How do i research plasma in the 40k mod

[BradleyGrueser]

I know this is almost certainly a dumb question but I have been playing the mod for a few months now and I have been completely unable to figure out how to research plasma weapons. Granted im new to the game itself so I might just be a noob

[bulletdesigner]

Plasma works like vannila, will apear on research if recovered, so you only get heavy plasma when enemy's  level up

[Silverwolf]

You need chapter mid-tier tech + find and research the chaos variant of the plasma weapon you want to research.

Bear in mind only plasma rifle OR heavy plasma is required to advance in the tech tree, and plasma weaponry takes a long time to research in mid-game + is optional from gameplay perspective. Personally I prefer master crafted ammo in heavy bolters until I get storm bolters.

There's also a tech tree viewer in the mod (check keybindings). I think it was Q by default.