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Approved Tech Breshig War Forge PC-02 Pulse Cannon

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Shuklaar Kyrdol

CEO of Breshig War Forge Consolidated
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
  • Intent: To create a pulse cannon for the Mandalorians and select others to counter the abundance of well-armored troops utilized by most of the factions in the galaxy.
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  • Canon Link: Pulse Cannon
  • Permissions: N/A
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PRODUCTION INFORMATION
  • Manufacturer: Breshig War Forge Consolidated
  • Affiliation: Mandalorians, Closed-Market
  • Model: PC-02
  • Modularity: Yes. Stock, grip, cheek rest, optics and under barrel attachments.
  • Production: Minor
  • Material: Duranium (frame), Dallorian Alloy (barrel), Agrinium, Duraplast reinforcements and Pulse Cannon parts.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Classification: Pulse Cannon
  • Size: Large
  • Weight: Heavy
  • Ammunition Type: Power cell, gas cartridge.
  • Ammunition Capacity: Small. 50-round power pack, 500-round gas cartridge.
  • Effective Range: Long Range
  • Rate of Fire: Very High
  • Stopping Power: Very High
  • Recoil: High
SPECIAL FEATURES
  • Integrated Gyrostabilizer Module: The gyrostabilizer module keeps the weapon's recoil from being utterly uncontrollable under sustained fully automatic fire. If this module were to become damaged, the then weapon's recoil would likely be uncontrollable.
  • Fire Modes: The PC-02 has three fire modes; semi-automatic, two-round burst and fully automatic.
  • Integrated Barrel Cryo Cooling Lattice: The weapon's cryo cooling lattice keeps the weapon from overheating under normal firing. However, pushing the weapon past it's tolerances can cause the cooling system to lock the weapon's firing mechanism to perform a mandatory coolant flush.
STRENGTHS
  • Fast Projectile Speed: Each bolt or pulse of fusion plasma is incredibly fast, making avoiding or in the case of force users, blocking/deflecting the bolt difficult.
  • Fast Fire Rate: The weapon fires extremely fast, making it easy to engage large groups of targets.
  • Armor-Piercing: Each bolt/pulse of fusion plasma is extremely hot. Hot enough to melt flesh and bones, as well as armor and natural carapace.
WEAKNESSES
  • Heating Issues: Even with an integrated barrel cryo cooling lattice and a Dallorian alloy barrel, the weapon can get extremely hot. At this point, the weapon begins an emergency coolant flush and cannot fire for up to a minute as it begins to cool down. In the middle of a firefight, that can be a death sentence. The weapon carries enough spare coolant for a total of three flushes. Past this point, the weapon will damage itself and potentially ignite or detonate the volatile gas stored within it's gas cartridge.
  • Overkill: There is no wound with this weapon, most wounds inflicted are critical, and anything else will likely result in a kill. Not very useful if you'd like to leave people alive.
  • Volatile: Should the weapon take any damage, it would be wise not to use it any further, as the gas is volatile and could detonate. Likewise, reloading the gas cartridge requires care.
DESCRIPTION
Officially, the PC-02 was designed by Breshig War Forge Consolidated to give Mandalorians and other carefully vetted customers a weapon to counter the large number of well-armored soldiers. Breshig War Forge Consolidated's CEO, Shuklaar Kyrdol, had the following to say on the matter of the weapon's necessity, "(we) need the weapon now more than ever, since declaring that you're a Mandalorian with the intention of holding onto your ancestral home is the same as asking everyone and their ba'buir to have a scrap." Unofficially, however, the weapon was one of a number of measures to give Strill Securities and the other clans who live on Breshig an edge when it comes to engaging other Mandalorians should they have to defend their home system against their own.

Given its destructive power, the pulse cannon can also engage lightly armored vehicles. This makes it a very effective support weapon, augmenting the capabilities of whatever squad chooses to field it. However, the weapon's far from perfect, and has noted heating issues. Keldabe Arms has tried to solve this with a Dallorian alloy barrel and a cryo cooling lattice, but even these proved to be inadequate to completely alleviate the issue. To prevent the barrel from melting, the weapon locks down firing controls and performs a coolant flush when it reaches critical temperature. Each weapon has enough coolant stored to perform three flushes. After that, the weapon will simply shut down for the safety of the operator.

Another issue is the volatility of the gas. As was discovered during testing, overheating issues on rare occasions did cause the gas cartridge to detonate, almost flash vaporizing the Ordnance Testing droid that was operating it. Another test demonstrated how damage to the weapon could severely destabilize the gas focusing and pressurization system, which could also cause the volatile gas to detonate with continued operation. It was for this reason that the weapon was reinforced with duraplast in places. However, given the pitched battles of the modern galaxy, it's hardly enough to outright prevent any damage to the weapon, merely mitigate the chances of it receiving damage that would destabilize it to such a point.

Despite these flaws, the weapon sees considerable use among the forces of the Clans Kote, Kyrdol, Kyrr, Nihut'tyr and Netra as well as Strill Securities.
 
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