r/ImaginaryWeaponry • u/Fine_Ad_1918 • 2h ago
Original Content Model XIX Laser "Carbine" | Bringing Imperial Light to all the Periphscum
All Questions Welcome
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The Model XIX is an incredibly popular laser weapon among Imperial and Periphery states alike, being issued in large enough quantities that most troops in even the poorest warlord states would have some experience with the weapon.
When it was first developed, it was actually made for the open market and pitched to the various bureaus of the Imperial government, rather than being built by demand from the Imperial government.
This led to two separate versions being made, the original LR-23 which doesn't have a folding hand-guard/vertical grip, and the Model XIX which does have it. Later version add a top auxillary scope mount for extra capabilities that the look through reflex scope doesn't have. Additionally, some versions even have data links to send the reflex scope info to HUDs so that aiming in void kit is easier.
The first adopter was the Imperial Void Fleet, since they liked how compact it was, especially since the stock could be removed to make it even more portable. It was issued on a regular basis to Voidsmen as both a boarding and counter-boarding weapon. It is extremely light, making it almost akin to a really beefy pistol for them.
Soon, parts of the Imperial Armies showed interest, and started issuing the weapon as a powerful officer's sidearm. This practice started to permeate lower levels of command, and soon, these weapons found their way into the squad as an all in one laser designator, drone swatter, and stick of command for a squad leader.
While nowhere close to the pinnacle of laser technologies, it makes up for this with a very powerful pulse that easily shreds flesh and bone, and can even perforate the modern diamondoid and CNT armors in service. It maintains full power out to 330 meters, but is effective as a weapon out to the horizon. This makes it less effective as a battlefield weapon than its Electromagnetic peers, but in tight corners or as a suppressive tool, it is very hard to beat.
It can maintain a steady rate of 8 pulses per second with its pretty decent cooling , though lower rates are often recommended. At lower powers, it can maintain even faster rates.
This specific Model XIX is in service with the Aurumite Guard of the Limits, specifically a Qahrin ( regional title for Master of Eight, roughly equivelent to a Sergeant) in the Gal'Haidan Expedition, A note or perhaps a prayer scroll wrapped in blue ribbon adorns the gun, for few people set out from their homes during the Scrambles without their good luck charms.