The Battlescout ICS-10, an example of an indexing clip system blaster.
Not to be confused with internal clip system.
An indexing clip system (abbreviated as ICS with N-Strike number codes) blaster is a category of clip-fed Nerf blasters that use an indexing, proprietary clip instead of a standard clip system clip.
Details[]
Despite the name, indexing clip system blasters are not compatible with clip system clips such as the six dart clip or the eighteen dart clip. They are meant to only use the clips with which they come packaged with. Depending on the design, the clip can be removed or they can also be fixed to the blaster. Additionally, clips can index either horizontally or vertically.
History[]
The term was first used with the 2016 N-Strike Modulus Battlescout ICS-10.
List of "ICS" blasters[]
| Name | Year released | |
|---|---|---|
|
Battlescout ICS-10 | 2016 |
|
Rukkus ICS-8 | 2019 |
Trivia[]
- Unlike the clip system or internal clip system, indexing clip system blasters utilize a true, harmonica-style clip, while the other two clip systems technically use magazines instead of clips.
- The "ICS" number code is also used for the internal clip system.
| view • editNumber codes | |
|---|---|
| N-Strike era | Air system • Air system vessel • Clip system • Electronic belt-fed • Electronic clip system • Electronic revolver • External mechanism • Internal mechanism • Revolver |
| N-Strike Elite era | Close quarters • Dart shell • Indexing clip system • Internal clip system |
| Alpha Strike / Elite 2.0 era | Double barrel • Double shot • Long range • Quad shot • Rotating cylinder • Rotating drum • Single dart • Triple dart |