Means of Production
- Intent: A devastating anti-organic radiation grenade launcher
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- Canon Link: n/a
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- Primary Source:
- Manufacturer:
- Affiliation: Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Market Status: Closed-Market
- Model: RD-5r GL
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Semi-Unique
- Material:
- Classification: Grenade launcher
- Size: Large
- Weight: Heavy
- Ammunition Type:
- Ammunition Capacity: Small; 3 shots
- Effective Range: Long Range
- Rate of Fire: Low
- Damage Output: Extreme
- Recoil: High
- Agrinium-lined firing chamber
- Radioactive ordinance
- Radiation: The RD-5r launches radiation grenades, an extremely lethal ordinance capable of dealing severe damage to organic targets.
- Heat Absorption: Duravlex components protect the launcher's internals from damage caused by overheating.
- Dangerous Materials: Carrying radiation grenades is cumbersome and dangerous if not handled with caution.
- Expensive: The cost of producing radiation grenades and lining the RD-5r with agrinium prevents the launcher from being mass-produced.
In the late-800s ABY, Merr-Sonn Munitions and its partners developed the menacing RD-5r, a specialized grenade launcher designed to fire radioactive grenades with the intent of dealing maximum damage to organic combatants that had become increasingly overabundant an the era of Imperial cloning programs. The result is a portable, albeit heavy, piece of weaponry that can be used by battle droids or well-protected troopers.
The RD-5r is a heavily modified version of the RD-5 grenade launcher, a mainline weapon in the Confederate arsenal. This new model fires radiation grenades from a 3-round magazine that explode in a 3-meter blast radius, releasing a fast-dissipating cloud of radioactive particles that sickens nearby targets. Duravlex components with internal agrinium lining in the firing chamber protects troopers from exposure to radiation when firing the launcher, though extreme caution is still required both while handling the RD-5r and its ordinance.
Due to the questionable ethics of such a weapon, the RD-5r is considered illegal in most galactic jurisdictions, though it still remains in use by several governments, paramilitaries, and criminal organizations.
Out Of Character Info
Intent:
A devastating anti-organic radiation grenade launcher
Technical Information
Affiliation:
Confederacy of Independent Systems
Model:
RD-5r GL
Modular:
Yes
Effective Range:
Long Range
Rate of Fire:
Single Shot
Material:
Agrinium (firing chamber), blaster components, durasteel, duravlex, laminoid
Ammunition Type:
Blaster power pack, radiation grenades
Ammunition Capacity:
Small
Damage Output:
Extreme
Recoil:
High
Ranged Class:
Other
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