Work In Progress Project: IV

[Darth Virelia]

M-7 "Palisade" Pattern Legion Rifle

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• Intent:
  A mass-produced, high-performance standard rifle for a prospective Virelia Fourth Legion.
• Image Source:
  https://www.midjourney.com/
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  N/A
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• Manufacturer:
  Legionis Systems
• Affiliation:
  
  • Darth Virelia , Legionis Systems, Fourth Legion
• Market Status:
  Closed-Market
• Model:
  M-7 "Palisade"
• Modularity:
  Yes – Optics, bayonet, fire control group, barrel assembly
• Production:
  Mass-Produced
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel chassis
  • Composite barrel shroud
  • Ionized carbon rail inserts
  • Internal plasma induction coils
  • Condensed power cell socket

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• Classification:
  Plasma Blaster
• Size:
  Average
• Weight:
  Average
• Ammunition Type: High-density power cell with plasma stabilizer cartridge
• Ammunition Capacity: Large (120 shots per cell, dual-cell ready)
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: High (selectable: single, burst, auto)
• Damage Output: High
• Recoil: Average

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• Dual-Mode Fire Selector: Switchable between single fire, burst-fire (3-round) and full-auto discharge modes, with dynamic recoil modulation. An optional firmware lock can prevent overheat under continuous fire conditions.
• Plasma-Stabilized Discharge System: Uses integrated ionic phase inductors to stabilize plasma bolts mid-flight, significantly reducing cone spread and maintaining cohesion over long distances—exceptional for a weapon of this classification.
• Mono-Bayonet Interface: Hardened underbarrel fold-out monomolecular vibro-bayonet included as standard in Legion configurations. Capable of piercing light armor and synthetic musculature with ease.
• Graphite-Channel Barrel Jacket: High-efficiency heat sink composed of layered carbon composite channels. Rapidly dissipates thermal bloom and minimizes optical trace, reducing thermal visibility and targeting signature.
• Smart Optic Rail Interface: Fully integrated with Fourth Legion battle net AIs and reconnaissance drones. Enables synchronized target acquisition, threat prioritization, and augmented reality threat overlays.
• Void and Pressure-Sealed Operation: Fully sealed against particulate matter, corrosion, and atmospheric variance. Functions without loss of fidelity in vacuum, high-pressure depths, corrosive fog, and battlefield ash storms.
• Tactical Audio Dampening: Features adjustable muzzle harmonics suppression, dampening high-frequency firing signature to avoid acoustic triangulation in urban and subterranean combat.
• Power Cell Cross-Sync: Accepts dual-cell mounting system with redundant switching, allowing rapid hot-swap of depleted cores or continuous loop for sustained engagements. Optional "overdrive mode" can spike damage output at cost of lifespan.
• Mag-Seal Sling Points & Drop-Free Latch: Hardened magnetic sling loops for suit and armor retention. Drop-free magazine ejection system optimized for gloved or cybernetic hands in hostile conditions.
• Autocalibrating Diagnostics Core: Self-diagnoses microfractures, field wear, and plasma deviation via onboard Legion-grade micro-AI, enabling predictive maintenance and battlefield adaptation.

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• Reliable Across All Environments: Functions seamlessly in space, underwater, desert, and extreme cold without modification.
• Brutal Sustained Fire: Maintains high damage output under prolonged fire due to advanced cooling and coil stability.
• Modular & Scalable: Legion-standard design allows for easy repair, adaptation, and field servicing.
• Integrated AI Support: Optics and tactical targeting sync directly with Legion drone scouts and fire-control relays.

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• Power Cell Dependency: Weapon is dead weight without properly charged, high-density power cells, which are incompatible with most standard blasters.
• Average Recoil: Despite compensators, high-output burst fire induces fatigue in unarmored or untrained users.
• Non-Lethal Against Shields: Plasma bolts lack shield-piercing capability unless overcharged or paired with external targeting solutions.
• Heavier Than Civilian Rifles: Full-system build weighs down lightly armored operators in sustained movement scenarios.

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"They call it the Palisade because you're not getting past it. Not alive."

A testament to the brutal pragmatism of the Fourth Legion, the M-7 "Palisade" is more than a rifle—it is a systemic killing instrument designed to eliminate inefficiency as much as targets. Engineered by Legionis Systems and tested under the atmospheric extremes of Polis Massa's subvoid proving grounds, it represents a fusion of military standardization and Sith military determinism.

Its fire control system optimizes plasma induction for maximum thermal adhesion, meaning each shot doesn't simply burn—it sticks. Wounds from a Palisade rifle aren't instantly fatal; they are disfiguring, demoralizing, and permanently crippling. Psychological effect is a feature, not a byproduct.

