Beam-tubes were primitive blaster-like weapons, most often associated with the empire of Xim the Despot.

HistoryEdit

An example of an early laser rifle, the beam-tube was a bulky, long-barreled weapon that required a backpack power generator. Beam-tubes were first developed over twenty thousand years before the Battle of Yavin. Able to fire energy projectiles, these weapons were far superior to the slugthrowers of the time in terms of firepower. The beams could travel up to fifty meters. Although severely outdated, functional beam-tubes could be found during the time of the Galactic Civil War in backwater sectors such as the Tion Hegemony.

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Notable modelsEdit

• Emperor-4 beam tube

AppearancesEdit

•  New Xim Exhibit to Tour—HoloNet News Vol. 531 47
• Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (First appearance)
• Jedi Apprentice: The Defenders of the Dead

SourcesEdit

• A Guide to the Star Wars Universe (First Edition)
• The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Xim Week: The History of Xim and the Tion Cluster on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Xim Week: The Despotica (Part I) on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• Xim Week: The Despotica (Part IV: Evocar) on Hyperspace (article) (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)
• The Essential Guide to Warfare