E-10 blaster rifle

The E-10 blaster rifle was a model of blaster rifle manufactured by BlasTech Industries used by Imperial Army troopers and Imperial Stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire. It was equipped with a glow rod for low-light vision.^[1]

History[]

Mudtrooper-SWBC51 — An Imperial Army Mudtrooper wields an E-10

The E-10 blaster rifle served as the forerunner of the E-11 medium blaster rifle.^[2]

Imperial Army swamp troopers were armed with E-10 blaster rifles during their deployment on Mimban. The weapon proved itself unreliable during the subsequent campaign. Many soldiers on Mimban were eager for the E-10 to be phased out, since the weapon had a habit of jamming at the worst possible moment.^[1]^[2] The harsh environment of the planet also affected other weapons.^[3]

The E-10 was later replaced by the E-11 blaster rifle.^[1]

Variants[]

On some worlds with harsh environments like Vandor, range troopers were equipped with a more robust variant of the E-10 called the E-10R blaster rifle.^[2]^[1] This variant remained in service long after the standard E-10 was phased out and continued to be used by range troopers on Banas^[4] as late as the Galactic Civil War, between 1 ABY and 3 ABY.^[5] In 5 BBY,^[6] Imperial Army Troopers stationed on Aldhani and Mina-Rau in 4 BBY^[7] used a variant of the E-10, which featured a scope,^[8] as well as several attachments seen on E-11 blasters. The blasters, therefore, were effectively E-10.5 rifles.^[9]