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The Star Wars universe is filled with weapons, some better known than others. Choosing which weapon your character(s) will possess can help differentiate your story from any other. So here we've compiled a simple guide to Star Wars weapons to help make your writing endeavour easier. That said, don't feel restricted to canon weapons, and feel free to explore the Star Wars universe by modifying/creating weapons of your own design
RANGE WEAPONS
( blasters, grenades, rockets )
DH-17 pistol: a standard republic era blaster, with a gas chamber capacity of 500 shots and an optimal range of 30 metres
E-11 rifle: a standard empire-period sidearm, mostly carried by imperial stormtroopers, capable of being compacted for easier transport, with an optimal range of one hundred meters and firing capacity of 500 shots
DL-44 heavy pistol: popular among smugglers, bounty hunters and rebels for its compact structure and capability to penetrate stormtrooper armour, thus making it illegal by imperial law, with an optimal range of 50 metres and a 50 shot capacity
Defender Sporting Blaster: a low power model, useful for concealment during security & personal searches, can be disassembled and assembled in under ten seconds; the optimal range of 30 metres and has a 100 shot capacity
Bowcaster: a heavy, highly powered short-range blaster created by wookies, with a range of 6-35 shots per magazine and an optimal range of 30 metres
Wrist rockets: rocket launchers built into the wrist armour, often used by bounty hunters, with varying uses such as: - stun rockets - flash rockets (causes temporary blindness) - anti-vehicle rockets (to damage and disable vehicles) - ion blast rockets (damage droids and cybernetic systems) - hollow-tip rockets (inject the target with a nerve toxin/ explode with stun gas)
Thermal detonator: a small, typically circular grenade designed to be thrown by a soldier, planted in a specific location or on a specific vessel, or dropped by a vehicle, can be detonated immediately or remotely
MELEE WEAPONS ( blades, axes, batons, swords)
Lightsaber: a sword-structured weapon made of a pure plasma blade emitted from the hilt, synonymous with the image of the Jedi and Sith
Vibro-axe/ vibroblade: a standard axe or blade with a handle fitted with a vibration generator, thus increasing the cutting power and decreasing the strain on the wielded
Stun baton: elongated melee weapons producing an electric shock on one end, commonly used by slave drivers and some security droids
SECURITY DEVICES
( shock collars, cuffs, nets )
Stun cuffs/ collars: devices made of durasteel used to immobilise the captives limbs, can be made to admit an electrical shock should the prisoner resist too much or the guard pressed a particular button, was effective against most creatures, however less so against force-sensitives
Stun nets: nets made of duracord designed to trap a creature and immobilise it by releasing an electrical shock, could deliver on contact or by remote control, made to be laid out or shot out of a canister
Energy cage: large encasements using a superconductor energy feedback loop to trap a prisoner inside its range, was effective against force-users and reflected their powers twofold
