E-5 blaster rifle
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| E-5 blaster rifle | |
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| Manufacturer | |
| Model |
E-5 |
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| Cost |
900 credits |
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| Size |
Medium |
| Weight |
2.2 kg |
| Capacity |
500 shots |
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The standard blaster rifle of the OOM and B1 battle droids, the E-5 blaster rifle was a powerful, light, but somewhat inaccurate weapon.
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[edit] Description
The E-5 blaster rifle was manufactured by Baktoid Armor Workshop on order from the Trade Federation for their Droid Army.
The weapon had a large gas chamber that allowed for powerful blasts. It was origianlly a BlasTech design that was reverse-engineered by Baktoid Armor Workshop for use by its droid troopers. The fact that the weapon was intended for use by non-living wielders allowed BAW to skimp on some of the finer points -such as the fact that short barreled weapons are comparatively fragile and produce great deal of heat over repeated firings. While these factors might inconvienience a human solider, a Baktoid Battle Droid has no complaints.
During the Clone Wars, E-5 blaster rifles were still used by B1 battle droids, but they were rivaled by the B2 super battle droids, which had a wrist-mounted blaster instead of a rifle, something that proved to be a more effective and versatile weapon.
Surprisingly, the E-5 carried the same firepower as the clone trooper DC-17m Interchangeable Weapon System, which was used by clone commandos within the Grand Army of the Republic.
[edit] Behind the scenes
In Star Wars: Battlefront II, the shotguns of engineer droids, the Bulldog RLR of the IG-100 MagnaGuards, and the flamethrower used by Jango Fett seem to be E-5 blaster rifles. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series) the Droid commandos appear to use the E-5, but it is not fully automatic unlike the movies where it is fully automatic.
