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LR1K sonic cannon

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LR1K sonic cannon
Production information
Manufacturer

Gordarl Weaponsmiths

Model

LR1K

Type

Sonic cannon

Physical and technical specifications
Range

20 meters (optimal)[1]

Usage and history
Era(s)

Rise of the Empire era

Affiliation

The LR1K sonic cannon, also known as the Geonosian sonic cannon or the Geonosian defense platform, was a high-powered artillery emplacement weapon produced by the Gordarl Weaponsmiths on Geonosis prior to the Clone Wars.

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[edit] Characteristics

The LR1K cannon used sonic blaster technology that employed internal oscillators to produce a devastating sonic blast. The high impact concussive sonic energy was stabilized by a containment sphere within the cannon until impact against a target, and which point it broke up to create an omnidirectional blast. Commonly, the LR1K required two Geonosian or battle droid gunners to operate, although the cannon's advanced, highly-precise targeting computers were capable of doing most of the work. A critical hit with this weapon would instantly kill any average clone.

[edit] History

An LR1K deployed in the Petranaki arena.
An LR1K deployed in the Petranaki arena.

The sonic cannon was rushed into production when Archduke Poggle the Lesser joined the growing Separatist movement, prior to the official creation of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. An arsenal of sonic cannons were kept at the Petranaki arena, for use in the event of a creature break-out or a crowd control situation. Four cannons were deployed against a Jedi strike team in the arena, and many others were later deployed during the Battle of Geonosis against invading clone troopers on the planet's dusty plains.

The LR1K technology was later incorporated into the Imperial sonic blaster of the Galactic Empire.

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[edit] Sources

[edit] Notes and references

  1. The Official Star Wars Fact File
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