Semiautomatic power armor beam weapon?

[SaltedFish]

I was reading over the description of the Lamia M1 Power Armor:

WickedArms Corporation WA-03 Scalar Pulse Cannon: (blahblahblah)
Purpose: Anti-Personnel
Damage: Destroys ammo, fuel, or electronics. Kills animals. Ignores non-gravitic shields.
Range: 200,000 miles
Rate of Fire: Semiautomatic beam fires so long as trigger is depressed
Payload: Unlimited

the gun fanatic in me died. -_-

 

[Fred]

*looks*

*guffaws*

It's probably a wording mistake. XD

 

[Kami]

I had to read it about 3 times before I got what you meant. A semi-automatic gun fires once each time you pull the trigger. But an energy weapon doesn't need to 'fire', it can be shooting continuously. I think he just used the word semiautomatic to communicate that it shot in pulses of energy rather than a continuous beam

 

[Fred]

No no... the weapon fires as long as it's depressed. That means that you have to press the trigger for the weapon ~not~ to fire! XD

Edit : I fail at english. Nevermind.

 

[Wes]

Because an continuous beam is one shot (of indeterminate duration), I consider it semi-automatic. Pulses, on the other hand, are considered automatic.

 

[SaltedFish]

Because an continuous beam is one shot (of indeterminate duration), I consider it semi-autmoatic. Pulses, on the other hand, are considered automatic.

Riiight... ._O

*brains squeals in pain as this new idea is assimilated*

Okay. Nevermind then.