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E-60R

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this portable missile launcher was produced by the Baktoid Armor Workshop, as part of the standard weaponry available for the battle droids of the Separatist armies, during the height of the Clone Wars. It was inexpensive to mass-produce, which allowed the Techno Union to produce them in sufficient quantities to accommodate the vast numbers of battle droids sent into battle. The E-60R was also lightweight, ensuring that the weapon could be carried by B1-series battle droids. To further trim costs, a built-in targeting interface that would have linked directly to the droid firing the weapon was scrapped in favor of more traditional weapons scopess, forcing the programmers of the battle droids to provide enhanced visual capabilities. Despite its size, the E-60R could fire a variety of projectiles, and was known to have brought down LAAT/i gunships with well-placed shots.