Repeating Blaster Carbine

About the Repeating Blaster Carbine

Built to drown a target in bolts rather than pick it off cleanly, the repeating blaster carbine cycles at a punishing rate, hosing a close arc with energy fire that few can weather. The short barrel keeps its effective range tight, but inside that bubble it is devastating, ideal for breaching, suppression, and the frantic close work of boarding actions and urban fighting. Heavy troopers and shock units favor the carbine for exactly this role, using its volume of fire to pin an enemy in cover and clear a doorway in seconds. Two hands and a braced grip manage the recoil and the greedy power draw, and a wise gunner watches the cell gauge, since the weapon empties fast. It trades reach and economy for raw close-range dominance, and at the ranges it was built for, little stands against it.