Red Dwarf/Bazookoid

A hand-held weapon that fires lethal balls of energy. The entire weapon is approximately 120cm long with a barrel that is half the total length. The barrel is 4 to 5 cm in diameter with some kind of baffle or flash suppressor on the end.

A bazookoid is aimed by holding the weapon in front of you while gripping the control yoke with both hands. Before it can be fired each round must be chambered by pumping the collar at the base of the barrel. There is a noticeable recoil when fired, and it's none too quiet either.

Ammunition comes in replaceable cartridges. Blank cartridges are available for practice. Bazookoids have a heat-seeker mode which causes the projectiles to seek out warm targets.

Warning: Simulants are virtually immune to bazookoid fire.