Specifically, the A-180 in its sniper rifle form was classified as a longblaster.
A longblaster referred to a type of blaster rifle engineered to deliver superior accuracy and a powerful shot over extended distances. Examples of longblasters included the Valken-38x, along with the E-5s sniper rifle, as well as the DLT-20A blaster rifle, the DLT-19x targeting blaster, the A-180 blaster when in its sniper rifle configuration, the DLT-19D heavy blaster rifle, and also the NT-242.