Despite being mass-produced, the Palisade's integrated self-stabilizers and modular targeting rail allow it to perform at levels normally reserved for elite or bespoke weaponry. Each rifle automatically syncs with Legion field AI, drawing from real-time targeting telemetry to enhance accuracy and threat prioritization. In mass formations, this means an entire platoon can fire as if directed by a single will.

That efficiency comes at a price. Its components are too specialized to support widespread civilian adoption or long-term guerrilla use. It is meant to be used by trained operators under logistical control. In the hands of the Fourth Legion, it is terrifying. In the hands of anyone else, it is dead weight.

 

[Darth Virelia]

ARX-16 "Shrike" Modular Rifle Platform

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• Intent:
  A high-performance, modular rifle platform for precision and tactical support roles for a prospective Virelia Fourth Legion.
• Image Source:
  https://www.midjourney.com/
• Canon Link:
  N/A
• Permissions:
  N/A
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• Manufacturer:
  Legionis Systems
• Affiliation:
  
  • Darth Virelia , Legionis Systems, Fourth Legion
• Market Status:
  Closed-Market
• Model:
  ARX-16 "Shrike"
• Modularity:
  Yes – Barrel assembly, stock, optics suite, fire mode modules, energy core
• Production:
  Minor
• Material:
  
  • Durasteel chassis
  • Mag-locked recoil dampener frame
  • Heat-sinked plasma rails
  • Sealed optics cluster
  • Quantum-coiled targeting uplink node

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• Classification:
  Plasma Precision Rifle / Coil-Hybrid
• Size:
  Large
• Weight:
  Heavy
• Ammunition Type: High-density power cell with plasma stabilizer cartridge
• Ammunition Capacity: Average (40–60 shots per cell depending on configuration)
• Effective Range: Battlefield
• Rate of Fire: Low (selectable: Semi-auto or charged burst)
• Damage Output: Very High
• Recoil: High

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• Modular Fire Assembly: Configurable for sniper, marksman, or support suppressive fire with field-swappable internal rails and barrels.
• Smart Optics Pod: Integrated with Fourth Legion battle net AI for predictive tracking, variable zoom, thermal, motion tagging, and encrypted drone relay feed.
• Pulse-Weighted Plasma Coils: Fires high-cohesion, micro-cavitating plasma rounds that retain stability over extreme range; able to punch through most battlefield-grade armor.
• Hybrid Rail Assist: Optional coil-assisted launch system gives charged shots railgun-like velocity for shield-breaking or anti-materiel roles.
• Adjustable Stabilization Stock: Reinforced recoil-absorbing buttstock with servo-hydraulic dampening, deployable monopod, and positional lock for suit integration.
• Targeting Relay Uplink: Syncs with nearby Legion units to designate, prioritize, and share targets in real time, creating dynamic crossfire advantages.
• Corrosive-Tolerant Chassis: Coated to resist acid rain, dust, cryo-exposure, extreme heat and high-radiation conditions common to deployments.
• Neural Reflex Trigger Port: Optional combat neural link allows fire-by-thought interface for operatives—latency: 0.03s.
• Zero-Profile Heat Dumping: Internal plasma decay is rerouted through cloaked pulse vents, eliminating thermal bloom and sniper counter-sensors.

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• Long-Range Punisher: Devastatingly accurate at range; its high-velocity plasma bolts make it a true marksman's weapon with anti-armor capability.
• Customizable Mission Profile: Field modularity allows the same base weapon to serve sniper, overwatch, or rapid-support roles.
• Battle Net Integration: Links seamlessly with Legion AI relays, drones, and other Shrike units to dominate entire zones of fire.
• Anti-Shield Capable: When overcharged, the Shrike's hybrid rail-coil system can destabilize enemy energy shielding at range.

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• Heavy and Specialized: Not suited to general infantry or extended movement without support systems; ideal only for trained users or augmented personnel.
• Limited Magazine Capacity: High-output shots burn through cells quickly, especially in overcharge or railgun modes.
• Significant Heat Load: Repeated shots build internal heat rapidly; weapon must cool between bursts to avoid destabilization or cell overload.
• High Recoil: Even with damping, the Shrike has punishing kick—operators without mechanical assistance may lose accuracy in rapid follow-ups.

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"One shot, one kill."

A precision instrument in a world that no longer tolerates imprecision, the ARX-16 "Shrike" is a hybrid marksman platform engineered not for flexibility, but for judgment.

Designed in the polar shadows of the Black Vault Annex on Mygeeto, the Shrike was never intended to see mass deployment. It was made for those few Legion operatives trusted to think independently—to move ahead of the line, evaluate the threat landscape, and make irreversible decisions at range.

Unlike standard plasma rifles, the Shrike's hybrid coil-launch system fires magnetically sheathed plasma slugs at such high velocity that kinetic and thermal energy converge at impact. The result is rarely survivable. A single shot can disable relay nodes, breach composite plating, or remove key targets from the tactical equation entirely—without alerting nearby sensors, thanks to its integrated heat-dump architecture.

