Chiss Charric Hold-Out Blaster
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a sleek charric holdout blaster for the growing Chiss Ascendancy naval commanders.
- Image Source: Plasma Pistol Concept Art
- Canon Link: Charric; Hold-Out Blaster
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: Light Repeating Blaster
- Manufacturer: Chiss Ascendancy
- Model: CHB-08
- Affiliation: Chiss Ascendancy
- Modularity: Yes; Modular attachments made for Charric weaponry.
- Production: Minor
- Material: Durasteel, ostrine barrel and chamber, heat sinks, maser-particle firing components
- Classification: Chiss Charric Holdout Blaster
- Size: Small
- Weight: Light
- Ammunition Type: Power pack
- Ammunition Capacity: 15 (power pack), 5 (EM-Charge)
- Reload Speed: High
- Effective Range: Low
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Stopping Power: Low
- Recoil: Low
- Charric blaster bolts utilizing maser-tech
- Ostrine & heat sink components allow for effective suppressive fire
- Very accurate
- Electric shock to metallic armors
- Unable to be reflected by lightsabers
- Charric blaster bolts offer both thermal and kinetic damage, and carry enormous impact per bolt - especially against lightsabers or deflecting weapons.
- Very accurate weapon, due to the improved firing systems of Charric weaponry compared to standard hold-out blasters.
- Metallic armors receive an electric shock with each hit, capable of disrupting the wearer briefly if not protected against such damage.
- Charric bolts are unable to be reflected by lightsabers, resulting in increased difficulty defending when under fire from this type of weapon.
- Sleek and compact design makes it ideal for high ranking officials to look the part while still having a weapon should they end up in blaster fight.
- Fires multiple shots rapidly, making it unwieldy at a range.
- Insulated metallic armors will not be affected by electric shock per bolt, making that bolt attribute redundant.
- Recoil is higher than standard hold-out blasters, due to kinetic discharge per bolt.
- It's smaller design gives it fewer shots than the average blaster.
A sleek charric hold-out blaster created for use by high ranking members of the Chiss Ascendancy, which utilizes advanced maser-particle firing systems that fires blue beams, and includes cooling materials to avoid overheating. Unlike standard blaster weapons, the charric bolts offer increased thermal and kinetic damage, as well as electrical shock to non-insinuated metallic armors, and are unable to be reflected by lightsabers. Additionally, the enormous impact per bolt allows for opponents defending with deflection capable weapons to be physically worn down with repeated attack, with some Jedi and Sith even outright losing their grasp on lightsabers.
Due to the improved nature of the bolts, the weapons accuracy is very high. Due to the higher particle and kinetic energy of each bolt, the effective range has been improved, but the ammunition capacity has been decreased - compared to standard blaster rifles of a similar type. Also, the maximum range for a charric weapon is shorter than other standard blaster rifles, and this loss over distance can be dangerous if unaccounted for during combat, and should be kept in mind at all times by the user.
The CHB was made for both officer rank individuals and the Ruling Houses as a sleek weapon showing station above all. It remains highly effective as a blaster, and most of the high ranking members of the Chiss Government and Military will have one.
