Vibrobayonet

Vibrobayonet
Production information
Type	Melee weapon Vibro-weapon
Culture	Soldiers and Infantry
Cost	350 credits
Physical and technical specifications
Weight	1 kg
Usage and history
Purpose	Use rifle as spear-like melee weapon

A vibrobayonet was an advanced version of the bayonet. It consisted of a vibroblade that attached to the barrel of a blaster rifle or other rifle, thus turning into a powerful melee weapon. A vibrobayonet detached from a rifle could be used as a vibrodagger.

Users

Many elite commando units routinely carried blaster rifles paired with a vibrobayonet, such as New Republic commandos. The Mandalorian Supercommandoes carried a light repeating blaster with a vibrobayonet attachment, and the Taloron Hunters routinely carried a blaster carbine with a vibrobayonet. Other known users of vibrobayonets included Trandoshan mercenaries, and the Rebel Alliance guerrilla fighter Biv Bodhrik. Vibrobayonets were often used as back-up weapons.

Appearances

• "The Gem of Alderaan" – Dawn of Defiance campaign
• "Changing the Balance" — Star Wars Gamemaster Kit (reprinted in Classic Campaigns)
• Domain of Evil (reprinted in Classic Adventures: Volume Two)
• "The Iskallon Factor" — Twin Stars of Kira
• "Hunting the Gorach" — Star Wars Insider 133 (reprinted in Star Wars Insider: The Fiction Collection Volume 1)
• Star Wars: Imperial Assault

Sources

• The Star Wars Sourcebook (First mentioned)
• Star Wars Campaign Pack
• Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
• Dark Force Rising Sourcebook
• The Star Wars Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
• "Cracken's Rebel Operatives" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• "Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 (as vibrobayonette)
• The Far Orbit Project
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 41 VIB 1-2: Vibroblades
• Hero's Guide
• Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition Core Rulebook
• Threats of the Galaxy