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DC-15S blaster

Production information
Manufacturer	BlasTech Industries
Model	DC-15S blaster carbine
Type	Blaster carbine
Physical and technical specifications
Size	medium
Capacity	Approx. 500 shots
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era
Affiliation	Galactic Republic Galactic Empire

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The DC-15S blaster was the blaster carbine variant of BlasTech's DC-15A blaster rifle. This weapon was carried by the clone troopers of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars.

1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Behind the scenes
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
- 6.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

Smaller in scale than the DC-15A blaster rifle, the DC-15S lacked its larger cousin's range, but was easier to handle than the bulkier "A" variant, with a higher rate of fire. The DC-15S also featured a folding stock for enhanced aiming with braced firing. The length of the trigger pull determined the firing setting (semiautomatic or automatic). This blaster was not a true repeating blaster, but it could handle braced firing much better than its larger cousin, with more accuracy and less prone to overheating. DC-15 blasters fired charged plasma bolts, tibanna cartridges activated by power magazines (replaced by sliding them out of the side of the gun and inserting a new one) and projected down an magnetic accelerating barrel. The gas cartridges always lasted for around 500 shots, due to the fact the DC-15S had no power settings, except for the unlethal stun setting, while the power magazines lasted around 100. Many troops carried spare energizer packs on them, but due to the fragility and difficulty of replacing the tibanna cartridges in combat, few troops carried more than the one in their gun on them. Instead, the cartridges were replaced by the trooper in his spare time, by opening by a hatch near the back of the weapon, popping out the old cartridge, inserting the new one, and closing the hatch. They were extremely powerful weapons, especially in the hands of experienced clone troopers, and were more than capable of piercing heavy armor. This gun was known to be dual wielded.The blaster could also fire a grappling cable which was attached to the butt of the folded stock, requiring the stock to be folded when using the cable. Captain Rex and the Torrent detachment of the 501st Legion utilized this capability most noticeably during the Battle of Teth, using them to scale the sheer cliff below their objective.^[1] This famous clone blaster was often used by Commander Cody of the 212th Attack Battalion.^[2]^[1] Additionally, the blaster seemed to be capable of incapacitating targets, as shown by Boba Fett when he attacked CT-1477.

HistoryEdit

The DC-15S was widely used during the Clone Wars, though most notably in the conflict's final days. It became the standard weapon just before the Battle of Teth until the Battle of Ryloth. From there it was used as a secondary weapon. The DC-15A was used before and after those times. It could be set to a high pressure rapid fire as a member of the 212th Battalion did on Utapau. The design of the DC-15S would later be enhanced by BlasTech for the introduction of the E-11 blaster rifle, commonly known as the "stormtrooper rifle".

Behind the scenesEdit

In the twentieth episode of the second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Boba Fett mistakenly identifies a DC-15S as a DC-15A.

In Star Wars: Battlefront and Star Wars: Battlefront II, the DC-15S is used as a blaster pistol by clone troopers.

The weapon strongly resembles the British Sterling L2A3 submachine gun. As such, it also resembles the E-11 blaster rifle, which is based on the same weapon.