L-658 blaster rifle

The L-658 Was the standard weapon issued to the majority of new troops in the KGF. At the time of the Third War for Kiridak, it had been in service for 18 standard years, without widespread replacement.

An very potent weapon, the L-658 had an impressive maximum effective range of 480 meters, a full 90 meters greater than its Grisharan equivelent. It would struggle to punch through the Grisharan armour at that range however, but at shorter ranges it was fully capable of destroying it.

It was known to be very accurate at long range, and combined with its superior range, this meant that Kirid forces using the weapon had a distinct advantage over their Grisharan counterparts in a head-on assault. This was due to the fact that they could simply sit and wait for the Grisharans ot come to them, pouring fire into their ranks all the while.

The weapon did have some issue, however. The weapon's length made it rather unwieldly, and difficult to use in close-quarters combat. As well as this, the Grisharan army rarely engaged the KGF in long-range warfare, and so critics state that the L-658 is becoming obsolete in more recent warfare.