Keira mumbled to herself about how hot Jal looked following the recoil. Keira quickly cleared her mind and loaded another energy cell, clapping energetically at Aren and Jal's performances. She didn't really expect either to be very good shots, honestly, seeing as mech pilots didn't receive much training. But Keira's brother had taught her everything he knew, and he was in Special Forces. Keira wanted the same, but was ushered into mech piloting school before she knew which way was up. On days like today, she wished she'd made another choice, but having this amazing squad almost evened out her uncertainty. "<strong>Well, obviously you've never seen the X3 prototype plasma rifle. That thing could turn even your mech into nothing but a boiling puddle with a single shot. Albeit, I admit, the thing is so heavy on a star fighter can lug the damn thing around, but thats the point I'm making. Energy weapons are more efficient and easier to operate. Not to mention, that thing might have some ease of use, but this thing can punch through targets up to 2 miles away. No combustion based weapon can even maintain enough kinetic energy to dent a light mech at that distance. This baby, could easily punch into every much and through mine easily.</strong>" Keira smirked, nodding as she loaded the energy cell and laid her cheek on the stock, her eye once again falling into the scope.<br/><br/>She lined her cross hair on another, new paper target, and fired. The entire chest and head disintetrating again, but this time it came back as a neck shot. "<strong>Well damn...not <em>quite</em> a headshot, but still listed in the standard manual as a headshot. Well, the head is gone anyways.</strong>" Keira sighed, putting a slight pout on her face as she ejected the spent cell and picked up another, holding it lightly in her hand as her eyes danced over towards Aren's firm chest. Keira squinted her eyes shut and just looked straight down her at her own boobs. "<strong>Oh, and lets not forget that the newer Gauss rifles still use single power cells, but the slots and mags used for the ammunition, projectiles, can be used up to 100 shots without ever being reloaded and even newer energy cells can be fired up to 20 times without recharging or replacement, and not forgetting these are still only sniper rifles...I think energy weapons are on the rise.</strong>" Keira giggled, reaching over and giving Jal a firm pat on the ass.