First Impressions
So what if it was a kinetic weapon? non-lethal weapons were very difficult to design and usually woefully specific in their application, a lethal, easy to use, broad-purpose weapon made the most sense for a space going civilization's explorer.
Avenger: Chapter Three
It was a kinetic weapon, which seemed unusual. the bullets that the alien fired, however, exploded around him. one piece of shrapnel from the bullet hit just below azuk's left eye, causing him to hiss in pain. they were warning shots.
Hellhounds
The kinetic weapon platforms were there to prevent the enemy fleet from bombarding the base from orbit. else the war would've been over long before he had gotten here.
"Daggers of Darkness, Book 4: An Unexpected Discovery", Chapter-5
The remaining batteries of the planet's defense system targeted the incoming kinetic weapons--some they were able to stop, many they were not.
Poenas Dare
The band of pirates readied their weapons, many of which were makeshift melee gear, though there were a few human kinetic weapons gripped clumsily in the alien hands.
World Building- Sentillios
Armor doctrine- organic mounts armored and unarmored, for more advanced civilizations, outdated imperial equipment using kinetic weapons.