Iona Immarya
That One Padawan
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
The E-19 was designed to provide heavy firing support for the Republic Remnant infantry squads. The E-19 was designed to give squads a more heavy hitting weapon that would be cheap enough to be given out to more squads then the much more experimental Equalizer rotary cannon. Its designed to pack a mean punch whilst still packing a rapid enough firing rate to keep people suppressed, but not quite as good as a LRB in the suppression field but a strong enough punch to better threaten heavier targets which was seen as a happy 'middle' ground. The E-19 was also designed to serve as both an infantry carried support weapon as well as a heavy turret as the E-19 can be set onto a heavy stand and its power cell can be taken out and instaed have a cable to a heavier, larger power pack inserted to give it a higher ammunition capacity [Gas Canisters will still need to be reloaded as normal] for superior performance as it also is better for the recoil.
This weapon has found serivce and use with various Republic Remnant infantry forces, some of which will carry the stand and large, external, power pack so they can set it up in defensive positions, akin to the Imperial E-Web. The E-19 is a potent weapon that boost the damage potential of any squad issued it.
- Intent: To provide the Republic Remnant a Heavy Repeating Blaster rifle for an infantry heavy support weapon.
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- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Republic Industries [Republic Remnant]
- Model: RR HRB E-19
- Affiliation: Republic Remnant
- Modularity: Yes [Optional Tri-Pod, removable pack to allow powered cable and slot for heavy stand connection, top rail for small add-on]
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, synthmesh, blaster components
- Classification: Blaster
- Size: Large
- Weight: Very Heavy
- Ammunition Type: Power Cell | Gas Canister
- Ammunition Capacity: 20 [Power Cell] | 60 [Gas Canister]
- Reload Speed: Low [Standard] | Very Low [Power Pack]
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: High
- Stopping Power: Very High
- Recoil: Very High [Standard] | Average [Heavy Stand]
- Dual Barreled
- Tandem Fire
- Highly Modular
- Emplacement Option
- Tandem Fire - The E-19 has two barrels designed to fire in tandem, one after the other, this allows the E-19 to maintain its heavy fire with a resistance to overheating.
- Emplacement - The E-19 has a removable power cell allowing someone to turn it from an infantry carried weapon to a turret by connecting a heavy power pack, via a cable, to it and slotting it into a heavy stand which better allows it to deal with the recoil.
- Heavy Hitter - Being a heavy repeating blaster, the E-19 packs a wallop and is designed to threaten the heaviest of infantry and even light armor. Firing at softer targets can cause over penetration.
- Rapid Fire - The E-19 can produce a solid rate of fire, however, it is best fired in burst as holding the trigger down can cause serious issues and damage to wrist or even knock someone on their behind.
- Recoil - The E-19 packs a large recoil and kicks like a very angry mule. This makes aiming while firing even burst fire very difficult and can be quite painful on the joints as it will walk like no other. Even if set upon a heavy stand, the recoil will still be noticeable enough to make full-auto fire challenging.
- Bulky - The E-19 is a very bulky and hard to carry weapon. It simply isn't something someone can move with quickly and in tight environments it becomes a liability as it cannot be drawn up in a reasonable time frame.
- Low Ammunition - The E-19 does not pack much in terms of ammo for magazines, able to only really maintain a few seconds of full auto or a handful of shots in burst before it runs dry and requires a reload.
- Tricky Reload - In order to reload the canister, the stock needs to be removed in order to get to it, and the power cell, while a 'simple' magazine slid into the side, it is very difficult to reload this weapon on the move due to its size and weight, the most often way this is done is planting the barrels into the ground, resting it against the thigh and then the cell will be changed out.
- Overheating - The E-19 resist overheating, but it is not perfect. While the infantry carried one is unlikely to overheat due to soldier not having the ammunition capability or ability to fire it at full auto without risking serious injury and so isn't likely to overheat it, when mounted on a turret that gives it a far larger ammunition capacity and lowers the recoil enough for sustained fire, overheating becomes more likely. If not allowed to rest and cool, the barrels will melt and, should this happen, it will no longer fire, if someone tries to fire it, the bolt will smash into the barrel and create a feedback which can cause the gas canister to explode injuring the user.
The E-19 was designed to provide heavy firing support for the Republic Remnant infantry squads. The E-19 was designed to give squads a more heavy hitting weapon that would be cheap enough to be given out to more squads then the much more experimental Equalizer rotary cannon. Its designed to pack a mean punch whilst still packing a rapid enough firing rate to keep people suppressed, but not quite as good as a LRB in the suppression field but a strong enough punch to better threaten heavier targets which was seen as a happy 'middle' ground. The E-19 was also designed to serve as both an infantry carried support weapon as well as a heavy turret as the E-19 can be set onto a heavy stand and its power cell can be taken out and instaed have a cable to a heavier, larger power pack inserted to give it a higher ammunition capacity [Gas Canisters will still need to be reloaded as normal] for superior performance as it also is better for the recoil.
This weapon has found serivce and use with various Republic Remnant infantry forces, some of which will carry the stand and large, external, power pack so they can set it up in defensive positions, akin to the Imperial E-Web. The E-19 is a potent weapon that boost the damage potential of any squad issued it.
