Talk:Grakata/@comment-61.84.27.180-20130427074450/@comment-7210215-20130427230736

wat. Terminology teim (its like clip vs. mag threads all over again). Primary Weapon: principal arm of a combat unit.

Sidearm: A weapon worn at the side or on a belt. (Sword, Pistol, etc.)

Secondary/Auxilary Weapon: A supporting weapon of a unit. To protect or supplement fire of the primary weapon (primary weapon no longer functional/out of ammo/not in an optimal range/requires a different damage source to be effective).

Unless you have a Side-arm (you know, pistols in warframe) that is a very good primary weapon (Lato Vandal, Viper, etc.) and can be relied upon as one, you require a Secondary Weapon. The Grakata can be one of those, though a Shotgun or another Automatic can do that too (depends on what you define your primary weapon as.

When you talk about secondary weapons, say secondary weapons. Side-arm almost always refers to your smaller or more situation specific weapon.