The EE-3 carbine rifle was a model of blaster carbine manufactured by BlasTech Industries.[1]
The most notorious user of the EE-3 was Boba Fett during and after the Galactic Civil War, with the weapon being considered the bounty hunter's signature weapon.[5] The EE-3 was also used by the bounty hunter Sugi and Kiera Swan during the Clone Wars.[6] Thea Starros had one in her armory at the Starros family homestead.[7] The protocol droid, Q9-0 during the time of the New Republic.[8] After giving up bounty hunting to become the daimyo of his own gotra, as he believed bounty hunters and assassins like himself and Fennec Shand were better prepared to lead such groups than crime lords,[9] Fett obtain a new EE-3 and continued to use it after his old one was cut by Luke Skywalker.[4]
Description[]
Rugged and reliable, the EE-3 was a short, lightweight carbine based off an older full-sized BlasTech rifle.[2] The EE-3 came equipped with a short and heavily shrouded barrel, pistol grip, a solid stock, and optical sight; the EE-3 was select-fire, and could fire single shots or bursts, which was an oddity for carbines.[2] The EE-3 also boasted heavy fire capability, on par with many rifles of its time, though like many carbines only had moderate range.[2] The EE-3 was one of BlasTech's most popular non-military weapons, and was primarily designed for law enforcement and private security forces; due to its standard features and low price, however, the EE-3 quickly became extremely popular with bounty hunters and paramilitary groups across the galaxy.[2] Notably, the EE-3 was used by troopers of both the Alliance to Restore the Republic and the Galactic Empire.[3]
The EE-4 carbine rifle was the successor to the EE-3; the EE-4 removed the shoulder stock but added a vertical handgrip, as well as having a faster rate of fire, making the EE-4 superior at closer ranges than the EE-3, but at the expense of range.[3]
Behind the scenes[]
In the 2015 reference book Ultimate Star Wars, the EE-3 carbine rifle was misidentified as "ESB carbine rifle" in its entry in the technology section of the book. However, in the characters section, under the bounty hunter Sugi, it is identified under its name that was introduced in the now non-canon Star Wars Legends line as the "EE-3 carbine rifle."[1]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Collapse of the Republic
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars Battlefront
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor"
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Bounty Hunters"
- ↑ Sana Starros 1
- ↑ The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner"
- ↑ The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm"