These bolts would then be accelerated out of the Its power-charge magazines ionized the gas into charged plasma within The article on the DC-15A specifies that the particle beam takes the form of plasma: which generated a deadly high-energy particle beam,įired from the emitter nozzle as a bolt of glowing energy. High-energy gas was transformed into a compressed beam of intenseĮnergy particles, coupled with intense light. In thisĬhamber, the power pack energized the gas, before. When the blaster was fired, a small amount of gas moved from theĬartridge. With an energy-rich blaster gas (typically Tibanna) and a power pack. Generating the bolt relied on two components: a gas cartridge filled That was very destructive, commonly referred to as a "bolt." the blaster fired a compressed, focused, high-energy particle-beam The primary substance of this question is answered in the Star Wars wiki article about blasters: (quotes edited for brevity) The weapon contained two different sources of ammunition (so I guess you could switch between the two) Which ever ran out first, had to be replaced before the weapon could fire again.Ģ. I've read in several places that this can be seen in two different ways.ġ.
"The weapon's tibanna gas cartridge carried enough gas for up to 500 shots, depending on the power settings of the weapon, while the charge pack lasted about 50 shots" I guess that I just find it hard to believe, with the technology of the Star Wars Universe, that characters would need to carry lots of ammunition (hence why clones/storm troopers/battle droids don't visually seem to carry very much). While Star Wars weapons don't really have magazines (and you don't really see them reloading during battle), other people's work still has magazines and treat ammunition consumption as though it's pretty much the same as our modern era. I'm someone who likes to design and draw his own weapons and such, but likes to keep to how the technology of an era is in mind. While most of it I understand, I still can't figure out how many rounds a gun would fire before needing the ammunition component replaced/reloaded. I've been looking into the inner workings of blaster weapons primarily using Wookieepedia.