This all sounds fun, though I'm not the person to ask about the 'story balance' of hard tech weapons.
I think you should consider a story "The Brave Little Exocomp", about one that gets lost...
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brave_ ... %28film%29 )
So, the "Giger Grill", with hot sauce that can melt through deck plates? [grin]
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind
I think you should consider a story "The Brave Little Exocomp", about one that gets lost...
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brave_ ... %28film%29 )
So, the "Giger Grill", with hot sauce that can melt through deck plates? [grin]
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"It is the business of the future to be dangerous" - Hawkwind