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AHI BL16
(Why is it that whenever I'm feeling stuck, SW style blasters always seem to get me back out of my rut?)
The BL16 was developed at the end of the war. The directive for AHI's engineers was to make a design that implemented everything learned from the DC-15a's performance during the war. At the same time, the conflicting goal was given to make the design cheaper to make. The resulting design was simpler, more rugged and durable, though not necessarily "better." When the first batch of non-clone recruited TK troops proved effective for the Empire's goals, plans began immediately on creating an Imperial army. The new Stormtroopers would replace clones in places of importance, and the army would replace them in more mundane roles. For the first conscripts into the Imperial Army, the BL16 would be one of the armaments issued, however by the time the Army was fully established the BL16 would be replaced by other weapons. However a great deal of the BL16s were produced by AHI in anticipation of a longer service life, the weapons company hoping for a success similar to the DC-15a's. Sadly this was not to be, and many BL16s went into storage. These storage caches would eventually be raided by Rebels, and more BL16s would see service against the Empire than were ever used by the Imperial Army.
AHI BL16
(Why is it that whenever I'm feeling stuck, SW style blasters always seem to get me back out of my rut?)
The BL16 was developed at the end of the war. The directive for AHI's engineers was to make a design that implemented everything learned from the DC-15a's performance during the war. At the same time, the conflicting goal was given to make the design cheaper to make. The resulting design was simpler, more rugged and durable, though not necessarily "better." When the first batch of non-clone recruited TK troops proved effective for the Empire's goals, plans began immediately on creating an Imperial army. The new Stormtroopers would replace clones in places of importance, and the army would replace them in more mundane roles. For the first conscripts into the Imperial Army, the BL16 would be one of the armaments issued, however by the time the Army was fully established the BL16 would be replaced by other weapons. However a great deal of the BL16s were produced by AHI in anticipation of a longer service life, the weapons company hoping for a success similar to the DC-15a's. Sadly this was not to be, and many BL16s went into storage. These storage caches would eventually be raided by Rebels, and more BL16s would see service against the Empire than were ever used by the Imperial Army.