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In the fictional Star Wars universe, the most common weapon is the blaster. This category of plasma-converting, laser-firing rayguns includes various handheld pistols, mounted rifles, and other powerful firearms. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... The deepest visible-light image of the cosmos, the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. ...

The standard ranged weapon of both military personnel and civilians in the galaxy, the blaster pistol fires cohesive bursts of light-based energy called bolts. Blasters come in a variety of shapes and sizes, delivering a wide variety of damage and range capabilities. Blaster bolts do not traverse air or space at the speed of light, but rather at a slow enough rate to have visible motion in the Star Wars films. However, blaster bolts appear to move fast enough that they cannot be dodged on foot or in spaceships, even by the Jedi who rely on their lightsabers to deflect the bolts. Blasters also have limited range compared to laser beams. For example, in A New Hope, a TIE fighter is clearly seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon but is out of range of the ship's blasters. Many blaster pistols have stun settings that incapacitate a target, rather than inflicting physical damage. While blasters do deliver a searing concussive blast, they can be foiled by magnetic seals and deflector shields. A civilian is a person who is not a member of a military. ... Map of the Star Wars galaxy released by Star Wars Insider The fictional galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs is known simply as the Star Wars galaxy while in the canon it is referred as the Galaxy or the Known Galaxy. ... A bolt may be one of the following things: For bolts and capscrews, see Bolted joint. ... Two Jedi, Master Qui-Gon Jinn (right) & his padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi (left). ... Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Vader duel on Mustafar in Episode III with blue lightsabers. ... This movie poster for Star Wars depicts many of the films important elements, such as Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, X-Wing and Y-Wing fighters Star Wars, retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope in 1981 (see note at Title,) is the original (and in chronological... TIE Fighter, see X-wing computer game series. ... The Millennium Falcon is a starship in the fictional Star Wars universe, piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca after Solo apparently won it from Lando Calrissian in a high-stakes game of sabacc. ... STUN (Simple Traversal of UDP over NATs) is a network protocol allowing client behind NAT (or multiple NATs) to find out its public address, the type of NAT it is behind and the internet side port associated by the nat with a particular local port. ... A target can signify: from ca. ... A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. ...

The basic blaster technology of intensifying a beam of light into a deadly bolt is scalable, and largely the same despite the differences in weapon types and sizes. The interior mechanisms of a tiny hold-out blaster, a blaster pistol, a large blaster rifle, and a turbolaser cannon are based on the same theories and principles. A squeeze of a trigger emits volatile blaster gas into a conversion chamber, where it is excited by energy from the weapon's power source. The agitated gas is then funneled through the actuating blaster module, where it is processed into an intense particle beam. A prismatic crystal focuses the beam, and passes it through a refinement chamber which galvanizes the beam into its final bolt shaped like a cone, similar to the shape of the ballistic coefficient. By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... Beam may refer to: Look up beam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mechanism is the following: In general, a mechanism is part of a chain of causes leading to some object or process. ... The fictional Star Wars universe features an intricate array of different weapons, whose uses and powers range from interpersonal combat to destroying entire space stations or even planets and solar systems in single sweeps. ... The ballistic coefficient (BC) is the mass of the object divided by the diameter squared that it presents to the airflow divided by a dimensionless constant i that relates to the shape. ...

The blaster got its name from the large flash it makes when fired. Certain accessories such as flash-suppressors can be added to the blaster's barrel for undetectable usage in dark areas. Others like noise-mufflers also help maintain a blaster's stealth, muting the shots' distinct piercing sounds. The blaster's lethal beam is known as a blaster bolt.

Blasters can be very powerful. Han Solo's DL-44 blaster pistol was seen blowing torso-sized pieces of concrete and metal during a docking bay shootout. They also have a tendency to fill rooms with smoke from vaporized metal. They also cause white-hot shrapnel and sparks that makes even a near miss fatal. However, some metals are resistant to blaster bolts, often causing deadly ricochets. Han Solo (born 29 BBY), a character in the fictional Star Wars universe, is played by Harrison Ford in the Star Wars film series. ...

Most of the blasters used in the Star Wars movies are existing real world machine guns and pistols redressed to appear futuristic. Many of the weapons have a small explosive charge that provides the muzzle-flash on-camera, though the laser bolt is animated in post-production. The cover of the 2004 DVD widescreen release of the modified original Star Wars Trilogy. ... A machine gun is a fully-automatic firearm that is capable of firing bullets in rapid succession. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... For the meaning in finance, see futures contract. ... This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ... Post production is the general term for the last stage of film production in which photographed scenes (also called footage) are put together into a complete film. ...

Blaster Types

• blaster pistol - small laser gun which is usually easy to conceal and semi-automatic
• blaster rifle - any of various guns which may range from large, long-distance sidearms to military sniper laser rifles
• blast/blaster cannon - a bulky, handheld blaster which fires several bolts at once
• Repeating Blaster - A large blaster rifle that can fire bolts at a very fast rate, similar to a machine gun.

DC-15, DC-15s, DC-17, DC-17m

See List of Star Wars ranged weapons The following is a list of personal ranged weapons from the fictional series Star Wars. ...

E-11 blaster rifle

See E-11 blaster rifle. This gun appeared after the previous guns in Star Wars time chronology, but before them as movie props in the real world. The E-11 blaster rifle is a fictional weapon from the Star Wars saga. ... Pictoral chronology of intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency Chronology is the science of locating events in time. ...