Weapon A180 Modular Blaster

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A180 MODULAR BLASTER


AFFILIATION
Open Market

MANUFACTURER
BlasTech Industries

SIZE
Length (Pistol) - 0.224 meters
Length (Rifle) - 0.330 meters
Length (Sniper) - 0.806 meters
Length (Ion Launcher) - 0.347 meters

WEIGHT
0.871 kg - Pistol
2.35 kg - Rifle
6.71 kg - Sniper
3.36 kg - Ion Launcher

COMPOSITION
Durasteel
WEAPON TYPE
Blaster

DAMAGE TYPE
Medium - Pistol
Medium - Rifle
Medium - Sniper
Heavy, 5m blast radius - Ion Launcher

AMMUNITION CAPACITY
25 - Pistol
60 - Rifle
40 - Sniper
1 - Ion Launcher

FIRE SELECTOR
Semi Automatic - Pistol, Rifle, Sniper
Single Shot - Ion Launcher

MAX RANGE
45m - Pistol
125m - Rifle
450m - Sniper
75m - Ion Launcher

DESCRIPTION
The A180 blaster is a modular blaster manufactured by BlasTech Industries. It is a highly versatile design which can be easily reconfigured into a blaster rifle, sniper rifle, or ion launcher depending on the situation. Used during the reign of the Galactic Empire, one of the pistol configured variants was wielded by Jyn Erso. Sniper variants of this weapon were a common sight amongst the Resistance as well, boding well to the needs of the Resistance as a light, agile force that was capable of rapid adaptation to different threats.

This blaster is easily configured on the fly into it's many variants. Because of this versatility, it is popular amongst bounty hunters and nomads, as it is so easily changed that it can done mid combat within a few seconds, if one has the conversion parts on hand.

Requiring a manual reload between each shot, the ion launcher variant was designed to take on light armor and hovering aircraft, dealing roughly the equivalent damage of a single medium laser blast from a starfighter. This means that often times, it requires upwards of 4 rounds to outright destroy targets such as TIE fighters or X-wings, while it may only take 1 or 2 shots to disable or destroy a speeder. If faced with an enemy walker such as an AT-ST, the launcher might need to hit the target as many as 6 times before the walker is destroyed. However, any number of rounds is likely to at least cripple some capability of the vehicle, or at least jar the occupants significantly enough to throw their targeting systems off.

To compensate for the relatively low strength of it's anti tank capabilities, resistance fighters often fired the A180 ion launcher in volleys to maximize their effects.

With that being said, despite being highly lethal against personnel if it manages to hit them directly, the ion round moves slower through the air than a conventional blaster bolt and is relatively easy to dodge by simply jumping to the floor. An indirect hit via splash damage against most targets will simply result in some light burns and shrapnel damage.


LEGALITY
Legal. Ownership of blasters is not restricted in most of the Galaxy, however openly carrying such a weapon in public might be on more "civilized" worlds. On less civilized worlds, it still might draw unwanted scrutiny.

In either the sniper rifle or ion launcher configuration, this weapon is restricted. Sharpshooter and Ion weapons require extensive licensing on many worlds, and are banned outright on many more. Toting one around in public on any civilized world is a good way to wind up in jail, in either case.


INTENT
To introduce a modular blaster into the current roster of available choices.

 
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The first three mods are pretty straightforward, but I'd still like to see the entire description expanded upon. The Ion launcher in particular needs more detail, since that's not a handheld weapon we see anywhere else on the site.
 

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Added more to the description of the ion launcher.
 

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Approved.
 
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