PFT Weapon

First shown in Legion of Lawndale Heroes Episode 1.2, Part One - '{{The Wild and The Young]], the Armalite PFT (Point-Force Transference) Weapon is an energy weapon designed for elite anti-terrorism and special-operations forces within the Armed Forces of the United States, as well as allied nations and organizations. Users of the Armalite PFT weapons are taught to use them as energy-emission versions of armor-piercing weapon, but with technically non-lethal effects (on lower settings).

Types of PFTs

Currrently, there are four variants of the Armalite PFT:

• the PFT-M1, a handheld version designed for personal defensive use that resembles a car alarm (and was inspired by the ubiquitous 'Type 1 phaser' of Star Trek fame,
• the PFT-M2, which resembles a Glock semi-automatic pistol,
• the PFT-M3 - the most common variant of the PFT; measuring ten inches in length, it resembles a baton,
• the PFT-M4 assault weapon variant. PFT-M4's are ONLY issued to specific anti-terrorist forces and P.O.G.O. troopers.

How the PFT works

Firing high-level pulses of concussive force, a PFT weapon delivers force to a very small area on the target, but instead of affecting the target upon impact - it transfers the force through the initial layer of material... skin, clothing, armor, a door and so forth, even forcefields - and delivers the full effect from the other side through an exotic trans-dimensional micro-fissure created for a split-second upon impact. This is why the PFT is considered to be an 'armor-piercing' weapon, as it can bypass static defenses and body armor to render the wearer unconscious. One of the primary advantages of the PFT is that it provides the individual with a very high-powered weapon that possesses none of the recoil of an equivalent standard weapon, which makes the weapon more accurate (in the hands of a skilled user) as well as far less intimidating for first-time users in familiarization training.

PFT settings

PFT weapons have eleven power settings for various levels of damage; all PFT's are hard-wired with a special activation default which will not allow the weapon to fire at any setting higher than Setting Four (maximum stunning potential) unless the user actively uses the setting switch for a higher level of firepower. It has been revealed that an average person can survive a hit on Setting Four, but will be rendered unconscious for several hours. The highest power level on the PFT is Setting Eleven; a single blast by a PFT on that setting can render an armored personnel carrier inoperable, kill the entire crew inside without damaging the vehicle, or deliver enough force so that a person with high-level or even Kyrptonian-level invulnerability will feel the effects of the weapon.

The weapons also have a 'density' setting, which allows them to adjust the 'armor-piercing' capability of the weapon in order to allow the energy pulse to penetrate larger masses or materials of greater density; clever PFT users have even been able to use their weapons to 'shoot through' hostages and incapacitate the gunmen holding them.

PFT’s can fire single pulses – as fast as the user depresses the firing button – or can be set it to fire in 'burst-mode' (three, ten, twenty, thirty-five and fifty pulses) with a rate of fire equal to 800 rounds per minute.

PFT effective range

The effective range of the PFT-M2/M3 is 100 meters; the effective range of the PFT-M4 is 600 meters. The effective range of the PFT-M1 is 45 meters; however, the weapon was meant to be used at ranges of less than 15.

PFT energy/ammo capacity

The power cell on a PFT-M3 allows enough energy for the following:

• Settings One and Two (used for normal people and most animals): effectively unlimited - about 1500 pulses.

• Setting Eight (first lethal setting): 200 pulses.

• Setting Eleven (highest setting) 20 pulses.

The PFT can self-recharge the power cell (est. 48 hours to full power), and plug into common power sockets to recharge or fire from.

The energy capacity on the PFT-M2 is the same as the M3; the power cell on the PFT-M1 is less than one-quarter of the M2/M3 (400 pulses on Setting Two, and four on Setting Eleven). However, the ease of concealment makes the PFT-M1 a prized self-defense weapon. The PFT-M4 holds approximately 2.5 times the energy reserve of the M2/M3.