Talk:Phased plasma gun

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I feel that the last paragraph in the first section in not needed and should be removed or changed to make it more relevant. The EFX of PPG blasts and how they change should either not be included or explained. In other words, why is it important that PPGs sometimes go through people and sometimes don't.OngoingCivilUnrest 16:22, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Acronym

I always thought the acronym PPG in Babylon 5 meant "pneumatic pressure gun". When firing the gun, the special effect shows a rapidly-moving region of distortion — exactly what one would expect from an region of high pressure dense enough to have a different refractive index, causing visual warping of objects behind the region. And this is exactly the kind of gun one wants inside a spacecraft: no solid projectile, no "plasma" to short out electronics, just a region of pressure intense enough to stun or even be lethal to living tissue. Oh, well, I guess superheated air also makes sense. Thanks to this article I have now been corrected! -Amatulic 23:55, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

I heard it meant "Phased Plasma Generator", which why they call the tiny one a "PPG Pistol" and the larger one a "PPG Rifle".
It's fueled by a capacitor containing condensed helium, or "cap". When it's primed to fire it Generates Plasma by using a laser powered by a fusion battery in its grip to ionize the helium. This is why it makes the cool "Bzzzmmm" sound when someone gets ready to shoot. The plasma is then Phased, that is, contained within an electromagnetic bubble, ready to be fired. When the weapon is fired, an electrical discharge propels the Phased Plasma Generated by the weapon at the target at the speed of sound - this is why it makes a "ZAP" noise when it's fired. All very simple. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kalaong (talk • contribs) 2007-10-17
...and different from what this article says. I like it though. It would be nice if you could find a reliable source for that explanation above. Then we could incorporate it into the article. -Amatulic 01:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)