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Affiliation: N/A (Formerly Galactic Alliance Military)
Ownership: Cobalt (Available for everyone)
Intent: Another tool in the toolbox of the professional counter-Force Wielder fighter. Mainly intended as a hard-to-block weapon of mass-distraction (pain is distracting) to stun and immobilize targets/enemies.
Model: B-Type Electrogrenade "Bouncing Buzzer"
Type: Grenade
Size: Grenade-size (8 cm, 4 cm diameter)
Composition: Plasteel, trace elements of durasteel and other metals
Range: Tossing range (effect of grenade, 5x5 meters)
Ammunition Capacity: N/A
Description:
The B-Type Grenade, known as the "Bouncing Buzzer", was a strange piece of military weaponry developed by the Coruscanti weapons company OMC Armaments (A front for Galactic Alliance Intelligence), specifically for members of the secret military unit COBALT, though the grenade also later became available on the open market. The grenade consisted of a plasteel shell with a fusion battery made out of durasteel.
The Bouncing Buzzer was nicknamed this because the grenade had four springloaded arms attached to the four sides of the grenade. Driven by the same electricity that was the weapon's effect, the springs repeatedly unfolded, causing the grenade to bounce around on the ground so as to make it hard to toss it back, while the grenade continously unleashed an electric field on anybody in the 5x5 meter perimeter around it.
The electricity, while not strong enough to kill a person, was strong enough to immobilize a wookiee. They became very popular with the COBALT operators, who used them with great success in their operations against Sith.
The grenade's electricity effect was short-lasted, the fusion battery usually burning out after a half minute; the effects of the electricity usually disappated instantaneously on a healthy and physically fit individual, with little to no residual effect or pains. Some species with rubber-like skin, such as Hutts, were known to be able to withstand almost entirely the effects of the B-Type grenade. Similarly, droids, due to their design and fuses existing to protect them from power surges, are unaffected by the Bouncing Buzzer's effect.
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