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The '''Plasma Pistol''' is a smaller version of the [[Plasma Gun]] and is just as dangerous as other [[Imperial]] [[Plasma Weapons]]. They are favoured by officers due to their rarity and also due to the power afforded by them. It offers a penetrating capacity unique among broadly distributed pistol-sized weapons, and can easily take out heavily armoured enemies. Only the highest officers have access to them, the exception being two members of a [[Space Marine]] [[Assault Squad]]. They may take them so as to become more effective as tank hunters.

The current design in use is == Overview ==They are favoured by officers due to their rarity and also due to the MK III 'Sunfury'power afforded by them. It offers a penetrating capacity unique among broadly distributed pistol-sized weapons, and can easily take out heavily armoured enemies. Only the highest officers have access to them, the exception being two members of a [[Space Marine]] [[Assault Squad]]. They may take them so as to become more effective as tank hunters.{{Cite This}}

=The current design in use is the MK III 'Sunfury'.{{Cite This}} ==Known and Mentioned Plasma Pistol Production Sites and Patterns===*'''[[Barrage Plasma pistol]]'''*'''Mk III "Sunfury"''': subtype plasma pistol, used by [[Novamarines]]^{{Fn|2c}}*'''Ryza Pattern "Wraith"'''^{{Fn|1}}*'''Ultra Mk II''': used by [[Marines Errant]] [[Space marine chapter^{Marine Chapter]]{{Fn|2a}}}*'''Valthek-II''': [[Astral Claws|Astral Claws']] ' chapter pattern variant of monocore plasma pistol^{{Fn|2b}}

*[[Imperial Guard Captain|Captain]] [[Al'rahem]] from of the [[Tallarn Desert Raiders]] *[[Colonel]] [[Schaeffer]] from of the current and old [[Last Chancers13th Penal Legion]]*[[Colonel]] ''"Iron Hand'' " [[Straken]] from of the [[Catachan Jungle Fighters]]*[[Commissar]] [[Viktor Hark]] from of the [[Tanith First and Only]]*'''[[Shiv''' from ]] of the old [[Last Chancers13th Penal Legion]]

* [[Mephiston]] - [[Chief Librarian ]] of the [[Blood Angels]]* [[Cato Sicarius]] - [Space Marine Captain|Captain ]] of the [[Ultramarines]] 2nd Company* [[Lukas the Trickster]] - [[Blood Claw ]] of the [[Space Wolves]]* [[Ulrik the Slayer]] - [[Wolf High Priest ]] of the [[Space Wolves]]

*[[Khârn|Khârn the Betrayer]] of the [[World Eaters]]

*[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]*[[Codex: Space Marines (5th Edition)]]*^{{Endn|1}}:[[Rogue Trader: Into the Storm]] p, pg.114*^{{Endn|2}}:[[Imperial Armour Volume Nine - The Badab War - Part One]]**^a{{Endn|2a}}:pg. 60**^b{{Endn|2b}}:pg. 78**^c{{Endn|2c}}:pg. 117*{{Endn|3}}: [[Priests of Mars (Novel)]] by [[Graham McNeill]] Ch. Chapter 18