Thermic Lance
General Information
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| Damage | 110 Drill | |||||||||||
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The Thermic Lance is the next generation of the Vibro Blade, casting away the traditional diamond tipped spiral drill bit for an even more durable thermal rod of alien design.
The Thermic Lance is slower than the Vibro Blade, but is counterbalanced with increased stopping power that can kill your hardiest of foes - the Lobsterman - with one well placed attack. Even large terror units with plenty of exterior armor don't take too kindly to the torque put out by this drill.
Once again the alien invaders do not have a single inkling of knowledge on how to operate these devices. More's the mystery as to why they are even brought into combat! One possible theory suggested was that these are a symbol of status for a special brigade of Sonic Pulser grenadiers. This theory was immediately batted down for being preposterous. No matter what the opinions are, X-Com will continue to benefit more from this device than their creators.
X-com scientists simply could NOT get the device to work until they had performed a dissection of a Gillman. There are many theories as to why this was so, though rumor has it there was a cover up by certain elite X-com commanders, who were unwilling to let the truth be known to the rank and file.
The drill-based weapons were introduced in Terror from the Deep. They are the only forms of equipment to have no direct equivalents in the previous game, UFO: Enemy Unknown.
Vital Statistics
Thermic Lance
- Damage: 110 Drill
- Attack Cost: 15%
- Base Accuracy: 160%
- Weight: 10
- Selling Cost: $1,800
- Build Cost: $12,000 plus:
- Technician Hrs: 220
- Workshop Space: 3
- Zrbite: 2
Usage notes
- While slower than the Vibro Blade, the Thermic Lance is not any heavier and as such strikes a good balance between power and weight. Still, it is not light and shouldn't be assigned to weak or rookie soldiers.
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