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Fusers and Breakers are similar weapons in that they both throw plasma bolts at the target.

Fusers are generally larger, cruder forms of the weapon, drawing Deuterium-Tritium fuel from a large backpack or beltpack.  Super-heated plasma is created through a contained fusion reaction and fed from the reaction chamber into a projectile, generally called a "pellet", which is basically an electromagnetic containment field generator. The projectile, consisting of the pellet and an electromagnetically contained mass of plasma, is propelled by electromagnetic fields through the barrel of the weapon and fired at a target.  The projectile velocity generated by the electromagnetic field can be set for direct fire or to "lob" the projectiles. The Fuser is heavy, cumbersome and has a very slow rate of fire but creates devastating projectiles. The heaviest versions are often built into exoskeletons.

Breakers are a later development of the technology, more refined, exceptionally more portable, and less devastating in effect. Breakers tend to be self-contained units configured as heavy rifles. Their fuel supply and the reaction size of individual projectiles is smaller than that of their cruder cousins, the Fusers. They are capable of a high rate of fire and can fill an area with small bursting explosions but they tend to run out of fuel quickly and are inconvenient to reload.

Azatlath Advanced Construction
Azatlath is quite proud of their line of fusion-based bolt throwers, providing an exceptionally high quality line of reliable and practical heavy weapons.

Crusher Light Breaker by Azatlath Advanced Construction The Crusher is a light, high-powered breaker with a small on-board fuel supply capable of only a few powerful shots. Designed to provide a quick blasts of power at opportune moments during heavy combat. Requires frequent refuelling.

Echande Breaker by Azatlath Advanced Construction The Echande is designed to provide a high rate of fire and relatively low damage for extended periods.  It holds a relatively small supply of fissionable fuel in an onboard containment area which can be fed from either a slingable shoulder/waistpack or dedicated backpack. It fires relatively small projectiles which can rapidly saturate an area for damage or suppression.

Wyvern Heavy Breaker by Azatlath Advanced Construction The Wyvern is a heavy Fuser that fires large blasts of plasma and is capable of heavy damage and sustained fire. It is directly fed from either a backpack or a dedicated exoskeleton. It is heavy and bulky and must be used by a strong and trained individual outside of its powered exoskeleton configuration.

Volto-Avaiga
Volto-Avaiga designs a small range of heavy weapons like breakers to meet specific defence force and civilian peace keeping needs.

Breach Heavy Breaker by Volto-Avaiga The Breach is designed primarily as a weapon for breaching sealed doors, quickly crippling civilian vehicles, and providing a strong intimidation factor in crowd control situations. It is a heavy and awkward self-contained rifle design that will produce only a few large blasts before requiring refuelling.

Tzar Industries
Tzar Industries designs a small range of cheap but effective heavy weapons for specific target markets.

Joust Single-shot Breaker by Tzar Industries A single shot, self-contained and shoulder-fired heavy plasma tube designed to take on armour, infantry clusters, and small buildings and outcraft. Heavy and awkward but devastating in effect.

Javelin Breaker by Tzar Industries A reloadable version of the Striper. It is a shoulder-fired heavy plasma tube designed to take on armour, infantry clusters, and small buildings and outcraft. Heavy and awkward but devastating in effect. The plasma fuel and containment field projector/projectile are contained in a single "clip" that can be removed and replaced between firings. The reloading process is slow and the clips are heavy.