- "Will you look at that? Twin quad lasers. That's, what, a three-year prison sentence right there?"
- ―Joak Quiller, concerning the illegal weaponry of the Millennium Falcon
The quad laser cannon, or quadlaser, was a type of weaponry commonly used on small freighters such as the Millennium Falcon or a XS stock light freighter.
It consisted of four laser cannons which could be fired alternately in pairs or individualy in rapid succession, making them ideal for starfighter defense. They were very powerful compared to other ship-mounted weapons, and more affordable as well[source?]. They varied in size, from the relatively small versions mounted on the Millennium Falcon to larger variants mounted on smaller warships like the Lancer-class frigate. K-wing assault fighters were armed with quad laser cannons.
Even heavier quad turbolasers were mounted on bigger warships such as the Lucrehulk-class battleship or used as ground artillery.
Quadlasers were illegal under Imperial jurisdiction by the time of the Galactic Civil War, punishable by a considerable prison sentence.[1]
An example of the quad laser cannon was the AG-2G quad laser cannon, of which the Millennium Falcon had two.
Appearances
Sources
- A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- Star Wars Campaign Pack
- The Star Wars Rules Companion
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Wanted by Cracken
- Galaxy Guide 9: Fragments from the Rim
- Star Wars Technical Journal, Volume One
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- "Wanted by Cracken" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
- The Last Command Sourcebook
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Cracken's Rebel Operatives
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Star Wars Technical Journal
- Star Wars Customizable Card Game — Premiere Limited (Card: Quad Laser Cannon) (backup link)
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Micro Machines (Pack: Collection III) (backup link) (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Behind the Magic
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: The Official Nintendo Player's Guide
- "Harbingers of Doom" — Star Wars Gamer 7
- Starships of the Galaxy 2007 edition
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- "Millennium Man" — Star Wars Insider 106
- Suns of Fortune
- Star Wars: X-Wing Miniatures Game — Tantive IV Expansion Pack (Card: Quad Laser Cannons)
- Hyena bombers in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Millennium Falcon in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Lords of Nal Hutta
- Fly Casual
- Strongholds of Resistance