Photon burst rifle

The Scientist's version of the sniper rifle is named the Photon Burst Rifle. It has a more effective zoom than the Battle Pistol and delivers three photons per round.

Games

War for Cybertron

The Photon Burst Rifle was used by Scientist-class Transformers, including Silverbolt, during the Great War. War for Cybertron

• This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
  • Damage: 6
  • Range: 7
  • Accuracy: 7
  • Rate of Fire: 7

Fall of Cybertron

Now less pointy!

Scoped, semi-automatic rifle fires charged photons in three-round bursts. Its 5x scope displays enemy health.In-game description

A later model of the photon burst rifle was still available later in the war during the time leading up to the launch of the Ark. Fall of Cybertron

• This weapon has the following base in-game stats:
  • Damage: 5
  • Range: 7
  • Accuracy: 8
  • Rate of Fire: 3
• This weapon can be modified in multiplayer/escalation with the following upgrades:
  • Ion Cartridge - Increases the amount of ammo within a clip
  • Hyper Interlink - Speeds up reload time
  • Tachyon Transmitter - Increases foot speed while in fine aim mode
  • Photon Accelerator - enables auto-fire by decreasing the time between bursts

Toys

Generations

• Decepticon Rebel Infiltrator Starscream (Deluxe, 2014)

Studio Series

• Gamer Edition Sideswipe (Deluxe Class, 2024)