K26 explosive antivehicle rocket
The K26 explosive antivehicle rocket was manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc., for use in wrist rocket launchers such as the Kelvarek Consolidated Arms MM9 rocket system. It was capable of a reaching a target within 100 meters, and had a blast radius of two meters,[1] within which it caused shrapnel damage upon impact.[1][3] The wrist rockets cost 500 credits each and were slightly more powerful than standard fragmentation grenades.[1][4] The K26 explosive antivehicle rocket was in use at some point before the year 0 ABY,[2] however it was restricted to military usage.[1]
Behind the scenes
The K26 explosive antivehicle rocket is mentioned briefly in the Arms & Equipment Guide for Wizards of the Coast's Star Wars Roleplaying Game, a sourcebook released in 2002 and written by Jeff Grubb and Owen K.C. Stephens.
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology (First mentioned)
- Boba Fett's Armor: An Essential Guide to a Walking Weapon (as K26 Anti-Vehicle Rocket)
- Arms & Equipment Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Arms & Equipment Guide
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 As gleaned by the production period of the MM9 system in Arms & Equipment Guide.
- ↑ Per "slashing damage" as described in the stats in Arms & Equipment Guide.
- ↑ A typical fragmentation grenade is given in Arms & Equipment Guide as having a damage of 4D6+1, whereas the K26 boasts a damage of 4D8.