Gabriel Audemars
Cassus Vhonte
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Intent: To create a deadly and well-balanced blaster rifle for the Mandalorians and the Free Market
Development Thread:
Manufacturer: ArmTech Systems Incorporated
Model: AJAX ARC
Affiliation: Mandalorians / Free Market
Modularity: The weapon is fitted with picatinny rails for both scopes and sights and underbarrel attachments such as grenade launchers, flashlights or foregrips.
Production: Mass-Produced
Material: Polymer shell with carbon-titanium rails and Titanium skeleton
Classification: Blaster Rifle
Size: Handheld
Length: 64cm (Stock Folded) 80cm (Stock Deployed)
Weight: 4kg
Ammunition Type: Power Cell & Gas Canister
Ammunition Capacity: 80 Rounds Power Cell / 500 in Tibanna Gas Canister
Effective Range: 500M
Rate of Fire: 995RPM
Special Features: Select Fire: Full Auto / 3 Round-Burst / Single Shot
Description: The AJAX Assault Rifle Complex is a rifle designed to offer great all-round capability. It doesn't shoot the most powerful bolts in the world, but they were damn hell powerful enough in field testing to shred through enemies, especially considering its' fearsome 995 RPM Fire rate, coupled with a 500M effective range, this weapon sacrificed all out power in exchange for better handling characteristics, preferring to fire faster bolts at a faster rate than much more powerful ones.
Inside its' durable polymer frame is a titanium skeleton, designed to reduce weight and increase durability in tough conditions considering the shockproof nature of the metal. In the folding stock however, is a series of titanium springs designed to counteract the recoil, to make the blaster's rate of fire deadly at all ranges In addition to this the stock can be folded for increased portability, infact the weapon when folded is short enough to hide under a jacket.
All in all this weapon was designed to be centered for use at all ranges. With by far enough firepower to down a target, and easy recoil to stay on target this weapon thrives in all situations, and that was its' aim. Sheer destruction and target supressing power all wrapped in a sleek, familiar ArmTech package.
One thing this weapon does not do however, is stealth. Due to the weapon's high rate of fire it makes an incredible amount of noise when fired fully automatic, a tradeoff for its' fire rate.
What could also be considered a downside to the rate of fire is the way this weapon will chew through ammunition if used fully-automatic. While the weapon handles very well in such regards, for best effect in both accuracy and ammo conservation the 3-round burst function is the better option.
The rate of fire also causes immense heat and while the weapon is very reliable the user shouldn't fling out so many bolts at once to not damage any internals.
