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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: A custom heavy blaster for Leenic.
- Image Source: M224-A1
- Canon Link: N/A
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: BlasTech Industries
- Affiliation: Leenic Ellsil
- Model: LE-05 Heavy Blaster Rifle
- Modularity: No
- Production: Unique
- Material: Durasteel, blaster components
- Classification: Blaster
- Size: Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Power Cell
- Ammunition Capacity: Very Large (10000)
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Very High
- Stopping Power: High
- Recoil: Extremely High when firing from a standing position, Average when firing while it is resting on its bipod.
- Ammo counter on the right side of the magazine
- Deployable bipod
- Large ammo capacity: This rifle can carry 10000 rounds in one magazine, meaning the wielder rarely (if ever) has to reload.
- High rate of fire: The LE-05 can fire upwards of 100 rounds per minute, allowing it to mow down large enemy forces very quickly
- High stopping power: The LE-05 is capable of damaging even the hardest materials, and has been shown to even dent beskar after 30 shots.
- Deployable bipod: The bipod at the end of the LE-05's barrel can be deployed and rested on either an elevated surface or the ground, allowing for the user to comfortably fire it.
- Extremely Heavy: The weight of the LE-05 makes it impractical for usage during close-quarters-combat scenarios, and it makes it impossible for the user to aim with it while standing.
- Long Reload: Although its magazine size allows for near-limitless firing, its size makes reloading the weapon extremely difficult and time consuming.
- Poor accuracy: The LE-05 has less accuracy than a standard blaster rifle, meaning that it takes a few shots before it hits what its user is aiming for.
- Low Modular Capacity: The LE-05 is not an easily modifiable weapon, and as such cannot be outfitted with scopes, laser sights, or any other accuracy-boosting modifications.
- Overheating: The LE-05 is prone to overheating when fired for long periods of time, and the barrel can melt off if it is fired for too long without significant time to cool off.
The LE-05 Heavy Blaster Rifle was commissioned to BlasTech Industries by Leenic Ellsil for 100,000 credits. Its intention, according to the commission, was to "Create a Heavy Blaster Rifle capable of damaging even the most fortified of targets." The initial four prototype models of the weapon (the LE-01 through the LE-04) were only effective for usage as mounted emplacements on both Gunships and APCs and had an advanced cooling system that prevented overheating. The fifth model (the LE-05), however, removed the cooling system in exchange for being a mobile support weapon and as such was the model that Leenic purchased and employed.
The finished model of the LE-05 is a very versatile weapon, capable of firing close to 200 rounds before overheating, and storing 10000 rounds in one magazine. However, its lack of a functional cooling system pose major dangers to both the firearm and its user as its barrel will melt off if it fires more than 300 rounds without a least a minute to cool off. Alongside this, the LE-05 is extremely heavy and can only be fired properly if the user has rested its bipod on either elevated cover, the ground, or has mounted the rifle onto a secured base of some sort (such as a tripod or door gunner mount).
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