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The DEMP Ion Carbine was an electromagnetic pulse weapon manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. While mostly used as a droid-disabling weapon, it could also be used to incapacitate an organic enemy. It was the predecessor to the DEMP 2 gun built on the same principles.
The DEMP gun released a modified-frequency pulse effect that was capable of overwhelming shielding and hardened circuitry and had three adjustable power settings. The normal firing mode was capable of disabling a droid for some time, while the weaker setting would only pause it momentarily. At its highest setting, the DEMP gun was capable of inflicting physical damage to a droid's internal components, sometimes causing them to catch on fire, and require their complete replacement.
A smaller version was also available in pistol form.
Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (as DEMP Gun, Carbine)
- Cynabar's Fantastic Technology: Droids (as DEMP carbine)
- Arms & Equipment Guide