Repeating blaster
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- "The only thing better than a big blaster, apparently, is one that shoots faster."
- ―Anonymous remark on the Mandalorian Heavy Repeater[src]
Repeating blasters, or Repeaters, were blaster or projectile weapons that could fire many rounds in a short time intervals. They were a somewhat larger version of the DC-15 blaster rifles used by the Clone troopers in the Clone Wars
Several variants existed, but these weapons could generally be divided into two major categories: personal repeating blasters, and mounted repeating blasters, it was normally mounted on a tripod and is portable. It has also been mounted on ships such as the T-16 Skyhopper, but this is not common.
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[edit] Mounted repeating blasters
Also called "heavy repeating blasters", these were blaster-based range weapons with a rapid-fire discharge, commonly mounted on sturdy tripod bases for stability.
The heavy repeating blaster was developed to protect outposts against invasions. These tripod-mounted blasters proved effective at cutting down lines of approaching infantry units, despite the fact that they were stationary weapons. During the time of the Clone Wars, and the Galactic Civil War, the E-Web, and its variants, were the most popular repeating blasters. The name E-Web was derived from the official designation of any repeating blaster: 'Emplacement Weapon, Heavy Blaster'.
[edit] Types of mounted repeating blaster
- Double-barrel repeating blaster
- E WHB-10
- EWHB-12
- E-web heavy repeating blaster
- Medium repeating blaster cannon
- E-Web(15) Heavy Blaster
- F-Web Repeating Blaster
- M-Web Repeating Blaster
[edit] Personal repeating blasters
These repeaters were light enough to be carried by individuals and fired quickly without a mount, such as a tripod, but were heavy enough to be unwieldy for those not trained in their use. The largest of these were even called "heavy repeating blasters", but this was only in comparison with more lightweight models; all personal weapons were a step down from the heavier emplacement guns.
Due to their unique nature, personal repeaters were generally wielded by elite branches of soldiers; stormtrooper lieutenants, for example, would be more likely to carry them than the stormtroopers they commanded would.
During, and directly after the Mandalorian Wars, personal repeaters were among the favorite weapons of Mandalorians. Canderous Ordo himself was known to have wielded a prototype "heavy" repeating blaster that never made it to general production.
[edit] Types of personal repeating blaster
- Baragwin Assault Gun
- Baragwin Heavy Repeating Blaster
- Mandalorian heavy repeater
- Light repeating blaster
- T-21 light repeating blaster
- T-28 repeating sniper rifle
- Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun
- LS-150 Heavy Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun
- Z-6 rotary blaster cannon
- Chaingun
- BlasTech light repeating blaster
- DC-17 hand blaster
- SE-14R light repeating blaster
- Thunderbolt Repeating Blaster
- Imperial Repeater Rifle
- Medium repeating blaster
- Imperial Heavy Repeater
[edit] Appearances
[edit] Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook (First Edition)
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (Second Edition)
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- The New Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- Star Wars Roleplaying Game
- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
Star Wars Trading Card Game – The Empire Strikes Back (Card: Blizzard Force AT-AT)
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
heavy repeating blaster in the Databank
Z-6 rotary blaster cannon in the Databank

