There's wore to the arms, artillery, and exotic equipment of the Star Wars galaxy than Jedi lightsabers and blasters. Species such as the tree-dwelling Wookiees, the amphibious Gungans, and the deadly Yuuzhan Vong have yielded a ataggering array of unique weapons and devices. And as the Star Wars mythos continues to grow--in prequels and video games, on screen, in print, and beyond--these remarkable tachnical creations also multiply and evolve...

The New Essential Guide to Weapons & Technology is the fully updated and greatly expanded reference resource that organizes and explains every key class, make, and model of Star Wars muniti0ns--from the smallest personal sidearms to the most devastating interplanetary superweapons--along with a host of other high-tech paraphernalia.

From the Geonosian sonic blaster to the Wookiee bowcaster; from the Imperial energy grenade to the Yuuzhan Vong fire spitter; from dart shooters and laser cannons to Sun Crushers and World Devastators, find the facts about Star Wars firepower--and much more--in The New Essential Guide to Weapons & Technology.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

 Timeline

 Vital Statistics

  Historical Perspective

MAJOR manUfaCTURERS

MIROR MANUFACTURERS

RAGGED WEAPORS

Blasters

Blaster Rifle

E-Web Repeating Blaster

Bowcaster

Ionization Blaster

Sonic Blaster

Disruptor

Projectile Weapons

Dart Shooter

Flame Projector

Missile Tube

Grenades and Explosives

Gungan Atlatl and Cesta

Lanvarok

Yuuzhan Vong Bugs

ADDITIONAL RAGGED WEAPONS

Ammonia Bomb

Ascension Gun

Beam Tube

Bwar Pistol

Charric

Flechette Launcher

Grenade Mortar

Ion Stunner

Light Repeating Blaster

Plasma Eel

Pulse Cannon

Pulse-Wave Blaster

Rail Detonator

Repeater

Riot Gun

Rodian Repuisor Throwing Razor

Sentw Gun

Ssi-ruuvi Ion Paddle Beamer

Stokhli Spray Stick

Verpine Shatter Gun

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