Talk:DC-15A blaster rifle

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Could we have a link that brings a search for 'DC-15A blaster' to this page? I have no idea how to do it and not everyone knows that they need to add 'rifle' at the end. Rekubot 14:05, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

You mean a redirect? That's easy. I'll do it now. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 22:14, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
- Uh, it's already been done. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 22:15, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Based off of?

components from the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifles The entire end barrel of the DC-15A is simply the E-11 flipped upside down and minus the handle (or whatever it's called)... heck, the scope is still on! If no one has any objections, I'm rewording it to as well as most of the barrel of the Blastech E-11 blaster rifles or something. Jorrel Fraajic 03:30, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

For a minute, I thought we had our order of events wrong. Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 12:23, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Image?

The current image is terrible. However, I do remember seeing a very good profile view of the rifle in the AOTC visual dictionary. Unfortunately, I can't upload it right now or in the forseeable future, so I would appreciate it if someone else could. Unit 8311 13:33, 27 January 2007 (UTC)

Might be too wide. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 14:23, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
- Not if we appropiately size it. Unit 8311 17:21, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
  - Well, let's see what we get. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 20:25, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
    - Oh, and in case you can't be bothered to scan it in from the book, I found a similar image when typing in the name (without the 'rifle') into google images. Unit 8311 18:28, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
      - Which one? I see a couple. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 21:07, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
        The full side view, not the cross-section - \\Captain Kwenn// ^{— Ahoy!} 21:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
        Ah. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 21:10, 29 January 2007 (UTC)
        I think I might be able to upload the image from the VD (which I don't have, but might be able to find or borrow), if someone could tell me how. I do have a scanner. Unit 8311 21:35, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
        Added a version I found online, though a better quality version would be appreciated - \\Captain Kwenn// ^{— Ahoy!} 21:41, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
        That image looks a bit modified to me. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 23:19, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
        I actually think that's the one. Thanks, Kwenn. It's better than the last one, that's for sure. Unit 8311 07:54, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
        To be honest, I don't think that's it. It looks different. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 12:19, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
        Which picture are we referring to? ^Jorrel_Fraajic 13:30, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
        The DC-15 in the AotC Visual Dictionary. And yep, it is different; the VD one lacks the top-mounted whatever-it-is on the barrel, and this one seems to be in monochrome - \\Captain Kwenn// ^{— Ahoy!} 13:41, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
        I knew it. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 21:54, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
        Well, I suppose we can keep it for the time being. Unit 8311 17:53, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
        I don't know about that... It's looking like fanart right now. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 20:50, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
        There's a pretty decent-looking version of the DC-15A blaster rifle here: [1]. You can see all the little details quite clearly when viewed in high-resolution compared to the shock trooper. --Rekubot 12:00, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
        Just uploaded this: [2] Alpha X 16:08, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
        Could you upload the same image with a better quality? The current one has a horrible quality. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 18:22, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
        just cleaned it up. But I scanned it in, so this was the best I could get. Alpha X 01:45, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ammo Capacity

I'm wondering about how many shots the DC-15A blaster rifle has, it used to be sixty five now its five hundered. Derek Yoda's friend 22:47, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, there could be different modes of firing. —Grand Admiral J. Nebulax ^{(Imperial Holovision)} 22:59, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
- Brining up this ammo capacity thing again, in Battlefront II the DC-15 has 200 shots, I think. What's the source for 500 shots? --Ryluk Shouja^{(The Mukhabarat|Join SWGames!}08:06, 23 June 2007 (UTC)

Star Wars Battlefront I and II have set the DC-15 with 60 rounds. The E-11 is stated in the Visual Dictionary to have approx. 500 rounds. I don't recall where I read it, but I read somewhere that the DC-15 has the same count. I have three ideas that may settle this.

1.) Battlefront is known for being noncannon habitually. 2.) For those who have played Republic Commando, it takes a number of rounds from the DC-17m to take out a Super Battle Droid, often two or more clips. With a DC-15 in BFII, you can take one down in one headshot. Maybe the rifle used in BFII is set to the highest power, and therefore uses far more power than the normal setting. I know, the DC-17m also has 60 rounds per clip, and does not do nearly as much damage. This is probably a game mechanic, requiring the payer to utilize the entire squad to take out an armored target. 3.) This is a game mechanic in both games. The Dark Forces/Jedi Knight games set the E-11 with 300 rounds, and was never required to reload. If the gun had 500 rounds in a game like BFII or RC, the player could easily devastate the other players.

It was stated in the Episode II VD that the clones carried plasma blaster weapons because it would allow them the freedom of NOT carrying extra ammunition. Why would a blaster weapon have only 60 rounds. If you compare it to, for example, the Assault Rifle from Halo: Combat Evolved, the ammunition makes no sense. The Assault Rifle has 60 projectile rounds. The DC-15 must have more than 60 rounds, presumably much more, for the above statement to make sense.

In the episode of Clone Wars where Alpha-77 rescues the Jedi on Hypori, an ARC breaks a DC-15 and replaces the tibana gas cell. Though the 500 shots could be a reference to the tibana, this does not seem likely. The replacement of the gas cell seems to be more maintenance than a combat action, and clone troopers have never been seen carrying spares.

That is all I can think about the confusion with the DC-15A's ammunition count. I hope that may help any future conversation about this awesome rifle.

I'm guessing its shot capacity is limited, and that the clones do carry spare blaster packs. After all, even experienced writers such as those who make the Visual Dictionaries occasionally err and/or succumb to misconceptions(such as Star Wars weapons having unlimited ammo). Sadly, it happens frequently and causes a great deal of trouble for those who are fans of the franchise. 76.171.55.249 02:11, 2 December 2008 (UTC) Yes,I agree.Although you never actually get to see a clone relode in the movies you should look very closley at their belts.If you are looking at a clone from the front it will be the pieces on the far left and right.Note the shape,in my opinion it looks like the same size as a gas clip, and appear open and closeable.So clones do carry extra ammo and since the ammo capacity of a clip is 500 rounds [along with the clones marksmanship skills]most would agree that clones only need three clips,one in the blaster rifle and two on the clones' belts. [RC 35/0527/113] sometime and day in 2009

[edit] Price

Can anyone tell me what the price would be for one of these things. 216.211.51.199 02:58, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Signting

Whilst playing with a clone trooper helmet and a nerf longshot, I realized that the clones can't actually shoulder the DC-15. The helmet keeps the sights too far off the face. You can tell in the pictures that they never actually bring it up to eye level. --70.179.98.58 17:19, 18 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] References and PoV

I think that this article is need of some referencing and the like, such as that paragraph of about the blaster being able to leave a 0.5m hole in a ferrocrete wall. Also, the last paragraph of the "Characteristics" section uses a lot of adjectives such as "powerful," "great," and "good" which I think are not only slightly PoV, but are general terms that don't provide enough in-depth information on the capabilities of the gun itself. The paragraph isn't that bad, but it should be rewritten at least a little along with references. Meanwhile, the history section should probably be expanded considering its widespread use during the Clone Wars. While it could simply be said and summarized that it saw widespread use during the Clone Wars, it should nevertheless be expanded, considering its infamy. Moroever, there should also be a reference to the BTS sentence about the real-life basis of the DC-15A. In any case, this article needs help in sourcing and slight rewrites and expansions. Cyfiero 23:17, 17 May 2009 (UTC)

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