I self-narrate like this, too. "That fist—smashing my nose in—"

Thetorque rifle isAir Raid's weapon of choice. Despite its name, it's really more of a pistol than a rifle. Air Raid can also fire it from his nosecone injet mode.

Fiction

MarvelThe Transformers comics

Air Raid's torque rifle's beam could apply up to 80,000 psi of rotational force to any object.Air Raid'sUniverse profile

Ramjet andShrapnel felt the effects of the torque rifle as theAerialbots defendedHoover Dam fromDecepticon raiders.Aerialbots over America!

DreamwaveGeneration One continuity

Inrobot mode, Air Raid used a torque rifle that applied up to 80,000 psi of rotational force to any object, stressing or shredding most objects.Air Raid'sMore than Meets the Eye profile

Toys

The Transformers

• Air Raid (Aerialbot,1986,1991)
  • Accessories: torque rifle

The TransformersAir Raid came with a black gun, identified in hisinstructions andpackagingbio as a torque rifle.

This toy was also available as part of aSuperiongiftset and wasreissued as part of theEuropean/AustralianClassics line, while inJapan, it was made available as mail-away item duringReturn of Convoy.

Generation 2

• Air Raid (Aerialbot,1994)
  • Accessories: torque rifle

Air Raid and his torque rifle returned inGeneration 2. While Air Raid wasredecoed, the rifle was not.

Notes

• The phrase "80,000 psi of rotational force" doesn't really mean much, as rotational force (AKA torque or moment) can't be measured in psi (which measures force per unit area). Common measures for torque are thenewton meter (Nm) andpound-foot (lb·ft, not to be mistaken with thefoot-pound which measures energy).