10 Most Powerful Handheld Weapons Star Wars

[@megasmemecentral102]

"Ki-Adi-Mundi is a war criminal for using flamethrowers!!!" Every Geonosian present using bio-chemical sonic cannons: 👁-👁

[@Temporal94]

Incediary weapons are also not warcrimes unless used within close proximity to civilian populations

[@davidragan9233]

Also, no Geneva within several million Peta-parsecs

[@BadBomb555]

Geonosians also eat their POWs.

[@georgepapatheofilou6118]

What about the droid attack on the cookies

[@paffles6696]

When did he say it was a war crime? How does an enemy doing something excuse an immoral action?

[@luisemoralesfalcon4716]

Mandalorian clans watching the video and taking notes.

[@STRAKAZulu]

OYA! Yes, we are.

[@kopaka1]

As we should.

[@TheManicMole]

This is the Way.

[@blackc1479]

Like we don't already have most of em, and the rest are in the Amazon basket.

[@xTrained]

yup

[@inyrmind]

The funny thing about your comments on the flamethrower is that the downsides you listed at the end of your description are the actual reasons why flamethrowers aren't used anymore, now modern militaries rely on incendiary rockets such as the American M202 FLASH

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah guess Allen wasn't given yem memo deliberately setting people on fire if you have any other choices an your not literally about to die on given battlefield yourself is considered VERY illegal an sick these days

[@Matthew-is7zs]

Pretty sure the chinese still uses flame weapons such as napalm and flame tanks

[@robertagu5533]

@@Matthew-is7zs nations like theirs are infamous for agreeing to one thing when it's almost understood they'll do they own things ANYWAY due to their ideology an the fact that it's Politics An it's nature means nothing can be trusted at face value

[@inyrmind]

@@Matthew-is7zs to be fair, my frame of reference is what the US and Russian militaries use. I know the Russians have their own incendiary rockets. But to my knowledge, most modern militaries don't use flamethrowers anymore mainly due to their limited range

[@KaijuBiologist]

2 more reasons flamethrowers aren't used(as briefly mentioned ) 1) limited fuel with heavy weight. Most flamethrower only hold about 30 seconds of fuel and are very heavy. 2) you're a walking target and when you get shot, you and your squad are literally toasted.

[@reginaldshort8486]

Z-6 Rotary Cannon deserves an honorable mention

[@Archris17]

GOD that thing is sexy... Shame it's just an inferior weapon to the E-web.

[@connorscarpena1421]

he doesn't like it much since it is hip fire, which is fair. Also it isn't really powerful, just fast, except for the modified explosive version

[@LordNeros]

you forgott the mighty rock, as seen in episode 6 easily taking out stormtroopers and even whole AT-STs

[@GenerationTech]

I mean its more of a boulder, which technically cannot be handheld

[@LordNeros]

@@GenerationTech ask a wookie, a wookie is going to throw that boulder further than a stormtrooper can shoot accuratly

[@blackc1479]

​​@@GenerationTechdepends on hand size. And for all that, we can add in the ubiquitous stick...club....log...it's all relative.

[@Matthew-is7zs]

Not to mention the ever faithful two logs crashing into a battle waller from either side and somehow destroying it out right 😂

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@GenerationTechthe Ewoks were using slings and arrows and still managed to kill dozens of stormtroopers- their armor has weak points in the joins and they can’t take concussive blows so are breaking bones with their hits

[@jessejamesknight5808]

Muja- ondaroneon rebels is wild!!

[@somedm3080]

A note about the flame throwers; you can't use them in a tunnel you wanna go through; flamethrowers burn through oxygen like crazy, and using them in a small, inclosed space like a tunnel would quickly turn the air unbreathable for most races. Given that in the second battle of Geonosis the clone troopers were equipped with phase 2 armour, which got rid of the internal air tanks for comfort and easier mobility, they wouldn't be able to have utilized the flamethrowers until they were in sight of the exit, unless they wanted everyone in the tunnel to suffocate.

[@casbot71]

What about the *MWC-35c "Staccato Lightning" repeating cannon* (Baze's _Minigun_ from Rogue One). It weighs 30 kilograms, which is a lot for _a Human,_ but still workable. Just one former Temple guardian was able to mow down entire Storm Trooper squads with ease. Imagine entire groups armed with this? It had a ridiculous rate of fire, and just as important a massive ammo supply.

[@Kaptenclassic]

Staccato Lightning… what a name!

