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"All right, we'll start the modding operation! First, we'll modify his hands into Gatling guns so he won't revive from some mistake! Now, choose whether you will become one of us, the Tigers, by your own will, or choose brainwashing and become a machine! Choose with your own will!"
Taiga, Fate Stay Night (game, "Taiga Dojo")

A specific type of Artificial Limbs that's Exactly What It Says On The Tin: a ranged weapon integrated with a character's arm.

There are two general types. One is the complete replacement of a hand (or even an entire arm) with a gun. Realistically, these make very little sense, as getting an Artificial Limb would allow you to hold a gun, and do other mundane tasks with the limb when you're not in combat. A specialised version is a robotic hand that turns into a gun.

The other, more mundane version, is simply a gun that's attached to the arm (generally with the hand still intact). This might also involve Artificial Limbs, but just as often uses a special harness or weaponised vambrace. Occasionally, the weapon may fit over the forearm and hand, giving the appearance of the first kind. Aiming it is usually a simple matter of pointing in the general direction of whatever it is you want to shoot.

Both kinds generally come with Bottomless Magazines, and are often fired by thought alone. Larger versions of both types are common on Humongous Mecha, which can be conveniently designed to carry them from the start.

For a weaponised arm that isn't a gun, see Power Fist, Rocket Punch, and Blade Below The Shoulder. Not to be confused with Hand Cannon.


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