Talk:Gianduja/@comment-26317073-20150813052417/@comment-24891101-20150813063014

I rationalize it as a fragile piece of equipment, impossible to use without Aura, as it would disintegrate when fired without reinforcement, which would be an energy-intensive process. This means you can get away with much thinner components, which would, when suffesed with Aura, be up to the rigors of firing, but little beyond that (a direct hit from another weapon would wreck it).