Detron

The Detron is a radiological pistol shotgun used by Detron Crewmen and was one of two possible rewards for The Gradivus Dilemma event, the other being the Brakk. While it was not awarded from the event, as the Corpus lost the conflict, its blueprint and components are now dropped by the Zanuka Hunter.

Characteristics
This weapon deals damage.

Advantages:
 * High Damage.
 * Innate damage, highly effective versus Alloy Armor and Infested Sinew, can also confuse targets.
 * Equal damage to the Bronco.
 * High projectile velocity.
 * Fast reload time.
 * Larger magazine size than the Bronco and Akbronco and on par with the Brakk.
 * Good ammo efficiency.
 * No damage falloff over distance.
 * Medium spread.

Disadvantages:
 * Projectiles have travel time.
 * Small magazine size.
 * Medium-Slow fire rate.
 * -exclusive damage can limit its utility (reduced damage versus Shields and severely reduced damage against Infested and Fossilized).
 * Low critical chance.

Comparisons:
 * Compared to the Mara Detron:
 * Higher Recoil.
 * Smaller magazine size (5 vs. 8).
 * Slower Fire Rate (3.3 vs. 4.2).

Tips

 * The Detron can be made into an effective anti-Grineer weapon by adding  damage and damage, allowing it to deal extra damage against Ferrite Armor, Alloy Armor and Machinery.
 * In a similar vein, damage can be added to drastically improve performance vs Corpus shields, whilst  improves performance against Infested.
 * The Detron's Index mod, Thermagnetic Shells, causes enemies killed by it to explode, dealing radial damage to all nearby enemies.

Trivia

 * Colloquially, a "hand cannon" often refers to an extremely powerful pistol chambered for a high caliber cartridge such as the .500 S&amp;W Magnum or .50 Action Express.
 * In Livestream 17, the developers jokingly claimed that the Detron pistols intended as rewards for the Gradivus Dilemma were "melted down and used to make MOAs." Despite being facetious, this has more or less proven to be true, as the Zanuka Hunter drops the Detron blueprint and parts.
 * Like the Flux Rifle and Amprex, the Detron does not follow the Corpus weapon naming convention.
 * During the reload animation, a pack of 6 energy cells is ejected from the gun, although, the Detron has only the capability of firing 5 rounds before reloading. This pack can be found on the floor after reloading.
 * The ejected magazine will appear in the default colors no matter what the player has selected.
 * The Detron had an entry in the Codex shortly before players could actually obtain it (at the time, the Zanuka Hunter dropped nothing upon defeat).
 * The existence of the Mara Detron hints that this is actually built on a much older design, raising questions about the origins of the Corpus.