The Shock Baton is a melee weapon designed to subdue opponents in the most efficient way possible, combining traditional concussive force with a powerful electric shock delivered through the metallic shaft or twin electrodes on the end of the weapon. The weapon is of heavy metal construction with an insulated grip, protecting the user from the current and also housing the sizeable batteries that power the weapon. On contact with any substance capable of conducting an electric current, the shock baton delivers a powerful high-voltage, low-current shock. This, combined with the considerable force with which the weapon can be swung, can incapacitate even the toughest of foes.

While stun grenades are a far less dangerous method of rendering a foe unconscious, it is far from certain that they will be able to fully incapacitate an extraterrestrial soldier. If a commander wishes to capture a foe, it is highly recommended that he equip several of his strike team with shock batons - all of our scientists concur that the combination of blunt trauma and electric discharge should be enough to subdue even opponents with radically different physiology to our own. It is also expected that any enemy incapacitated by a shock baton will remain in such a state for the duration of the mission - tests on human subjects necessitated several days of hospital recuperation for the victims owing to serious (though ultimately survivable) injuries.