[@rabbitknight87]

I'm gonna toss out the Squib Tensor Rifle for consideration. Like the Disintegrator it breaks the target down at the atomic level, but it does so using Tractor Beam technology to literally tear the target apart.

[@weldonwin]

Sounds like the Necron Gauss Flayers from Warhammer

[@fsdf4311c]

Yes​@@weldonwin

[@gabrielhenson5751]

so im guessing what it does is make all your atoms basically all same pole magnets that _really_ don't like to be close together so you violently explode into mist.

[@Eddy_Grimm]

It pissed me off so bad when I saw the red "blaster" bolt come out of the bow caster in TFA. Give me back my green spinney thing that you could bounce off walls.

[@Tropicalow]

Jedi outcast?

[@aaronbosen6743]

@@Tropicalow Every game in the dark forces series but the first, actually. Also the Star Wars: Obi-wan game based off of the same engine as Jedi Outcast also featured the green bowcaster projectiles that bounced off of walls. Every other time a bowcaster has been depicted in Star Wars related materials even pre Disney buyout, they've fired what appears to be a traditional blaster bolt, usually followed by a large explosion of whatever the projectile hits. Bowcasters lorewise in the rest of the franchise are essentially wookie portable railguns firing small projectiles very similar to proton torpedoes which can also function as conventional crossbows if need be such as if the battery pack is dead.

[@jlokison]

Canister shot is no longer technically used... Beehive and flechette rounds were used by American tanks in Vietnam, but hey we don't use those anymore either. Instead the US now uses cluster munitions, some of which scatter the equivalent of land mines, hand grenades, anti tank rockets, and some of them seek out optimal targets as they fall from the sky.

[@Star_Wars_Nerd_6J]

Not anymore, they are now considered a war crime.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@Star_Wars_Nerd_6J no they're not. As an example, nor the US nor Russia have signed the agreement to ban those weapons, so they, and other countries which did not sign such agreement, are of the hook. Same goes for thermobaric systems (like Russian Tos1 MLRS).

[@Star_Wars_Nerd_6J]

@@Maddog-xc2zv oh ok, I thought I was smart.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@Star_Wars_Nerd_6J and why are you not or think as such? no one knows everything (International law: Despite some assertions, flamethrowers are not generally banned. However the United Nations Protocol on Incendiary Weapons forbids the use of incendiary weapons (including flamethrowers) against civilians.)

[@bostonrailfan2427]

artillery now use the more effective M30A1 rounds with tungsten steel balls that do massive damage to everything without exploding thus not offending whiny Europeans upset that wars in their former colonies kill civilians

[@krzosu]

15:15 "What were they hunting ?" Meanwhile Jedi in Elmer's voice" Shhhh... We are hunting Sitheads..."

[@Cosmic-Sorceress-17]

The line "What were they hunting?" At the end of the Lightsaber Rifle segment made me think of an item description from one of my favorite games, related to one of the more powerful spells you could get. Roughly paraphrasing: "What threat could be so fearsome as to make such destructive power necessary?"

[@DrownedLamp]

The noisy cricket from Men in Black is my fav little blaster. Wooh do the jedi have some force enclosed fireball...no that's just a flamethrower. Daaaamn.

[@GrishaDerp]

Fun fact, verpine shatter guns probably use artificial gravity instead of magnetism. Skirata said that you could fire rocks out of his shatter rifles and they fired powder rounds silently.

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

From what I've read it's unclear if he was being literal about that or not. He might have been exaggerating since the multi-caliber bore he had added to his let it fire just about any chunk of metal he could find. Would be cool if i actually used kind of repulsor tech to fire tho.

[@quinnhasse9170]

@@katpocalypsemeow4554 it is quite literal later in the book they do fire a stone out of it

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

@@quinnhasse9170 which book is that?

[@carthienesdevilsadvocatenr2806]

Firing a rock does not necessitate using gravity, though - some designs of railgun use a conductive basket to fire a non-conductive projectile, optionally retaining the 'basket' to fire the next round.

[@jeremiahsteelman1777]

Everything is magnetic if the magnetic field is strong enough but that’s real life idk about its likelihood in Star Wars.

[@Cookie12670]

My absolutely favorite Stars Wars channel on KZbin. You are totally fair and say things suck when you think they suck. You don’t use racism or misogynistic opinions as a reason to hate on any of the shows or movies. Keep doing things the way you always have. I appreciate it. My allegiance is to the Republic as well.

