So, is this the famous Phased Plasma Rifle from the Terminator?

[JDub1]

I was watching the Terminator the other day, and the flashback scene had another Terminator with a massive gun, and I wondered if that was the gun Arnold was talking about in the ammo store scene?!? Franco Columbo (God rest his soul) in the flashback scene as the T-800 had an impressive looking gun! Even Bill Paxton's character in Aliens mentions they have one, but we never see it.

[Al_The_Strange]

Looks like that specific infiltrator used this model:

Originally Posted by wiki

The General Dynamics RBS-80[1] was a heavy cannon-like plasma weapon used by Skynet and Resistance forces. When used by the Resistance, it was typically mounted on a vehicle or used as a stationary turret. Terminators, however, being considerably stronger than humans, could lift and carry the weapon with ease. These weapons had a 160-watt range.

Considering that the T800 asked for a plasma rifle with a 40-watt range, the gun shown in that other scene is actually a bigger and more powerful one. I'm not even sure which types of plasma guns specifically have that range--I'm thinking the T800 was fishing for a standard M-25 rifle, which is what the Resistance used (and logically, if the Terminator was looking for guns used by humans, that'd be the one he'd want, if only he was so-many decades further in the timeline).

[jayman3]

In regards to Aliens mention of the plasma rifle, here are the facts:

Plasma rifles tend to feature more frequently in Aliens comic book and novel stories (such as Earth Hive), possibly due to their later time period compared to the original film trilogy, although such weapons' absence in Alien Resurrection suggests plasma weapons were never widely adopted for military use.

"Phased plasma" weapons are mentioned by Hudson as being part of the USCM's available armory in the film Aliens, though the weapons are never seen or used in the film. The video game Aliens: Colonial Marines later featured a weapon that was based on this dialog.

And it looks something like this

[Crispy0009]

Looks like that specific infiltrator used this model:



Wow, I could kill some time on this Terminator wiki. Lol

[JDub1]

or maybe this could be it?

[DVD Josh]

Hey, just what you see, pal!

[jayman3]

Originally Posted by JDub1

or maybe this could be it?

From what I found, this claims to be a 40-watt Phased Plasma Rifle from Sideshow Collectibles



This is said to be an M95A1 Phased Plasma Rifle which closely resembles what the T-800 in that photo is holding.