TAM-21 Rifle

The TAM-21 Rifle, is a high-powered plasma rifle that fires pulses approximately sized and powered to that of a .50 caliber bullet.

The name of the rifle, TAM, is derived from the name of its manufacturer, Triad Arms Manufactory, the twenty-one comes from the fact that the TAM-21 is the twenty-first model produced by Triad.

The weapon is the standard-issue sniper rifle, used for most long-ranged missions. The weapon was designed by Gregory Thurmond in the year 1983 PBE, and was adopted by the Blue Army in 1987 PBE, and has been in standard use ever since. Since the weapon does not use physical shells, it does not need to carry magazines but rather a battery that can fire up to around 150 shots before being recharged. Due to the weapons' immense firepower and energy needed to form and fire a shot, the weapon heats up extremely fast and needs around 5-7 seconds in cooldown time between shots.

The weapon has two rails, one on the bottom, usually used for adding on bipods. Additionally, the top rail is usually used to apply a scope, of which there are many used throughout the Army.