Flare gun
The Autobot Sideswipe wields a flare gun to dazzle and blind his enemies.
Fiction
[edit]Marvel The Transformers comics
[edit]Sideswipe was capable of launching two shoulder-mounted magnesium phosphorous flares that could be seen up to 18 miles away. Sideswipe's Universe profile
During the Transformers' second battle on Earth at the Witwicky garage, Sideswipe took off with his rocket backpack to shoot Thundercracker with his flare gun while Sunstreaker fired at the incoming Decepticons with his electron pulse gun. Power Play!
Dreamwave Generation One continuity
[edit]Sideswipe's shoulder-mounted launcher fired magnesium flares that were visible from up to 18 miles away. Sideswipe's More than Meets the Eye profile