N7 Eagle: Alliance Automatic Pistol
Offensive Handgun Project Redesign of the Phalanx
The N7 Eagle was a compact, fully automatic pistol developed by the Systems Alliance as a redesign of the Phalanx handgun. Accurate and rapid firing, it was produced under the Alliance's Offensive Handgun Project and named after a classic Earth pistol, the Desert Eagle.
The N7 Eagle was a compact, fully automatic pistol developed by the Systems Alliance. Created when the Alliance's Offensive Handgun Project received funding to update one of its designs, it was a redesign of the existing Phalanx handgun, and like its predecessor it delivered notable accuracy and stopping power together with a rapid rate of fire.
Development#
The Eagle was born when the Systems Alliance Offensive Handgun Project received funding to modernize one of its handgun designs. Rather than start anew, its engineers chose to rework the already impressive Phalanx pistol. The result was a compact, fully automatic weapon that retained its predecessor's accuracy and stopping power while adding a rapid firing rate, a sidearm meant to deliver heavy, precise fire from a small frame. It was named after the Desert Eagle, a classic handgun of old Earth that had gained a romantic reputation among collectors.
Service with the Andromeda Initiative#
Although the Eagle was an Alliance military weapon, it found its way beyond Alliance ranks. A sympathetic agent within the Systems Alliance supplied the Andromeda Initiative with the N7 military variant of the pistol, and through that quiet provision the Eagle joined the arms the expedition carried with it to the Heleus Cluster.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the N7 Eagle?
- The N7 Eagle was a compact, fully automatic pistol developed by the Systems Alliance as a redesign of the earlier Phalanx handgun. Created under the Alliance's Offensive Handgun Project, it delivered high accuracy and a rapid rate of fire and was named after the Desert Eagle, a classic Earth handgun.
- How did the N7 Eagle reach the Andromeda Initiative?
- The Eagle was an Alliance military weapon, but a sympathetic agent within the Systems Alliance provided the Andromeda Initiative with the N7 military variant, allowing the pistol to travel with the expedition to the Heleus Cluster.
Sources
- WikiN7 Eagle — Mass Effect Wiki entry
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