The rifle was also used by the Empire during the Galactic Civil War against the Alliance to Restore the Republic.
The E-5s sniper rifle first appeared in the new Star Wars canon in the 2014 mobile video game Star Wars: Galactic Defense. The rifle originally appeared in the Star Wars Legends continuity in "Chapter 3" of the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series, which was released on November 11, 2003. The rifle was first identified in Legends in the 2004 Star Wars: Battlefront strategy guide, Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide.
The E-5s sniper rifle first appeared in the new Star Wars canon in the 2014 mobile video game Star Wars: Galactic Defense. The rifle originally appeared in the Star Wars Legends continuity in "Chapter 3" of the Star Wars: Clone Wars television series, which was released on November 11, 2003. The rifle was first identified in Legends in the 2004 Star Wars: Battlefront strategy guide, Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide.