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Blaster carbine

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Blaster carbine

Production information
Type	Blaster rifle^[1]
Usage and history
Era(s)	Old Republic era Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era Legacy era

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A blaster carbine was a shortened variant of an already existing weapon, traditionally blaster rifles.

1 Description
2 Usage
3 History
4 List of carbines
5 Appearances
6 Sources
7 Notes and references
- 7.1 In other languages

DescriptionEdit

They offered distinct advantages from other weapons. First and foremost, they were generally shorter and lighter than their heavier cousins, and allowed for more capabilities especially in confined environments;^[1] they also had a faster rate of fire than a typical blaster rifle. In addition, carbines were often cheaper to produce than ordinary rifles. In exchange for these advantages however, they had a shorter range, less accuracy^[1] and less stopping power.

UsageEdit

Despite these disadvantages, carbines were generally simpler and easier to use than rifles, and were therefore very popular with unskilled thugs or civilian owners looking for simplicity, ruggedness and ease of use. It was frequently used by nomads such as the Tusken Raider of Tatooine.^[1] Many a frontier homeowner had a carbine for home security. Owen Lars owned a blaster carbine at his homestead on Tatooine for defense against marauding Tusken Raiders. However, many people skilled in ranged weapons often preferred these weapons as well. It was often issued to walker assault team.^[1]

HistoryEdit

Perhaps the best-known example was Boba Fett's modified EE-3 Carbine Rifle. Rodian special forces were also known to prefer a N'Gant-Zarvel 9118 heavy carbine during their missions, despite its characteristic thud made when firing.