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| E-11 Blaster Rifle | |
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| Manufacturer |
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| Model |
E-11 |
| Type |
Blaster Rifle |
| Cost |
1,000 Credits |
| Technical Specifications | |
| Size |
Medium |
| Weight |
4.5 kg |
| Capacity |
500 Shots |
| Range |
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| Usage | |
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The standard blaster rifle of the Imperial stormtrooper, the BlasTech E-11 Blaster Rifle is a powerful, light, and compact weapon. It can alternate between semiautomatic, fully automatic and pulse-fire settings, and is designed to use a variety of ammunition, including grenades, darts, and flares. The power settings range from stun to kill. The rifle also has a rapid-fire mode with an expanded fire area, but comes at the cost of poor accuracy.
A computer enhanced scope compensates for dark, hazy, or smoky conditions, while a supplementary computer enables the scope to display data specific to the weapons current operating mode. The E-11's long barrel produces a tightly focused and very powerful particle beam, and has a maximum range of three hundred meters and an optimum range of one hundred meters.
The E-11’s power cell housing opens on the left side of the action housing, above the trigger, giving the E-11 a very low profile (useful when shooting prone or from a barricade). The weapon's plasma gas cartridges allow for over 500 shots, while the power cells last for about 100 shots, depending on the setting.
All moving and/or metal parts are fitted with a corrosion-proof, vacuum-rated, dry lubricant. The top of the receiver has a universal, quick-detach sight rail, which comes from the factory, mounted with a ring reticule 2x optical scope. The basic three piece folding stock rides along the left side, under the power cell.
E-11 schematics
Modified versions of the rifle have also been produced. The E-11b is capable of higher rates of fire, but is prone to overheating. A carbine version of this weapon has also been produced—the E11 carbine, as well as the smaller E-11A and E-11A1, capable of fitting a pistol holster, largely due to the fact that the extendable stock has been removed. There is also an additional scope that can be added on to make the E-11 into a small scale sniper rifle, with a max range of about 8x zoom. While effective, it isn’t as effective as the E-11’s sniper rifle.
The E-11 rifle has proven to be a highly versatile design. To make up for the high demand for these weapons, BlasTech has authorized SoroSuub, Merr-Sonn, and later, LorTec Armaments, to manufacture them under license. E-11’s with these various manufacturer labels are found mixed indiscriminately across the Empire in Imperial stocks.
It was also produced under license by Confederate Military Engineering.