DE-7 Blaster Rifle

The DE-7 Blaster Rifle was the standard issue rifle to the D-1 Series Battle Droids as well as the military of the Dominion of Free Systems as a whole. It was designed as a replacement to the E-5 Blaster Rifle. The Weapon was designed to be reliable and easy to use, though was still a powerful weapon.

Description
Following the conclusion of the Clone Wars and the subsequent founding of the Dominion of Free Systems, it was already very clear to the Dominions leadership that its standing Droid Armies and battered Navy were no match for the Galactic Empire and its then entirely Clone Army. As such, along with new Droids, a new blaster was also needed as a standardized weapon.

Replacing the venerable E-5 Blaster Rifle, the DE-7 proved to be all-round superior to its predecessor, with the exception of its maximum capacity of shots it could fire before its Gas canister needed replacing (Usually 500 shots though the power settings do affect the total number of shots, with lower settings allowing for a greater number). Its Power Output was adjustable, with settings from Stun to Kill available for the user. The User could fire the weapon in a Semi-Automatic fashion, simply by pulling the trigger, or fully automatically, by holding down the trigger, with automatic fire being much more stable that its predecessor. The cooling issues and fragile nature of the E-5 were also fixed, making the weapon effective in the hands of living users as well. Though primarily found in Dominion Space, limited numbers of the Rifle were procured by the New Republic after the fall of the Galactic Empire.

Variants

 * DE-7C Carbine: A Carbine variant which came with a shorter barrel. Though it possessed inferior range and slightly reduced power, it handled moderately better at close quarters and could fire more shots before needing to replace its Gas Canister. Overall, this variant was more popular in non-military markets.
 * DE-7S Sniper Rifle: A Long-ranged Variant, employed by Snipers and quite popular with assassins and Bounty Hunters. It had a lengthened barrel and replaced its default scope with a hybridized variable zoom scope that could be used to see in both Infrared and X-Ray Spectrums.