quote:  How does bombard shoot plasma weapons? | 
“the energy required to activate the weapon, power the containment fields, operate the firing cycle, and the minute amount of fuel required as 'ammunition' might all be contained in a readily disposable cartridge, loaded individually inside a magazine type container.  This cartridge might look very much like a 20th century cased bullet.”
more details here: 
http://www.goingfaster.com/term2029/plasmaguns.htmlquote: Next thing, we will have laser swords. | 
I certainly hope so (also I hear that a laser sword unit was at one point in the game but was removed because of some kind of infinite damage bug)
quote:  and thermonuclear crossbows. | 
Crossbows are soo last millennium,  thermonuclear bazookas are better, and the darkmatter handgun is the future