What is a phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range?

The Westinghouse M-25 40-watt Phased Plasma Pulse-Gun (WM-25), or Phased Plasma Rifle, is a Plasma rifle used by Skynet’s forces in the Future War. It has a bullpup configuration and is in the 40 watt range with a laser sight. “Phased plasma rifle in the 40-watt range.” “Hey, just what you see, pal”.

How strong is 40 watts?

Here is a breakdown of traditional watt light bulbs and the amount of light they produce in lumens: 40-watt bulb produces 450 lumens of light. 60-watt bulb produces 800 lumens of light (most widely used in households) 75-watt bulb produces 1,100 lumens of light.

How much damage does the plasma rifle do?

It is capable of high damage output (inflicting more than 100 damage in both ballistic and energy damage), however its plasma cartridge ammuntition spawns less frequently, and bolts are slower in comparison to other weapons, which outside of V.A.T.S. can lead to accuracy issues.

Why did the Terminator ask for a phased plasma rifle?

It’s reasonable to think that Skynet’s records on the development and availability of weaponry were also limited in some way. Arnold asks for the plasma rifle because he isn’t actually sure if it is available in this time or not.

What gun did Terminator use?

The films feature a wide assortment of shotguns including the Remington 870, the SPAS-12, and the most popular of them all – the Winchester 1887, wielded masterfully by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s benevolent T-800 in Terminator 2.

How bright is 40 watt LED?

A standard 40W bulb is equal to 400+ lumens, which represents the brightness of a bulb.

Is a plasma rifle possible?

Strictly speaking they don’t, since no plasma weapons exist today. The closest thing we have is the plasma cutter. Plasma is generated by vaporizing some sort of feedstock matter (usually already gaseous) with properties conducive to this use.

How fast does a plasma rifle fire?

There is 1x 10^6 microseconds in a second. So a plasma rifle in the 40 watt range fires a plasma bolt 1/10 the power of a full lightning strike at the target over 1 second.

Can a 40 Watt plasma rifle cut through air?

Air contains water molecules and particles that soak up, reflect and rapidly diffuse the intense beam of energy. Without finding a solution to this problem a ‘phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range’ at best would be like a plasma cutter- could cut the thickest steel plate on contact, but can’t hurt a fly beyond a few feet!

How powerful is a 40kW plasma weapon?

A discharge or pulse of plasma . The wattage of the pulse can be dialed up to a maximum value of 40 watts of power. For reference that isn’t a lot of power. Most modern plasma cutters operate in thousands of watts. A 40KW plasma weapon would be very powerful as a handheld Weapon.

How powerful is a 1 second plasma burst?

So a 1 second plasma burst would fire a stream of plasma at an output energy of 40 watts. A lightning bolt shoots 400 MJ of energy in 1 microsecond. There is 1x 10^6 microseconds in a second. So a plasma rifle in the 40 watt range fires a plasma bolt 1/10 the power of a full lightning strike at the target over 1 second.