Editing Komra (section)

===Weapons and Personal Equipment===

Komra are unusual in the Galaxy in that they rarely forge single-purpose tools for killing other creatures.  Most of their weapons are civilian tools with military applications.  Their standard firearm, the '''Las-Borer''', is a powerful laser used in mining.  '''Heavy Las-Borers''' are also fielded in war and peace, but their mass requires a vehicle mount.  Similarly, Komra equipped for close-combat employ the deadly '''Las-Cutter''', a tool more often used for carving construction materials than slicing living beings.  Although demolition charges see use on both the battlefield and civilian life, Komra expertise in explosives is also used for specialised grenades.

The Dreigen Gelkzaft - professional warriors - use militarised versions of their militiamen counterparts.  Among the dead-eyed Totarg Gelkzaft of lost Karazak, the '''Thermal Blade''' is the weapon of choice.  These terrible close combat weapons are capable of cleaving through even the stoutest armour, but it is impossible to fully isolate their output from the bearer.  As a result of the constant burning, the rare veterans of the Totarg are known as "Blackhands".  Less fatalistic soldiers prefer the '''Rapid Pulse Borer''', a militarised version of the Las-Borer, as their standard arm.  Also popular among the Dreigen Gelkzaft is the '''Thermal Blaster''', a potent anti-tank weapon similar to Imperial Meltas.

Heavy armour is something of a rarity in the militias of the Komra.  Their typical garb is spun from sophisticated Kevlon or Nomlar fibres far superior to naturally obtained fabrics.  This material is comfortable but still fire-retardant and sturdy enough to provide fair protection against small arms and shrapnel.  While remarkably tough, Komra clothing is of little use against heavier guns like the Imperial Bolter.  The threat of such weapons - not to mention generations of tunnel warfare against the Orks - has taught the Komra the importance of specialised squads with significant personal protection.  The '''Grummel''' exo-suit is ideal for this purpose, second only to the mighty Terminator armour of the Adeptus Astartes.

In battles above or below ground, the rugged '''Lakmal''' serves as a heavy support platform.  These six-legged machines combine the maneuverability of walkers with the low profile of tanks.  Their strength and weakness is ever the vehicle pilot, whose own skill and initiative is the decisive factor in Lakmal operation.  More reliable but never brilliant are '''Spimal''' walkers, crude robotic machines fashioned after the Lakmal and given remote direction by a Komra overseer.  Spimal are often used to spearhead assaults without risking living soldiers.  Both designs were developed for work in construction and emergency relief.