Every component is mission-coded and overengineered: adaptive optics tuned for drone relay feeds, self-calibrating rails, neural uplink triggers, smart suppressors, corrosive-sealed mounts. The Shrike is not pretty. It is not forgiving. It is not replaceable. But in the right hands, it is the end of uncertainty.

In Legion doctrine, Shrike-wielders are referred to as Judges—not snipers, not marksmen, not support. They do not suppress. They terminate.

 

[Darth Virelia]

A-14 "Havoc" Pattern Assault Carbine

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• Intent:
  A compact, high-output carbine designed for droid shock units and shipboard/urban breach operations for a prospective Virelia Fourth Legion.
• Image Source:
  https://www.midjourney.com/
• Canon Link:
  N/A
• Permissions:
  N/A
• Primary Source:
  N/A

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• Manufacturer:
  Legionis Systems
• Affiliation:
  
  • Darth Virelia , Legionis Systems, Fourth Legion
• Market Status:
  Closed-Market
• Model:
  A-14 "Havoc"
• Modularity:
  Yes – Barrel length, grip type, ammo type, recoil damper configuration
• Production:
  Mass-Produced
• Material:
  
  • Reinforced duraplast housing
  • Condensed rail assembly
  • Overcharged slug accelerators
  • Polyceramic impact shielding

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• Classification:
  Coil-Accelerated Slugthrower
• Size:
  Small
• Weight:
  Average
• Ammunition Type: Cased ferromagnetic slug magazines (standard); optional depleted uranium penetrators
• Ammunition Capacity: Very Large (100+ bursts per mag; bursts of 3–5 rounds)
• Effective Range: Average
• Rate of Fire: Very High (selectable: burst, full-auto, dumpfire override)
• Damage Output: High
• Recoil: High

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• Dual-Chamber Coil Accelerator: Fires 3–5 round hypervelocity bursts with armor-shredding kinetic output.
• Burst Override Protocol: Toggleable "dumpfire" mode empties magazine in <1.5 seconds for emergency room-clearing.
• Compact CQB Frame: Designed for close-quarters maneuverability; low snag risk in breach zones, hallways, vents.
• Droid-Optimized Trigger System: Interfaces with Fourth Legion droid cognition arrays for perfect timing, no latency.
• High-Retention Sling Mounts: Compatible with both frame hardpoints and magnetic harnesses.
• Rail-Reinforced Barrel Shroud: Reduces muzzle lift despite extreme discharge pressure.
• Combat Sealant Coating: Resistant to ash, blood, oil, humidity, and battlefield caustics.
• No Optics Required: Optional combat neural link allows fire-by-thought interface for operatives—latency: 0.03s.
• Sound Profile: Emits a distinct howling discharge — half engine scream, half thunderclap — used deliberately for psychological warfare.

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• Devastating at Close Range: Shreds through light cover, armor, and bone in seconds with high-volume kinetic fire.
• Perfect Breach Weapon: Compact, responsive, and terrifying — ideal for shipboard, urban, and corridor fights.
• Droid-Specific Optimizations: Works flawlessly with Legion droids; zero recoil compensation needed for synthetic users.
• Suppressive Superiority: The sound and visual profile are overwhelming, often stunning or demoralizing enemies before the first casualty.

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• Overkill at Range: Lacks precision beyond standard assault distances. Inefficient and inaccurate past medium range.
• High Recoil for Organics: Without a braced exo-frame or droid chassis, recoil becomes difficult to manage under sustained fire.
• Magazine-Dependent: Can burn through entire drum in seconds, requiring frequent reloads or preplanning with supply drones.
• No Stealth Capability: Acoustic and kinetic footprint is extreme; any use reveals position instantly.

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"Pull the trigger. Pull it again. You'll know when to stop."

Developed at Hypori's Industrial Proxy Node, the Havoc originated as a deniable urban warfare platform for droid enforcers under Project VESPER. Its success was so total—and so loud—that Legionis Systems authorized full-scale deployment for breacher units, exo-frame troopers, and close-quarters commandos.

Unlike conventional slugthrowers, the Havoc's twin induction coils hyperaccelerate ferromagnetic rounds into clustered bursts that pulverize whatever they hit. Walls rupture. Doors implode. Targets disappear. And when deployed in full-auto "dumpfire" override, the Havoc does not simply fire—it unloads.

Its unique acoustic profile has become a staple of Fourth Legion doctrine: a rising howl followed by impact thunder that breaks resolve before it breaks bone. Many combatants retreat the moment they hear it. Those who don't, don't last long.

Though brutal in design, the Havoc is not crude. It is built for precision violence within a confined battlespace, optimized for synthetic cognition loops, low-visibility operation, and non-negotiable engagement thresholds.