I'm here to talk a little about handheld and integrated weapons in my AU In my AU, both are used. In the early years of the war, handguns were the standard, as both sides believed the war would end soon. As time went on, they realized that it wouldn't be like that. (1/?)

As the war progressed and its scale increased, both armies began developing more advanced weaponry. Some bots, with the vision of never finding themselves defenseless at any time, began to integrate weaponry into their chassis.

Some incorporated smaller weapons as an escape route or for defense. Others went so far as to exchange entire limbs for weapons.