Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 12:16:14 -0500
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Subject: [SW-RPG] STATS:  BlasTech E11 Series
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The BlasTech E11 Family of weapons

The BlasTech E11 2.5cm Bore Rifle raised a storm of controversy
when it was first released. The brain child of G.W. Patchett was,
at the time, the first true rifle in a carbine sized frame, and has
remained the standard by which others are judged. Baptized in
flame during the closing days of the Clone Wars, it is one of the
most popular rifles of all time, with over 70 billion having been
produced.

The basic E-11 can be found almost anywhere. It is the standard
issue weapon of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corp, and one of the
most common issue rifles in the Imperial military and the Corporate
Sector's ESPOs. They are also in high demand (although heavily
regulated) for civilian and corporate sales, along with a brisk trade
in them on the underground market.

It has proven to be a highly versatile design, spawning a wide
number of variations. To make up for the high demand for these
weapons, BlasTech has authorized SoroSuub and Merr-Sonn to
manufacture them under licence (for about 10% of the profit).
These three manufacturers are found mixed indiscriminately across
the Empire in Imperial stocks. In addition to these, several
specialized designs have been spawned.

The basic E11 is 43.8cm long (with stock folded), and weighs 2.6
kilograms. The powercell housing opens on the left side of the
action housing, above the trigger, giving the E11 a very low profile
(useful when shooting prone or from a barracade), with a standerd
powercell providing 100 shots. The blaster gas chamber contains
sufficent supplies for thirty powercells. All moving and/or metal
parts are fitted with a corrosion-proof, vaccume-rated, dry
lubricant. The top of the reciever has a universal, quick detach
sight rail, which comes from the factory mounted with a light, ring
recticle, 2x optical scope. The basic, three piece folding stock rides
along the left side, under the powercell. When ordering from the
factory, one may specify that they wish a fixed stock or a
one-piece, right-folding stock at no extra cost.

E-11/C

The E-11/C, or Compact, was originally produced as a slightly
more compact than the basic E-11. Being only about 3cm shorter,
and noticeably less accurate, it has never really caught on within
the Empire, and can be found in small numbers with mercenary
outfits and constabularies. Because of the reduction in the length of
the barrel, the main strut of the stock has also been shortened,
making it less comfortable for even average sized shooters to use.

E11/F

The selective fire member of the E-11 family, with the primary
differences being a pair of additional positions on the trigger group.
Early test results showed that the standard barrel was too light to
deal with the extra heat produced by extended automatic fire, so a
heavy barrel assembly with a extra cooling systems was designed.
(This barrel was later used on the E11/H.) While it is not as widely
used as other exotic members of the family, the E-11/F is still in
production and in use with the Empire, CSA and others, both as an
individual and support weapon. It has spawned the the heavier
ES-23, which is more suitable for the heavy fire support role.

E11/H

The E11/H is variant of the venerable BlasTech E11. Intended to
provide greater anti-vehicle protection to the basic squad, it has
been adopted for use by the Imperial Army in areas were
dangerous predators have taken a liking to human flesh. It uses the
same frame as the E11, but the 3mm bore barrel is about three
centimeters longer, and about five millimeters thicker. It is as
powerful as the much larger A280, but to keep the boosted
systems small enough, bolt cohesion had to be sacrificed, giving
the E11/H a 50 meter range deficit in comparison to the standard
E11.

E11/L

The E11/L variant of the E11 is a sacrifice of impulse throughput
for beam cohesion. Made to compete with such weapons as the
Merr-Sonn G8 and the DDC Lightsport, the E11/L is in use with
some of the Sharp- shooter units of the Imperial Army, and is in
limited use with forces assigned to wide, open areas of terrain. The
barrel is the similar in thickness to the stanard barrel, but is slighly
longer.

E11/M

The rifles start life as production E11s, but show a certain degree
of accuracy over and above what is normally expected during test
firing. These are later test-fired from a machine rest to prove that
the accuracy was actually due to the rifle, not the shooter. From
here, they are fitted with the long barrel, which protrudes beyond
the end of the coolant housing, and an improved trigger group.
They are identical in almost every way to the standard E11, they
just are a little more accurate. These are being fielded by the
Empire as platoon level special weapon, in an attempt to minimize
the danger of Rebel marksbeings. In reality, this idea is quite
misguided and rather useless, but is still quite a good rifle which
has led to an even better rifle, the P11.

