AJ-23 concussive rifle

The AJ-23 concussive rifle manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. was a rifle prized by riot-control police throughout the galaxy, and was considered the most effective crowd-control weapon in the Merr-Sonn Munitions arsenal. The AJ-23 could effectively move the shock-wave effects of a concussion grenade into carbine form, emitting a cone of kinetic force directly from the wide-mouthed barrel. Anyone caught within the cone was hit with a powerful concussive force that could knock most individuals unconscious.
Despite its effectiveness, the AJ-23 had two major drawbacks. First, it was prohibitively expensive at 8,000 credits per rifle, which limited deployment to wealthy planets and cities that saw frequent protests, as well as to some factory worlds with exploited work forces that regularly rioted, and to prisons of the Galactic Empire. Second, the concussive force emitted by the AJ-23 produced a significant recoil, which made handling the weapon difficult for some.
==Behind the scenes==
The AJ-23 concussive rifle was mentioned in Gadgets and Gear, a roleplaying supplementary sourcebook for the Star Wars Roleplaying series that was published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2019.
==Sources==
*Gadgets and Gear 
==Notes and references==
Category:Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. products
Category:Rifles