Iona Immarya
That One Padawan
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
Strengths:
The Light Ordnance Launcher, or just Grenade Launcher, is simply another rehash of the time tested weapon. It is a great support and specialist weapon allowing a squad to better clear out defensive positions and, thanks to the very nature of grenade launchers, have tools issued to meet nearly any job or situation. The grenades can come in HE, AT, Incendiary, Smoke, Stun, Flash, etc, the limits are simply on the creativity and willingness to spend on ammunition. As previously mentioned, the Launcher is incredibly customizable and can even be turned into a heavy support weapon via increasing the magazine with a belt feed and shortening the fire pin, however, as what should be obvious, the larger the magazine, the faster the firing rate, the heavier the weapon, greater the recoil, more likely for malfunctions and greater the reload time required. On malfunctions and jamming, the cylindrical magazine is very stable and rarely, if ever, jams and is incredibly easy to unjam due to its design, while the likelihood of jamming or malfunctions increases with capacity size.
- Intent: Provide infantry carried fire support for the Republic Remnant
- Image Source: X
- Canon Link:N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Republic Industries (The Republic Remnant)
- Model: Mk.3 Light Ordnance Launcher
- Affiliation: Republic Remnant
- Modularity: Yes [Sports top and bottom rails for modifications, has multiple options for magazines from standard cylindrical, box and even belt fed, firing pin can be shortened to greatly increase the rate of fire turning it into an automatic, albeit unwieldy, weapon often used as an emplacement or pintle-mounted weapon]
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, synthmesh, grenade launcher components
- Classification: Concussion Grenade Launcher
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type: 40mm Grenades
- Ammunition Capacity: Cylindrical [6], Box [14], Belt [30]
- Reload Speed: Low
- Effective Range: Low
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Stopping Power: High
- Recoil: High
Strengths:
- In-Direct Fire - The fact that the rounds are 'lobbed' allows the user to excel at clearing out cover.
- Ammo Selection - Grenades can come in a massive variety of shapes and sizes, due to the simplistic design of the Grenade Launcher, if it will fit, it will fire.
- Heavy - The grenade launcher, and its grenades, are all heavy which makes carrying them, along with the normal kit, difficult.
- Low-Range - Being a grenade launcher, it range is not going to be anything to write home about. Viable use of it requires the user get a bit closer to comfort in order to effectively use it.
The Light Ordnance Launcher, or just Grenade Launcher, is simply another rehash of the time tested weapon. It is a great support and specialist weapon allowing a squad to better clear out defensive positions and, thanks to the very nature of grenade launchers, have tools issued to meet nearly any job or situation. The grenades can come in HE, AT, Incendiary, Smoke, Stun, Flash, etc, the limits are simply on the creativity and willingness to spend on ammunition. As previously mentioned, the Launcher is incredibly customizable and can even be turned into a heavy support weapon via increasing the magazine with a belt feed and shortening the fire pin, however, as what should be obvious, the larger the magazine, the faster the firing rate, the heavier the weapon, greater the recoil, more likely for malfunctions and greater the reload time required. On malfunctions and jamming, the cylindrical magazine is very stable and rarely, if ever, jams and is incredibly easy to unjam due to its design, while the likelihood of jamming or malfunctions increases with capacity size.