[@claypots1773]

I love democracy

[@Gamer0049]

Who are you and what are you doing here😂

[@LeafBoye]

My only gripe is he gets too political *insert me clicking on the most political videos and go bleh politics*

[@TheBosborn]

Star Wars Teary is still crying

[@hgtrftfr]

Clearly you haven't heard him rant about dolphins 😂😂😂

[@Saviorsrdenver]

Paraphrasing SFDebris: "A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense. *Never* to attack. "For that, the ***flamethrowers*** we have, yes!"

[@thomashughey99]

The tl50 blaster rifle is great to have both blaster and granade launcher Imagine the chaos caused at night sieging a fortress gorilla tactics Killing multiple targets in the kill zone in a narrow hallway of star destroyer

[@Matt-md5yt]

Yeah

[@neonhuntersynth]

* epic sax intensifies *

[@bostonrailfan2427]

everybody loves some great sax

[@williamheath7058]

The fact that the resistance bomber has a legitimate back story as to why it exists and why they use it makes me both love Star wars and also hate it

[@GenerationTech]

lol yup

[@katpocalypsemeow4554]

From what I've seen and read in the lore the Verpine Shattergun is more likely a Gauss weapon than a Railgun. In the Republic Commando books and it's said that Kal Skirata's shatterguns don't have any muzzle flash or report and makes no noise beyond that of the projectile itself which is impossible for a railgun system that spits a blast of molten metal and sparks as the projectile leaves the barrel. It's also able to fire projects that made of little if any metal, like the tracking powder Omega and Delta squad used to make rounds for tagging and tracking terrorists on Coruscant in the book Triple Zero. Most likely it's a Gauss weapon, a gun that uses powerful magnetic fields to levitate the projectile inside the barrel without it actually touching the inside of the barrel at any point. Besides the expense they are also rare because they are fairly fragile. As Kal said, they don't bounce.

[@thomashughey99]

Every time I look at the repulsor or the Aquaman movie hydro pulse rifle reminds me of the necromonger rifle in movie Riddick Hits like truck

[@ericgeesey9817]

"I have a ligthsaber and space magic. What can you do??" Jedi "Bullets. We have really fancy bullets." Verpine

[@Khornecussion]

I don't think Geneva Conventions apply in space - or to disgusting bugs. A wise commando once said: " Only good bug is a dead bug. " Another wise commando once said: " Was it red red green or red green red..? "

[@isaackim7675]

The scatter blaster used by Baze from Rogue One would look effective if he’s on a Republic gunship

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah.. apparently, his training was crafting a belt fed blaster machine gun that has modes to turn it into an assault rifle an even limited sniper rifle

[@rtyler1869]

The e-web was used in Empire Strikes Back on the attack on Hoth against the Falcon

[@GenerationTech]

but they took way too long setting it up

[@rtyler1869]

@@GenerationTech so true. That anti personal gun made short work of the crew

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

@@GenerationTech Still, there it was... If not for the Falcon's anti-personal "machine gun", as mentioned, it was toast

[@Aotearas]

What in the blazes is that sax dance routine clip from!?

[@user-lc5of7jh5g]

shreksophone

[@RebelMerc]

Besides the Z-6 don't forget about the Republic Commando's main weapon, the DC -17m. It was nothing to sneeze at. But what gets me is why is there a lack of personally modified weapons? The the DL-44 Carbine converst to a DL-44 Pistol which in itself was a very powerful weapon and was also outlawed by the Empire because it could easily punch through a Stormtroopers armor.... but I am betting a Texas mesquito could also do that. (Yes I am from Texas) Anyway... might I also point out E-11 that Princess Liea used to blow a massive hole Wookiee sized hole in the grate which leads to the garbage compactor. I am not sure what setting she used but it wasn't set for stun that is for sure.

[@johnfitzgeraldii1952]

Also, the fact that Chewie modified his Bowcaster, thank you Brian Daily for the name of the weapon and how it works, to fire Blaster rounds according to the Star Wars resource book.

[@GAJake]

The bowcaster would be an awesome designated marksman rifle for wookies. I feel like new republic recruiters are always trying to convince wookies to be a marksman, or join a heavy weapons squad.

[@cameronchild3354]

Keep doing what ya doing brother. Its the best star wars content on KZbin. I love you you think about the big picture. Anyway man keep it up.

[@ihn-90]

10 bald eagles carrying colt 45s. Thats a statement i can get behind

[@-CrimsoN-]

I know of the power of the bowcaster from KOTOR!!! Zaalbar's bowcaster is amazing when fully upgraded for the early game and you can do this before you even get to Dantooine. Absolutely shreds enemies for a good while.

