GN Technology
GN Beam Guns
GN Beam Rifle
Originally seen on the first generation GNY-001 Gundam Astraea, the GN Beam Rifle is very powerful and can deal damage comprable to a GN Cannon. In AD 2312, the GN Beam Rifle is standard on most GN Drive equipped units.
GN Cannon
Used on mostly heavy assault mobile suits and some battleships, GN Cannons are very powerful beam weapons that can easily destroy scores of opposing units in one shot; while the beam is powerful, a similar blast of a sufficient diameter can used to deflect and/or neutralize the assault.
GN Pistol
Used by the GN-002 Gundam Dynames and its successors GN-006 Cherudim Gundam and GN-010 Gundam Zabanya, the GN Pistols are used for short-to-mid range firing. The pistols are weaker than a standard beam rifle but have rapid fire capabilities. Newer generation pistols have secondary functions to double as a hatchet/axe.
GN Submachine Gun
Functions similar to a modern sub-machine gun, it trades in attack power in order to obtain rapid firing ability.
GN Beam Machinegun
Similar to a standard machine gun, uses rapid fire capabilities.
GN Beam Saber
Beam equipment in the Anno Domini continuity is still in the process of being developed by most military powers as a 2nd generation mobile suit armament. The Gundams are the first series of units to actually employ them on the battlefield. The sabers function by emitting a positron field which holds condensed GN Particles in the form of a blade. When in contact with another surface, the positron field breaks and releases the condensed particles directly onto the contact surface. Though such weapons are more versatile than solid blades, the GN particles composing the blade body may be subject to dispersion and other forms of disruption and grow less effective in different atmospheric environments. Beam sabers can have varying lengths and physical stylings from GN-001 Gundam Exia's short beam daggers, which are used primarily as throwing weapons, to GNX-U02X Masurao's long beam katana.
GN Blades
GN Claw
Used only by the GN-X series of mobile suits, the claw is a normal manipulator hand equipped with a GN Particle infused claw weapon. Used only as a last resort in close combat.
GN Lance
Used only with the GNX-609T GN-XIII and the Advanced GN-X (proto GN Lance), the weapon is similar to the old medieval weapon used by knights of the Middle Ages. It can only be used as a jousting weapon but is also armed with four independent beam guns for rapid fire capabilities. It is designed to penetrate GN FIelds.
GN Sword
The physical alternative to GN beam sabers. The blade is made of E-Carbon, giving it tremendous cutting power. Most GN Blades are coated with GN Particles, not only giving the blades even greater cutting ability, but they can also negate any GN Field. However, the blade can still be destroyed by a powerful enough beam attack, or by a large beam saber with enough applied pressure. (Demonstrated when GNZ-005 Garazzo split the GN Sword II of GN-0000 00 Gundam). A later version of the GN Sword uses the same technology used in GN Condensers and is seen in use by the 00 Gundam and Exia R2.
GN Missiles
GN Missiles such as those used by Dynames and Cherudim are small, self contained GN weapon systems. Each missile contains an electronics package to handle targeting and telemetry, a propulsion system, and a GN Condenser. Particles provided by the Condenser coat the outer surface of the missile, enhancing its penetrative abilities. The missile's entire payload of GN Particles are only released once the missile has entered the target. Once the particles penetrated inside (the targets own armor serves to contain and amply the destructive power of the warhead), the particles warps the surface and explode.
GN Micro Missiles
Smaller and more compact versions of standard GN missiles. These do not use up as many particles in combat and are an effective defense weapon. Seen only on the GNR-010 0 Raiser and GNR-101A GN Archer.
GN Shield A physical shield that is used either in place of or in conjunction[2] with a GN Field. It is used similar to how a modern day shield would be used. All shields in the Anno Domini era are made of E-Carbon and are durable enough to withstand most attacks. The shield can be damaged or destroyed by a beam equipped mobile weapon. Though primarily used for defensive tactics, shields can be used as an offensive weapon, such as 00 Gundam's physical shield which can transform into a katar-like weapon. It can be infused with GN particles like 00's to increase its defense.
GN Composite Armor
A defense mechanism used by GN Particle mobile suits. It functions by applying GN Field in small empty spaces underneath the mobile suit's armor, which greatly strengthens the armor. It was originally experimented on GNY-004 Gundam Plutone and became standard installation for Celestial Being's mobile suits starting with GN-001 Gundam Exia.
GN Vulcan
These weapons are smaller cousins to the GN Beam weapon. Typically locations include head and wrist mounted system, both ensuring a wide field of fire. Purely secondary weapons, they are used to engage soft targets, and in a defensive capacity. Their anti-mobile suit capability is virtually nil, especially against another GN powered unit. While there is no meaningful chance of penetrating another mobile suits armor, there is always a chance that a lucky round could damage joints or sensors. They can also be used in a "spray and pray" fashion once an enemy's armor has been breached, exposing their tender innards. So despite their low power, GN Vulcans can still be a threat no experienced pilot would ignore.
While low damage potential limits their offensive utility, the trade off is a high rate of fire. This is very useful when engaging small, fast, maneuverable targets such as GN Fangs and missiles.
GN Laser
These weapons are heavy artillery GN weapons mounted on newer Earth Sphere Federation ships as well as the CBS Celestial Being with a variety of different classes and power ratings types in existence. Specifics about the differences between this and a standard GN Particle beam more common on mobile weapons in terms of functionality is unknown but it can be presumed to be GN Particles being used in laser form.