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All shuriken weapons are built around a gravitic accelerator, similar to the motors which propel [[Imperial]] [[Land Speeder]]s, and a solid core of ammunition composed of a plasti-crystal material, stored in the weapon's magazine. High-energy impulses originating from the rear of the weapon detach a monomolecular-thin slice of the core and hurl this slice out the barrel of the weapon at tremendous velocities due to a peristaltic shift. A magnetic repulsor forces the ammunition core out of the magazine and keeps it in line with the firing impulse. Using this method a burst of a hundred rounds can be fired in one or two seconds, and each core is good for ten or more of these bursts before requiring replacement.{{Fn|1b}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3a}} The downside to this method of operation is that shuriken weapons lack rifling in the barrel; this not only reduces accuracy but also the range of these weapons in comparison to normal [[projectile weapon]]s of similar size.{{Fn|2}}

The shuriken missiles themselves can be formed into a variety of shapes and designs, though whether these exist for practical or purely aesthetic purposes are unknown,{{Fn|2}} with the most common pattern being a star followed by triangular and circular shapes.{{Fn|1b}} Whatever their shape these razor-sharp missiles are capable of not only slicing straight through flesh and bone, but also penetrating a considerable thickness of metal and even [[plasteel]] armour.{{Fn|1b}}