Marshal, Journeyman Protector
SPECIAL FEATURES
- Advanced Composite beam technology
- Rugged Mandalorian Construction
- Durable and reliable weapon
- Extremely powerful energy beam
- Firing mechanism is vulnerable when exposed for firing and quite fragile
(Like if you managed to throw a stone into it while it is open it would break) - Heavier than standard infantry weapons
- Prohibitively expensive for mass production
- Uses non-standard high-capacity power cells
Some of the weapons projects of Panther's Arsenal prove to be successful, yet have unresolvable issues that prevent them from becoming full production run items. Such is the case with the extremely powerful, but prohibitively expensive SIH-4 composite beam rifle. The kyber crystals that focus the energy beams are not cheap or easy to acquire.
Dubbed the Overlight by the testers, the bright green beam of light the rifle produces is unsubtle, blasting from the dish-shaped emitter in a blinding stab of energy which flows at the speed of light towards and into anything it is targeted upon. Such a colossal energy blast makes light of any concepts of armour or shielding, as it is a significant magnitude of firepower to be repelled.
The rifle itself is rugged, tough, and heavy. This allows for a competitive rate of fire, range, and shot capacity, while allowing for an unprecedented scale of infantry energy weapon. The tough external construction is traditionally Mandalorian, but also necessary in this case as the weapon's firing mechanism is quite physically fragile, and is also put under considerable thermal stress when the beam is fired.
The vulnerabilities necessitated modification to the weapon's design where it can snap open to expose the firing chamber and let go its deadly blast. The weapon will automatically then close again, with a flush of coolant gas pumped into the mechanisms, to secure them for another shot.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
To create a special heavy weapon for elite forces
Image Source(s):
https://designerhere.artstation.com/projects/8lYyaG
Canon Link:
N/A
Primary Source(s):
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Panther's Arsenal (Keldabe), Mandalorian Protectors
Model:
SIH-4
Modular:
No
Effective Range:
Average
Rate of Fire:
Single Shot
Material:
Durasteel, Kyber, weapon components
Ammunition Type:
Power Cell
Ammunition Capacity:
Average
Damage Output:
Extreme
Recoil:
Average
Ranged Class:
Other
