FF:NSW Star Wars Weapons

Sorry to have an on topic Post guys, but I wanted to discuss some SW weapons with you.

Now, traditionally SW weapons have been of the blaster variety. I wonder however why this is so.
I can only think of three instances in the 5 movies where non blaster technologies were used.

Number one is Chewies BowCaster. Technically, it fires bolts of metal in a blaster like sheath, hence the stopping
power being greater than the blast itself.

The Second is the Tuskan Raiders Guns. We know they are a projectile from them ricocheting from
Anakin's Pod Racer.

And lastly, we have the Dart fired by Jango Fett at the assassin.

Have I missed any other instances of non blaster weapons?

Just why are blasters preferred? It would seem that a bullet travels faster than a blaster bolt. (In the movies, not
in RL here peeps).

Surely a double barrelled shot gun would be an effective anti-Jedi Weapon?


Now my next question is this. What would happen if you were to deflect a bullet with a lightsabre?
Would the bullet be vaporised? Would it pass through the light stream unimpeded?

I would be interested in hearing your views on these two questions!

 

NAUGHTY! Using the net at work!

For that you can be locked up with Virginia for 3 hours!

 

Shadow apart from the Dart, and the Gaffe stick, there is Boba's Flamethrower, Jango's Concussion missle on his jetpack, Zam Wessels Sniper rifle. Thats only in the movies. In the EU your have Vibroblades, Stun sticks (can't remember the name of the weapon) etc.

 

Talking projectile weapons here IG 88

Zam's sniper rifle was actually a blaster bolt.... I think. It had all the characteristics of one. Can we get a ruling on that someone?

Shhhhhh Kate... Don't tell!

 

im pretty sure it was a variation of blaster rifle

 

projectile rifle, says so in the visual dictionary

 

I thought from the moment Zam pulled that rifle out it was the same as the Tuskan Raider gun.

 

hmmmmmmmm...

fairs fair if its in the VD you have to pay it

 

Going from the only source I know where projectile weapons and lightsabers are used against each other: Jedi Knight, lightsabers do vapourise bullets.

And the reason why lasers are used over 'normal' weapons is because they're more futuristic. Who wants to see a sci-fi show where everyone is using present day guns?

 

I have a dim memory of Slug throwers (guns that shoot projectiles) being illegal in the glaxy. I think it was mentioned somewhere in the EU?

 

There you go Shadow, the VD ruled me correct, quick someone call the Guiness Book of Records, i have been found correct, this is a new feeling for me

 

What about Jango's flamethrower in EpII?
Or the gamorean guards with their axes?

 

And dont forget Boba Fett's lanyard (I think thats how it's spelt)

 

Now that we have proven shadow half wrong, who will be the first person to have a go at him about his age???

EDIT : Shadow i'm not being picky, but you did say and i quote
"non blaster technologies were used."
Non blaster tech, doesn't nessessarilly mean projectile

 

Not me.

Don't forget the Force Pike- Lando's skiff weapon!

 

I thought Shad was talking about firearms, obviously force pikes, swords and all that don't use blaster tech.

Looking over the bounty hunter's from ESB (just going via the pics from the movies, no Eu sources here), Bossk used a micro concussion grenade launcher, IG88 also had a micro dart launcher, as well as the other crap we keep hearing about in the books (hand lasers, concussion grenades, plasma pulse rifle

And let us not forget ewoks and their bow n arrows of destruction

 

I haven't gotten into the Ep2 EU stuff yet like the visual dictionary, but what's the deal with Geonosian weapons? They're kind of like stun rays but they do that whole warpy effect thing when fired.

EDIT: Speelung.

 

For my two cents worth, I believe that blasters are the preferred weapons as they require no reloading. Just a couple of power cells.

Other weapons are indeed the Sandpeople's guns and I believe Luke had a hunting rifle of a similar style. Apparently the rifles are for low-tech, "primitive" worlds.

I was reading in the SWRPG book a description of charge-based projectile weapons (rifles and such). The way they described it was from a high tech point of view - "They fire a lead slug which is called a bullet and these bullets are loaded into a container that holds up to 10 slugs." It sounds really cool because you could expect someone who is used to seeing blasters trying to descibe a shotgun. Image someone now describing a sling-shot - same senario.

There are as many different weapons as there are worlds, and because there is no real time frame or set tech-level, Star Wars could support ANY weapon.

 

That's why it rocked

The geonosians used "sonic blasters" acording to the vis dict, make up your own mind

 

Y'know, I think a shotgun would seriously cause the Jedi some genuine problems...

especially one of the automatic variety, and what about an Uzi?

 

I'd like to see a Jedi stop a 12 guag shot to the face.
I remember in Wing Commander 4, you could get bullets for your ship. they'd tear through an enemy. Maybe that's why they don't use bullets. the blasters may not do as much structural damage.

 

LOL! They need to invent Uzi's in that galaxy far far away.

Thanks for the info Tek. It makes sense. All the Jedi need is Guile to drop a sonic boom and those Geonosians are gone!

 

Could the Jedi not use the Force to stop the buillets?? afet all, they are a material rather than light...

If a bullet hit a lightsaber, I'd expect the lightsaber to either cut it in half, or vaporise it.

Blasters would be better for ranged situations, snipers and the like, cos there wouldnt be any wind resistance, you could fire a blaster in a cyclone and it'd still go in a straight line unlike solid shot.

 

I was going to say, if you ever played Dark Forces, any of them you'd know there were alot of weapons to choose from, not blasters either

Has anyone said thermal detonators yet?

 

Slavey, we were talking about firearms, not balls of molten destruction