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Blaster rifle

Blaster rifle

Production information
Type	Blaster^[1]
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[1] Rebellion era^[1]
Affiliation	Alliance to Restore the Republic^[1] Galactic Empire^[1]

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A blaster rifle was a designation given to certain types of offensive blaster weaponry, typically with a longer barrel than other types of blasters.

1 Description
2 Usage
3 History
4 Notable variants and models
5 Appearances
6 Sources
7 Notes and references
- 7.1 In other languages

DescriptionEdit

Rifles were heavy duty blaster variants, much more powerful than a pistol, although heavy weapons were more powerful than rifles. Most rifles came equipped with a stun setting, used to temporarily disable an opponent. Blaster rifles had a retractable stock and weighed about 4.5 kg for most models. The ideal range for the weapon was roughly 30-60+ meters. The typical blaster rifle had a value of 1,000 credits in the legal market; however, since the weapon was illegal for civilian use in a majority of systems, black market sales were prominent.

UsageEdit

The rifle was usually a soldier's weapon of choice, and many variants were seen. It was the main weapon of regular infantry troops.^[1]

HistoryEdit

The blaster rifle was the staple infantry weapon since before the formation of the Galactic Republic, and continued to be used hundreds of years after the Battle of Yavin, with no sign of being superseded any time soon. There was substantial evidence pointing to the use of blaster technology by the Rakatan Infinite Empire, and it was possible that their infantry forces wielded blasters in combat.