- "He is holding a Class-A thermal detonator, most favored by stormtrooper grenadiers and other parts of the Galactic Empire's military."
"Well aware of that! I left the Empire for a million reasons, and not having to see one of those ever again is one of them!"
"It has a blast radius up to twenty meters and an arming phase from six to eighteen seconds." - ―J-3DI and Sentinel
The Class-A thermal detonator was a model of thermal detonator manufactured by Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc.
Description[]
The detonator's power and range made it illegal for any use other than military purposes. Featuring a blast radius of up to 20 meters, it could be tuned to limit the radius depending on the situation. An activation panel was located on top of the detonator, in which an internal fusion reaction would be activated via the control panel. Powered by volatile baradium, the detonator was protected by a thermite casing.[1] Certain seasoned criminals owned modified Class-A thermal detonators with blast radiuses ten times as big as the original.[8]
The control pins of the detonator's triggers could be programmed to act as a dead man's switch, one that got automatically operated if the operator became incapacitated or otherwise removed from control.[9]
History[]
The Confederacy of Independent Systems[4] and Galactic Republic both made use of Class-A thermal detonators during the Clone Wars.[3] Stormtrooper grenadiers of the military of the Galactic Empire made use of Class-A thermal detonators.[10] In the hands of the stormtrooper grenadier, detonators were fired at targets through the use of grenade launchers.[2]
Appearances[]
- Star Wars Battlefront II
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hostage Crisis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The General"
- Kanan 4
- Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
- "The Long Game" — Age of Rebellion Special 1
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Age of Rebellion - Boba Fett 1
- Bounty Hunters 6
- Star Wars Forces of Destiny — "Bounty Hunted"
- Age of Rebellion - Princess Leia 1
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
- Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side! audiobook
- Return of the Jedi – Max Rebo 1 (In flashback(s))
- Hunters: Battle for the Arena
- Hunters: Battle for the Arena audiobook
- Age of Resistance - Captain Phasma 1
Sources[]
- Ultimate Star Wars (First identified as Class-A thermal detonator)
- Star Wars: Destiny — Awakenings (Card: Ace in the Hole) (backup link) (Picture only)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 39 (Databank A-Z: Kwazel Maw–Sly Moore)
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy from A - Z
- "Explosives, Heavy Weapons, and Power Sources" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The General"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Supply Lines"
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Hostage Crisis"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hunters: Battle for the Arena
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
- ↑ "Explosives, Heavy Weapons, and Power Sources" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars identifies the thermal detonator shown in Star Wars Battlefront and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi as a Class-A thermal detonator. Since the grenade fired by stormtrooper grenadiers, soldiers of the Galactic Empire's military, in Star Wars Rebels: Recon Missions functions and appear visually congruent with the Class-A thermal detonators in Star Wars Battlefront and Return of the Jedi, the grenades in Recon Missions must also be Class-A thermal detonators.