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Approved Tech WESTAR M5 v2

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Intent: To update the old WESTAR m5 rifle and add a few upgrades to it

Development Thread: N/A unless needed

Manufacturer: WESTAR

Model: WESTAR m5

Affiliation: WESTAR, Raxian Empire

Modularity: Yes- barrel & stock adjustable in length, attachments both under and over barrel, scopes

Production: major production

Material:
-durasteel
-plastiod

Classification: Blaster rifle

Size: Hand-held

Length: 1-1.5 meters depending on barrel and stock length

Weight: 4 kilograms

Ammunition Type: Power cell

Ammunition Capacity: 200 rounds per cell

Effective Range: 200-350 meters depending on barrel length

Rate of Fire: semi-automatic, fully automatic, 3 round burst

Special Features:
-adjustable stock and barrel
-increased ammo capacity
-increased optimal range
-modular design
-on the fly adjustability
-legacy of awesomeness

Strengths: Versatile- The WESTAR M5 v2 has been updated and upgrades from its original version. It has been given a stock that can be adjusted in length as well as a barrel that can do the same. It was also given the option of both semi-automatic, fully automatic, and 3 round burst rates of fire. This change means the basic weapon can be made to fit the situation its wielder is dealing with. Be is close quarters urban warfare or open field battle, the M5 v2 can effectively be adjusted on the fly to fit the best setting. This was then taken a set further and the gun was given the ability to have attachments both under and over the barrel.
Weaknesses: Heavy- While the WESTAR M5 v2 has been updated and upgrades, it has come at the cost of making the weapon heavier. While not as bad as a minigun might be, the blaster rifle is much heavier than most other blaster rifles would be. This means the one using the weapon has to deal with the added weight, and it only gets more heavy as additional attachments are added to both the bottom and top of the barrel.

Description:
The WESTAR m5 blaster rifle has a long, glorious history. They were the blaster used by the ARC troopers of the Republic during the Clone Wars and were highly successful using them. This has lead to the weapon gaining a reputation of reliability that continues on to this day. And so with that in mind, Gray had his designers get to work on both updating the weapon into the modern era as well as upgrading it to be superior to its original version. They went straight to work on this and decided upon focusing on the weapon's versatility as the main draw. This was inspired by the same ARC troopers who had so effectively used the old version of the weapon, because they had to have a weapon that could handle anything thrown at it just as they had to do. The designers eventually came upon a satisfying level of adjustments without sacrificing what made the weapon so effective to begin with.

The first upgrade that was made was to the weapon's ammo capacity. It originally held only 100 shots before it would need to be reloaded, but with some minor adjustments the designs were able to fit in a larger power cell into the weapon that allowed for double the number of shots before reloading. They then next focused on the stock and barrel of the weapon. They needed to figure out a way to make them able to be adjusted so that the weapon could be more reliable and better able to handle multiple situations. The stock was the easiest to deal with as all they needed to do was create one that could be extended or compressed by closing in on itself. The hard part came with the barrel though, but after several brainstorming sessions they finally settled upon the solution. Without the need for rifling like a slug round would demand, the barrel was able to do a similar collapse-extend & lock mechanic as was on the stock. This allowed the weapon to be able to have a shorter or longer range based on the barrel length, and gave the weapon added optimal range at maximum length.

The designers decided to give the weapon the ability to do all semi-automatic, fully automatic, or 3-round burst firing modes to compliment its adjusted ranges. With WESTAR being a company that produces attachments for both arms and armor, they gave the barrel the ability to have attachments added to both below and above it. They finished it off by making scopes able to be changed out or just removed to finish up its versatility. The weapon was effected by these changes by becoming much heavier than before, but it was deemed acceptable for what it had gained.

Primary Source: WESTAR m5
 

ADM. Reshmar

Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
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Both the wiki and other sources I found on the m5 agreed that it had a 100 ammo capacity originally, so I can drop it back down to that and just remove every mention of the increased ammo capacity if you like.
 

ADM. Reshmar

Directorate Officer Fleet Admiral SJC 3rd Fleet
@Gray Raxis
the wiki does not claim any ammo capacity beyond "a larger ammunition magazine" If you have link that state ammo capacity please list in in your sources.

while there are one or two blasters out there that have higher capacity they are the exception not the rule. Most normal blaster has between 20 and 50 shots per power cell.

SInce this claims extra ammo I will let it pass but in the future if you claim you have resources stating characteristics please link them.

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/500_riot_gun
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Accelerated_Charged_Particle_Repeater_Gun
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ARC_caster
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/ARC-9965_blaster_rifle
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Assault_blaster_rifle
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Bryar_rifle
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Commando_special_rifle
 
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