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From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
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[[Image:DE Splinter Rifle.jpg|right|thumb|175px|A Splinter Rifle]]
===Splinter Rifle===
The most common Dark Eldar weapon in the [[Dark Eldar Armoury|armoury]], the '''Splinter Rifle''' is used by nearly every citizen of [[Commorragh]] at some point in their lives. It's the standard weapon of choice for [[Kabalite Warriors|Kabalite Warrior]], as well as [[Hellion]]s, although they have specialized versions called [[#Hellglaive|Hellglaive]]s. The weapon is light-weight and usually sports [[Dark Eldar Melee Weaponry#Monomolecular Blade|monomolecular blade]]s for added functionality in melee combat. It features a medium sized ammunition crystal to reduce weight while still maintaining a decent amount of ammo before the user needs to reload, and is usually impregnated with toxins for added lethality.
The gun houses an ammunition disintegration generator to break up the crystal into shards, along with a cyclic ammunition feeder to house the shards before firing. Once fired, it routes the energy used to disintegrate the ammunition crystal through a magno-electric impulse chamber that accelerates the crystal to supersonic speeds, rocketing it towards its intended target.
