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| Raelgun | |
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| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɾaɪl.gun/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | rael + gun |
| Related words | Skwatra, Oevrastep, Chwychra |
Raelgun — a small gun on a ship’s rail, pivoting on a fork, for clearing a deck.
Notes
Fast to load, aimed by hand, and fired at people rather than at hulls. Used in the last moments of a boarding approach, when the two ships are close enough that anyone standing at the gunwale is a target.
Older fittings set the gun in a socket, so a vessel carries one at each place it might want one. Newer work runs a recessed track along the inside of the bulwark with a carriage that takes the gun where it is needed, which is fewer guns, fewer crew and less weight. Merchants often ship a removable track when trouble is expected and stow it otherwise, which suits a hull that would rather not look armed until it has to.