Rebar Gun

"I am sure this weapon has been registered! Please do not use this to construct buildings. Especially if someone is standing directly on the other side of it."

- Caterina Parks's assistant Steve

The Rebar Gun is a ranged weapon that shoots. It can be used to kill hostile creatures. The minimum time between shots is 3.5 seconds (1s to shoot and 2.5s to reload).

Spiked Rebar is ammunition for the Rebar Gun. It has to be reloaded after each shot.

It has to be unlocked in the M.A.M. costing 25× Rotors and 200× Iron Rods.

Research
The Rebar Gun is obtained via the Alien Organisms research in the M.A.M. costing 50× Reinforced Iron Plates, 25× Rotors and 500× Screws.

Usage
A mid-ranged weapon. Deals 3x damage compared to the, for the moment it is the second most powerful weapon in terms of damage per hit after the. The rebar shots curve down while flying due to gravity and thus have a limited range.

Magazine Size
After each shot, the Rebar Gun has to be reloaded, which is a limiting factor compared to the or the. As only one Spiked Rebar can be loaded at a time, the damage per reload is 15.

A missed Spiked Rebar may not be picked up by the engineer. It is lost.

Strategy
The Rebar Gun is effective against Alpha Hogs. The player is advised to stand on a Ladder or a Splitter when fighting such creature.

Trivia

 * Although the in-game icon displays a box of 8 rebars, each item only contains a single piece of rebar.
 * A Spiked Rebar cannot be shot through the opening in the Wall Conveyors, but it can be shot through the door opening of Wall Doors.
 * A missed shot cannot be picked up again. It is lost.'