Sonic rifles were the sonic analog to the blaster rifles, capable of striking targets from a greater range than the heavy sonic blaster while still maintaining the same damage.
Description[]
Sonic rifles tended to be less powerful than conventional blasters, but they compensated for this by being more likely to pierce less advanced personal energy shields and disorienting their targets with sensory overload.
Like all sonic weapons, the sonic rifle was particularly effective against Jedi and Sith because the weapon could not be deflected by a lightsaber.[1] Additionally, the sonic damage was sometimes able to disrupt the target's equilibrium, causing disorientation.[3]
Variants[]
Variants of the sonic rifle included the SonoMax 100, the SWE/2 sonic rifle, the Arkanian sonic rifle, and the Sg-82 sonic rifle.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
Sources[]
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook (as sound rifle)
- Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy (as sound rifle)
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear (as sound rifle)
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic: Prima's Official Strategy Guide
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- Far Horizons
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide indicates that this weapon has the range of a rifle. Specifics of this range are detailed in the Saga Edition Core Rulebook.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide