E-11 blaster rifle/Legends



The standard blaster rifle of the Imperial stormtrooper, the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle was a powerful, light, but somewhat inaccurate weapon.

Description
The E-11 proved to be a highly versatile design, spawning a wide number of variations. To make up for the high demand for these weapons, BlasTech authorized SoroSuub and Merr-Sonn to manufacture them under license. These three manufacturers were found mixed indiscriminately across the Empire in Imperial stocks. Modified versions of this rifle had also been produced.

Stormtroopers carried E-11 rifles throughout the Galactic Civil War. The design was based on that of the DC-15 series of blaster rifles, carbines, and pistols favored by the Republic clone troopers. Stormtroopers also used a short-range combat pistol at times.



The basic E-11 was 438 mm long (folded) and weighed 2.6 kilograms. The power cell housing opened 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 barricade). The E-11's plasma gas cartridges allowed for over 500 shots, while the power cells lasted for about 100 shots, depending on setting.

All moving and/or metal parts were fitted with a corrosion-proof, vacuum-rated, dry lubricant. The top of the receiver had a universal, quick-detach sight rail, which came from the factory, mounted with a ring reticule 2x optical scope. The basic three piece folding stock rode along the left side, under the power cell.

The power settings ranged from stun to kill. A modified version of the E-11, the E-11b, was capable of higher rates of fire, but was prone to overheating.

Behind the scenes



 * The BlasTech E-11 blaster rifle prop was built from a British-made Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun.


 * Expended 9mm casings, the ammunition fired by the underlying Sterling sub-machine gun, can be seen ejecting from the props in several scenes in A New Hope, particularly during the assault on the Death Star's detention level.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Star Wars: Dark Forces
 * Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * ''Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Survivor's Quest
 * Fool's Bargain
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Star Wars Legacy: Broken