[@steelresilience]

I knew you were a bro, but when you said the Jawas put Din Djarin's ship on cinder blocks, I was like yeah, he's good. I don't regret subscribing to you.

[@thebatmanrules]

What were the jedi hunting that could necessitate the lightsaber rifle? Terentatek come to mind...

[@theauraone7755]

And also the Nameless. The Terentatek and the Nameless are very much living anti-jedi weapons. And honesty, if i heard and seen what they do to jedi, i would completely want to use the lightsaber rifle on them. (Personally, i would use it first on the Nameless. Those beings.....well....let's say they tend to drain the force from the one's they eat and trap their consciousness in their now stone bodies. And can't die unless something breaks the stone. At least the Terentatek will just kill you.)

[@thomashughey99]

Crosshairs firepuncher blaster rifle is great weapon more versatility a blaster pistol rifle and mine launcher Like the DC17m blaster rifle but with more attachments And it reminds me of how the marval winter soldier launched a mine under nick furys vehicle

[@NRAllen]

Love these type of videos, man. Keep em coming

[@stevenmann9769]

Love the sax and dance break :)

[@Versudan]

First introduction to disruptor weapons was in the N64 game Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. That kind of disruptor weapon is basically a semi-automatic hand blaster version of a Davy Crockett. It's no wonder the Empire banned them. Although based on how quickly they disintegrate a target from the Mandalorian, I'm dubious of the 'incredibly painful' part. No matter how the damage is done, the conversion is so quick the target won't have time to feel pain.

[@gabrielhenson5751]

don't quote me on this but i believe i heard that feeling of the disintegration from a disrupter is much slower for the victim so what on the outside looks like a fraction of a second can feel to the victim like ten whole seconds of pain.

[@t.maximilianwaechter3208]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but canister shot did not die with the smoothbore cannon, as late at the vietnam war US forces used "beehive" rounds as anti-personnel weapons which were packed with flechettes

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

yeah, it's a fact. but they were mostly replaced by cluster ammunition, banned by some conventions but in real life, eg, nor the US or Russia, amongst others, have signed those treaties

[@brianmoyachiuz905]

As much as I don't like the sequels, the first one was pretty good especially that deleted scenes on "disarming" from Chewie, and I always thought Chewie shot green bolts?

[@SLDFSpectreSix]

It'd probably be at #11, but Han's DL-44 (which was built from a rifle as we saw in Solo) was also banned by the Empire for its ability to shatter Stormtrooper armor on impact.

[@america2793]

12:19 the single worst ai image Ive seen

[@MisterRorschach90]

More advanced concepts should be explored in the new republic era with access to more modern technology. They could start using special kyber particles mixed with the tibana gas producing what would basically be called a dusty plasma in real life. But in this instance the “dust” is a magic space rock that produces energy from nothing. Creating a considerably more powerful blaster bolt. They could incorporate some kind of hyperspace technology into blasters allowing them to enter into hyperspace and gain extreme speed and momentum, programmed to exit hyperspace directly after clearing enemy deflector shields. Same thing could apply to missiles and be even easier to employ. It would just take a cheap hyperdrive unit in that case.

[@gabrielhenson5751]

I don't think hyper space will ever be used in munitions because it wouldn't work in the gravity well of a planet, (so on or really close to a planet) and would be made completely null even in deep space via interdiction technology.

[@dilutedphoenix]

7:14 "This move was tactically... really stupid" 😂

[@icarus745]

Grapeshot changed its name to flechettes. Lost some weight, got a makeover, they are a whole new grape.

[@BoredSanDwitch]

I feel like the DC-17m could have been on this list…

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

I'd like to see a list of the most reliable/elegant/versatile handheld weapons in Star Wars. Obviously lightsabers will be on that list but plenty of blasters and other melee weapons would make the list too.

[@amarured]

You forgot that friggin thermobaric munitions apparently also were a thing in Star Wars Lore. They probably also should make this List.😅

[@Dragonseer666]

Good thing you also included urabesh numbers for the people who can't read high galactic

[@rodneydean5175]

I'll add one a lot of people don't know about. Whether it would be worthy for the list, I have no idea: The Caelli-Merced Sentinel IV Heavy Blaster, mostly only available from Socorro (Star Wars d6 Black Sands of Socorro). It has more power and in skilled hands is more accurate than a DL-44. The main reasons it isn't a common sight is the fact that it is mainly available only on Socorro, and that it is a finely tuned weapon that only someone skilled in blasters can use effectively. That said, wearing one can be an indication that the person carrying it knows what they are doing and that they are not someone to be trifled with. In that regard, sometimes the best weapons can prevent a fight from beginning.

