Claridge Hi-Tec XA-20

The Claridge Hi-Tec XA-20 is an energy based semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Claridge Hi-Tec Incorporated.

History
By the departure time of the IXS Enterprise, Claridge Hi-Tech was already starting to create and experiment with new designs on energy based small arms. Creating a new pistol based on their conventional Goncz GA pistol, the company created a new weapon that would assist many soldiers during future battles.

IXS Enterprise
When it came time for the Enterprise to depart from Earth, Hi-Tec was offered a contract to issue the crew firearms as a defensive measure while on their missions. Hi-Tec took up the contract and by the end of the week, a total of 40 pistols were supplied on board the new spacecraft. Along side their new XR-20 rifle that Hi-Tec designed a year earlier, the crew of the Enterprise was now prepared to defend themselves if necessary.

XR-20
By the same time, the US Government issued orders to Claridge Hi-Tec on creating a rifle based plasma weapon. Eventually the company came up with the XR-20 assault rifle.