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Arbites shock troops employ the weapon in combination with the [[Suppression Shield]].
 
Arbites shock troops employ the weapon in combination with the [[Suppression Shield]].
  
Inquisitors and higher ranked individuals usually refer to them as Shock Mauls<sup>2-p141,3</sup>, possibly referring to a slighter variant of the same weapon (they're known to speak of shock maul also when talking about the standard Arbites equipment).
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Inquisitors and higher ranked individuals usually refer to them as Shock Mauls<sup>2-p141,3</sup>, possibly referring to a variant of the same weapon (they're known to speak of shock maul also when talking about the standard Arbites equipment).  Shock mauls seem to lack power fields, instead using an electrical discharge to incapacitate their targets.
  
 
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Revision as of 15:32, 11 March 2009

A common mark of Power Maul and the Shock Maul variant
Power Mauls are Imperial power weapons most commonly used by the Adeptus Arbites1-p34.

Effectively a baton surrounded by a power field, the Power Maul has a hidden subtlety: the power field setting can be extensively adjusted so that its discharge effect can vary from bashing a hole through a wall, or indeed armour plate, to delivering a sudden knock-out blow to an individual. This tactical depth-of-use makes it a valued tool of Imperial law enforcement.

Arbites shock troops employ the weapon in combination with the Suppression Shield.

Inquisitors and higher ranked individuals usually refer to them as Shock Mauls2-p141,3, possibly referring to a variant of the same weapon (they're known to speak of shock maul also when talking about the standard Arbites equipment). Shock mauls seem to lack power fields, instead using an electrical discharge to incapacitate their targets.

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