[@Ptaaruonn]

My Top 3: -Tenloss Disruptor Rifle -Merr-Sonn PLX-2M Portable Missile System -Stouker Concussion Rifle

[@ioantudorspanu-dt4nv]

There is a rifle variant for the E-web. It's a bit less powerful than the original, but makes out for portability. And there in the clone wars cartoon a missle launcher capable to target the gravitational signature of the victim. Lastly, there was a portable quad turbolaser cannon in the same cartoon. PS Don't forget the mortars from Umbarra.

[@eren34558]

Wait what was the last one

[@ioantudorspanu-dt4nv]

@@eren34558 which one the mortar or the portable turret?

[@DeadThrallOfficial]

Wasnt the B-Wing designed by that Mon Calamari engineer in "Rebels" season 2?

[@animalazx7239]

Looking at the hellish beasts the Sith had made in the past that could still be roaming around the lightsaber rifle feels like underpowered

[@Gamer0049]

My all-time favourite blaster out of star wars will be the TL-50 repeater blaster. Specifically its like concussion(-esque) secondary fire mode. God I used that thing so much in Battlefront 2017.

[@casbot71]

Then there's the post TROS era, when thanks to the *Xyston* Superlaser technology becoming mainstream, weaponry became _orders of magnitude_ more powerful. This was the true _final order._ It also leads to a solution to the question of _"who shot first?"_ It wouldn't matter... as a Xyston blaster pistol would take out not only the entire Catina, but the entire block as well, killing everyone inside including the firer. And probably everyone they passed on their stroll to the Bar. "It's a Kieber crystal powered holdout blaster, for taking out skyscrapers in one shot..."

[@casbot71]

So a number of these are not available off the shelf retail? That leaves a good market niche opportunity *if you can set up a automated production line.* #10 the Verpin shattergun, #9 the Wookie bowcaster, and #7 the Lightbow all could be in high demand if built in a standardised design at a reasonable cost (for their devastating performance). As for #6 the Geonosian sonic blaster, make a version built for common humanoid hands, or a simple ergonomic kit to replace the weapon's furniture for use by non-Geonosians. The #5 FC1 Flecette launcher is still very useful as a area affect weapon against multiple troops/targets. It was the indiscriminate use by terrorist that made it unpopular. [Apparently, unlike all the others mentioned (except #3), it was actually used against innocent unarmed targets...!¡! Who would do that with hand-held weapons?] And as for #3, the Disruptor Rifle, that's a secret production line only for special customers who pay quietly under the table. And it has no logos on it. So now you can make _a killing,_ .... so to speak, in the *weapons for the civilian* manufacturing industry. A very upright, honest, and _ethical_ line of work that is always in high demand throughout the Galaxy. Or you can only outfit your own forces (or species) with these, for that tactical edge. But selling guns to everyone _when there's no firearms restrictions,_ is the opposite of *a complicated profession.*

[@INVESTORY-Greg]

great video as always !

[@carthienesdevilsadvocatenr2806]

Bear in mind that the Quarrels fired by Bowcasters were not just coated in explosive plasma - they typically carried an explosive charge as well. The plasma was just to ensure penetration, so the quarrel could blow the target apart from the inside out. Also, that flamethrower? That Ki Adi Mundi deployed in a Geonosian hive? That's the local equivalent of a city, tightly packed with apartment blocks (the bugs didn't value personal space much)... How very 'jedi' of him to torch all those civilian bystanders who had the bad manners to be standing in a civilian structure he'd chosen to invade as a convenience.

[@DarthTUK]

bonus points for the sax transitions

[@simonw.t.6561]

Easily the best Star Wars KZbinr of all time

[@smartass0124]

Sound pushes Mass .it would making a lot vehicles easier on rockets but not replace them. Moving tha molecules and atom the over body would melt or shatter before moving

[@blackc1479]

I was always kinda bummed that when din went rambo with the e web that we didnt get the advertised "line of water balloons" effect. Guess ill have to wait for that directors cut.

[@Serbobiv123]

I gotta say, one of the most infuriatingly false bits of lore from Legends is the idea that light sabers would have any trouble with solid projectiles. We see in ep. 1 when quigon cuts the blast doors that a lightsaber doesn't just melt or vaporize what it cuts, it annihilates it entirely, otherwide quigon's face would have gotten sandblasted by the backblast of his cut. And we see in Mandalorian that when a lightsaber can't cut a physical object it just stops entirely. So bullets would either vanish, or bounce off, thus they are no more effective than a blaster.

