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CLR-01 CHISS CHARRIC LIGHT REPEATER RIFLE
- Intent: To create a generic charric light repeater rifle for the Chiss Ascendancy.
- Image Source: Star Citizen weapon design; edited by Thorne
- Canon Link: Charric
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: Light Repeating Blaster
- Manufacturer: Chiss Ascendancy
- Model: CLR-01
- Affiliation: Chiss Ascendancy
- Modularity: Yes; optional bipod and/or power generator pack
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, ostrine barrel and chamber, heat sinks, maser-particle firing components
- Classification: Chiss Charric Light Repeater Rifle
- Size: Average
- Weight: Average; Heavy (power generator backpack)
- Ammunition Type: Power pack; power generator backpack
- Ammunition Capacity: 20 (power pack), 600 (power generator)
- Reload Speed: Low
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Average (auto)
- Stopping Power: Very High
- Recoil: Very High; Average (bipod)
- Charric blaster bolts utilizing maser-tech
- Ostrine & heat sink components allow for effective suppressive fire
- Very accurate
- Electric shock to metallic armors
- Able to utilize a power generator backpack and bipod
- 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 light repeater rifles.
- Metallic armors receive an electric shock with each hit, capable of disrupting the wearer briefly if not protected against such damage.
- Able to utilize a power generator backpack, which extends the firing capacity of the weapon considerably.
- Charric bolts are unable to be reflected by lightsabers, resulting in increased difficulty defending when under fire from this type of weapon.
- Lessened ammunition capacity compared to standard light repeater rifles, due to higher powered bolts.
- Lessened maximum range compared to standard light repeater rifles, due to higher bolt particle dissipation over distance.
- Insulated metallic armors will not be affected by electric shock per bolt, making that bolt attribute redundant.
- Power generator backpack adds weight and further limits movement with the weapon.
- Power generator requires recharge time once depleted, for several minutes, before extended firing use can continue.
- Recoil is higher than standard light repeater rifles, due to kinetic discharge per bolt.
A standard charric light repeater rifle created for use within the Chiss Ascendancy, which utilizes advanced maser-particle firing systems that fires blue beams, and includes additional cooling materials to better manage 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 has a high potential 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 light repeater rifles of a similar type. Also, the maximum range for a charric weapon is shorter than other standard repeater rifles, and this loss over distance can be dangerous if unaccounted for during combat, and should be kept in mind at all times by Chiss soldiers.
While the power packs offer only 20 shots, those are charric bolts, and have higher damage as a result. The real power of the CLR-01 comes to the fore when connected to a bipod and a power generator backpack. However, given the light repeater rifle is cumbersome to begin with, and requires specific training to use fully, adding a heavy backpack of around twenty-kilograms (40lbs) means even less movement speed and battlefield maneuverability for the wielder. The setup of weapon, bipod and generator can be done in around thirty seconds, allowing for a rapid weapon emplacement deployment solely due to being a light repeater variant; this allows for effective suppressive fire, against most infantry and light vehicles, utilizing the full-auto function to maximum effect. Additionally, once the pack is depleted, it requires at least several minutes to recharge, at which point it can be used again; it's prudent to note that, while the generator is charging, it doesn't require a connection to the weapon, allowing for power pack usage in the meantime.
All in all, the CLR-01 Chiss Charric Light Repeater Rifle is an effective supporting weapon capable of providing limited mobility fire, or greatly effective generator-assisted suppressive fire, for the soldiers of the Chiss Ascendancy.
