicide bombers if required. During the attempt to retrieve [[Davros]] in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], the Daleks improvised explosives using mining charges, strapping them about their casings. ([[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | Individual Daleks were quite willing to expend their own lives for the advancement of the race, operating as suicide bombers if required. During the attempt to retrieve [[Davros]] in the [[Dalek-Movellan War]], the Daleks improvised explosives using mining charges, strapping them about their casings. ([[DW]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
