WESTAR-M5 blaster rifle

The Westar-M5 heavy repeating blaster was used during the Clone Wars by the Grand Army of the Republic. They were mainly used by the ARC troopers, and Galactic Marines during the later years of the conflict. They were very efficient and deadly weapons that could be fitted with a single shot, pump action micro rocket launcher.

This weapon was seen as being very effective on such missions as the Battle of Muunilinst, where not only did it prove useful in providing rapid cover fire but also of being able to break through the armor on the top of an Armored Assault Tank and disable it with several shots from the inside. The Wester-M5 also proved effective on Hypori when a crack team of ARC troopers were sent to rescue the surving Jedi. The ARCs made great use of the attachable one shoot pump missle launcher and the rapid and powerful bursts of the gun to buy time for their teammates to save the surviving Jedi Generals.

This gun has proved its effectiveness in a variety of situations and was indeed a powerful and useful weapon that was used to deadly efficiency by the ARC troopers in their quest to end the Clone Wars.