User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved

The Type-51 Directed Energy Rifle/Improved or Plasma Repeater became the standard Sangheili weapon after the Terran-Covenant War replacing the T25 DER or Plasma Rifle due to its higher rate of fire, longer lasting power cells and improved accuracy. Even so, this weapon is not a sniper rifle; it is primarily designed for short-mid ranges but it can dominate these ranges before the magnetic fields holding dissipate. The rate of fire drops as the weapons internal temperature rises, a counter-measure to reduce the weapons internal temperature. The weapons heat sinks can be manually vented via a small button which exposes the weapons heat sinks more, shedding the potentially fatal extra heat. As a side effect, as the weapon overheats and its rate of fire slows the accuracy of the plasma repeater temporarily increases.