E-14

The E14 is the smallest member of the E11 family. Designed with
the needs of close quarters and mechanized troops in mind, the
E11 has been reduced in size yet some more. It is fairly accurate
for a carbine, having none of those annoying problems associated
with long-range shots. The rear of the receiver has been redesigned
to have a more sculpted appearance as it turns down, into the pistol
grip. There is no stock mounted, although provisions for an
optional side folding stock are fitted, nor is the scope standard.
BlasTech has also paired the barrel down some, reducing over
length by about 10% under the E11/C. An integral optics mounting
rail is mounted on the top of the receiver, and is often fitted with a
aiming point sight for fast acquisition in close quarters. The E14 is
a substitute standard issue weapon to the Sector Rangers, instead
of the E11, and while not the official carbine of the Storm
Commandos, many have been brought in from outside sources, to
replace the inferior Stormtrooper Two.

H11

The H11 was produced to meet the requests by numerous
veterans- turned-settlers for a sporting version of thier E11 service
rifle after the Clone Wars. To stay within the growing number of
regulations concerning the private ownership of energy weapons,
there were numerous internal changes. Not enough to require
different maintenance procedures, just enough so the that the more
powerful military-issue components couldn't be used. The a long,
1.5mm bore barrel and an integral, thumbhole-type stock added,
bringing the overall length up to 90cm. The stock is hollow, and
has a small storage area, which is often used to house a spare
powercell, a cleaning kit and a few survival essentials. Even with
those changes, BlasTech has not skimped on the time proven E11
ruggedness. It has not only been a hot seller among those who
used to wear uniforms, many Imperial-backed and -formed
planetary militias use the H11 as thier basic rifle, and it has been
popular with younger folks on the frontier, who value it for the
"military" look combined with the sensible options it provides.

S11

The S11 is intended for police and civilian needs. Designed from
the modified inner workings of the H11, the S11 is incapable of
being readily converted to a lethal weapon. It retains the folding
stock and short barrel of the E11, but they use the same mounting
systems as the H11, making more suitable in the eyes of the
Empire for non-military possession. However, to prevent "odd
things from happening", the 1.8mm bore barrel will not change
with any other member of the E11 family. Originally intended for
riot control and suspect apprehension, it has also been used by the
Empire as a training rifle, and by civilians as a defensive weapon,
especially in open areas, such as cattle country.

DH-17

An completely unremarkable pistol, the DH-17 is sold only to the
Imperial Navy and (to a much lesser degree) Army. It has only one
major grace: It is nearly identical to the E11 blaster rifle. The
controls and maintenance drills are identical between the two, with
many of the parts, including the trigger group and action,
interchangeable. It may not be fitted with the barrels for the E-11
and E-14, however.

SoroSuub Stormtrooper 2

The official issue weapon of the Radtrooper and Storm Commando
legions, the Stormtrooper 2 is simply a chopped down ST1, with
the stock removed. There has been no reforming of the but for a
smoother look, or redesigning the grip angle for better instinctive
pointing. It is also more powerful than the E14, 20% more
powerful than the standard E11. This increase in bolt energy has
come at a price- long range accuracy. It is for that reason that
even though the Storm Commandos are listed as using the
Stormtrooper 2, many Teams have been able to get enough E14's
to retire thier ST2's. It is found only in issue, with a boosted
emitter assembly, with the Radtroopers. While not a bad weapon,
it, like the Stormtrooper One, is not quite up to the standards
displayed by the BlasTech designs that are copies of.

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For details on the entire E11 family, along with a list of official
BlasTech accesorries, please refeer to
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Dimension/4151/e11seri.html


Pegasus Base updated 1-7-97, with new material on Storm Commando armour,
Stormtroopers and thier armour, and the dreaded Imperial Inquisitius!!!!


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