CSPL-12 Projectile Launcher
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Name/Model# : | CSPL-12 "Caspel" Projectile Launcher
Designer/Manufacturer : | BlasTech Industries
Combat Designation : | Personal Disposable Projectile Launcher
Scale : | Character
Skills Needed : | Missile weapons: CSPL
Cost of Weapon : | 3,000 Credits
Availability : | 2, X
Ammunition : | 4 (Magazine)
Range : | 5-50/100/250 Metres
Radius of Effect : | 30 Metres (Without wind disturbance)
Destructive Power : |
Canister Load | Effects/Notes | Damage
CryoBan | Freeze damage, incapacity | 2D
Dye | Marks terrain, 10 metre radius | None
Fex-M3 Nerve Gas | Death. Effective if in contact with exposed tissues | 5D
Plank Gas | Corrosive, incapacity. Effective against sealed suits | 3D
Smoke | Marks terrain, obscures vision | None
Spore/B | Bothan Stun Spores, unconsciousness. Can be blocked by breath mask | 4D Stun Damage
T-238 | Nausea, incapacity. Can be blocked by breath mask | 1D
Special Abilities : | PL/1G Grenade Adapter (to lob standard issue grenades only) can be mounted on weapon
The CSPL-12 Projectile Launcher is a simple, yet reliable weapon that fills a large need in supporting small unit tactics for a variety of situations. It must be stressed that the canister effects depend entirely on what canister load is employed. Canisters containing the pertinent agent are either mounted in the weapon or are stored in its four-canister magazine. Although the Caspel does not suffer as many oddities as other projectile launchers, it is essential that any smoke or chemical support be pre-planned, since this weapon only accepts its specially designed canisters (meaning no substitute ammunition from other weapons can be used in the Caspel). Unfortunately, it is known that pirates, and the Rebels have acquired this weapon, and it is considered by them to be an artillery weapon. Its dye and smoke canister loads are employed mark pickup and landing sites, as well as air strike targets, while the T-238 and Spore/B canisters are employed for prisoner capture. Stormtroopers are known to fire the most lethal canister agents at short range, since their armour is generally impervious to gas attacks. If fired on a starship, it takes five minutes to effectively vent the canister agents. In all, this weapon is employed by many Imperial Army units and some Stormtrooper units. It is claimed by tardy troopers that the Caspel is a finicky weapon that tends to jam and ignite canisters while they are loaded in the launcher. Dirt caught around the canister priming pin is what causes the Caspel to jam. From this point, the canister has been primed and will ignite if jarred. However, if the weapon is kept clean this problem is avoided. The death of General Azarin on the planet of Lafra is the most notorious accident involving the Caspel. An investigation proved that the accident was caused by the negligence of a trooper, and not by a design fault of the Caspel.
Sources: GG6***Pg 62 / ISB***Pg 123 / ROETRSH***Pg 106 / TFOP***Pg 146 / TSOK***Pg 65
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