Alkor Centaris
Son of Liberty
- Intent: To create a new firearm.
- Image Source: Pettycomp.net
- Canon Link: Handheld Magnetic accelerator
- Permissions: -
- Primary Source: -
- Manufacturer: Balmorran Arms
- Model: BRP-003
- Affiliation: Open-Market
- Modularity: Limited. (could reasonably make aesthetic changes, or interchange compatible ammunition.)
- Production: Mass Produced.
- Material: Plasteel/Durasteel, rail gun parts, electromagnetic accelerator system.
- Classification: Personal Rail gun
- Size: Small
- Weight: Average.
- Ammunition Type: 9mm slug
- Ammunition Capacity: Average (8 round magazines.)
- Effective Range: Long Range (150m accurate/500m maximum effective)
- Rate of Fire: Average (Semi-Automatic)
- Recoil: Low.
- High Velocity Projectile Accelerator
- Ignores shielding
- SmartFiring Capability
Ignores most shielding: Like Mandalorian Rippers of old, the BRP-003 can tear apart an individual enemy who thinks themselves safe behind personal shields. An electromagnetic shield could slow or disorient the round, however.
High Velocity (1): It will clear the distance between weapon and target at high speed. Lightsabers would have difficulty blocking a round fired from this weapon- and even if they were to manage to react to it, the round would slag and molten metal would splash the unlucky defender.
High Velocity (2): Unless the defender knew the speed of the projectile beforehand, they would have difficulty reacting to it. As such, Telekinetic defenses are made increasingly difficult, though not impossible.
SmartFiring: When linked to a HUD, the weapon keeps track of nuances in fire by the user. This allows the wielder to fire without looking down the sight- instead allowing the HUD to acquire targets.
-Subtlety like a Fire Alarm: Unlike Verpine technology, Balmorran Arms focuses on power over discretion. These bad boys can't be quiet.
- Not concealable: If you're trying to get these things past sensors, you'd better have a license to carry them. They will set off just about any sensors in the known galaxy.
- Not EMP friendly: You're not going to be firing anything if they get fried. It takes a good five minutes for them to reconfigure after getting pulsed, so have a secondary weapon or plan on running.
-Lethal: With it's immense Impact Velocity, it can ruin the nervous system of a target and send them instantly into shock. There is not a "stun" setting.
-Electromagnets: These handy items can offset the direction or velocity of the round. Bear this in mind when working in close proximity to them.
-Less Effective against Ships/Tanks: It's definitely more deadly to infantry, etc.
The BRP-003 is the first personal weapon available for sale by Balmorran Arms.
After decades of falling into disarray and behind many of its behemoth competitors, the once great Arms dealer reemerges into the galactic market with one of the deadliest personal weapons to date. In the wake of several wars and after its majority shareholder became a member of the prestigious House Verd, Balmorran decided to focus primarily on tools that could be utilized for making war on a small scale.
The 003 boasts one of the most up to date integrated systems in any handgun. When linked up with a Heads Up Display, it eliminates the need for ancient methods of aim almost entirely. SmartFiring technology gives the wielder an edge on the battlefield.
With power to punch like that, it uses a smaller magazine in favor of a larger muzzle-to-projectile size ratio. This, coupled with the rail tech, makes the weapon's projectiles some of the fastest in the galaxy. At 30.48 cm, it is also more difficult to conceal from view, however.
It utilizes replaceable battery cells to power its functions.
The BRP-003 was created using what was originally space ship mounted railgun tech. Infamous during the days of the Old Republic, those weapons could tear through the hulls of many larger ships, and the ionic variant could wreak havoc on shields. Scaled down, the type 3 is vicious as an antipersonnel weapon. It almost completely ignores personal shielding due to the immense speed of the projectile and the lack of a plasma signature. In addition, its punching power can rip through anything short of the thickest armor.
Be advised, the impact velocity of this weapon can send most creatures into shock. It is not intended as a non-lethal weapon.
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