>>>It probably was
>>>derived from a vehicle-mounted weapon, though given its form factor,
>>>it's more likely to have been an aerospace weapon than a Destroid
>>>small laser.
>>
>>Now that's interesting. It's an infantry weapon, why derive it from
>>that techbase as opposed to a technology that operates in the same
>>environment as the infantry?
>
>Because aerospace weapons are designed and built specifically to be as
>lightweight as possible, with the highest power-to-mass ratios in the
>field. Which is also something people tend to be looking for in
>man-portable weapons. Armored vehicle weapons, especially Destroid
>weapons? Not so much.

See also: The Ma Deuce

	Chad Collier Smirking Kilrathi The Captain of the Gravy Train