[@rabbitknight87]

Some slugthrowers still work well no matter what. Scatterguns work well because a Saber can't block all all the pellets, forcing a jedi to use the force to catch them all, or take hits, which works well to break concentration. Likewise the shatter rifle works well because of its extreme speed, and bowcasters because the quarrels are explosive. None of which rely on the "lightsabers melt bullets into slag" lore.

[@robertagu5533]

Actually this has been seriously analysized by more then a few scientists an heavy science based channels an enthusiasts. Since it's Plasma based, even said so in universe, it's gotta be in some kinda Containment Field. An it'd have to be polarized an set to specific parameters to give it a saber shape. Or it'd basically be a very slim plasma-blaster flashlight. Which means it'd depend on either the ammo or how many was shot. Basically at close range you'd want to use some kinda flamethrower or radiation gun or some sorta shotgun or scatter gun so you wouldn't have to worry about the saber's ability to deflect the shots

[@Serbobiv123]

@@rabbitknight87 yup, any wide area weapon would work against a lightsaber, be it a shot gun, a sonic gun, or some kind of scatter blaster. I think the shatter rifle would only really work against a garbage wielder who can't use combat precog correctly.

[@Serbobiv123]

@@robertagu5533 nah, those "science" channels are full of crap, they don't actually look at what happens, just what they wish had happened. from what we see in canon (the movies) and lesser canon (the shows) the light saber is a solid weapon that works through annihilation rather than just thermal effects. so yes, a barrage of simultaneous shots or wide-area spray-type weapon would work, but only via saturation, not because of any inherent benefit of the type of projectile.

[@robertagu5533]

@@Serbobiv123 except given characteristics... No... They're really not. Swords ARE a thing in their verse too.. an was for every bit as long as ours on battlefields. Truth is what is theorized is about as reasonable as it can get. Some science "experts" sure, they full of it, but there's several others with known degrees that did some research of they own. An make guesses based off what is currently known bout tech an generally scientific "laws" regarding things like Physics that HAVE TO be goin on to bring something like a Lightsaber out of science fiction an into our reality as a usable thing. We're sorta doing it already anyway with things like Rail guns. We just have no way to make them smaller then about what you'd put on a tank or fighter jet/chopper or similar vehicle at its absolutely smallest since rifle an machine gun size is currently impossible. Probably where they got it from in most of the various media.

[@Homjos_Erhas]

liked for the sax sample. BUT where the heck is it from?! my brain is wiggin out

[@adamethridge7824]

Agreed Han using the bowcaster was the best part of the force awakens

[@noname-bu1ux]

Dialectical, dude! 😎 🤙

[@GoranXII]

10:52 Canister shot isn't a thing of the past, some tanks still carry it today, most notably the M1 Abrams.

[@Marinefan4000]

You forgot the truly deadly piece of fruit thrown with your own arm. Those things could do 10 Hosnian systems at once.

[@cybersmith_videos]

I crunched the numbers on Reddit once. There are handguns in Star Wars more powerful than IRL full-power rifles.

[@dm9856]

Where did you find this incredible music on the cutaways?

[@johannesbowers7467]

🤔The other critical and amazing thing about the Bowcaster Is the fact that it is versatile and multifunction. 🖖😎👌 Modes of Fire and Ammunition options are A beautiful combination of form, function and utility. Mode 1 = Standard bolt with plasma sheath Mode 2 = Explosive bolt with plasma sheath Mode 3 = Plasma bolt only ( If you are out of ammunition but have power) Mode 4 = Physical Bolt, only. ( If you still have ammunition, standard or explosive, but are out of power or blaster gas) The different sized objects on Chewbacca's bandolier represented explosive ammunition magazines (large), standard ammunition magazines (medium) and powerpacks (small). A utilitarian and survival weapon hat takes full advantage of both its low technology and high technology features. A regular crossbow with the draw weight of a wookie behind it is a terrifying prospect. Adding the auto cocking feature puts this power within the grasp of normal size humanoids... 🫡

[@aaronbosen6743]

The actual RPG-7 isn't reusable. It's a single use launcher, which was specifically designed to give infantry squads a single relatively cheap and lightweight weapon that could be used against mid armored vehicles or static defenses like APC's artillery pieces, small relatively unarmored buildings ect. While there is a very similar looking reloadable rocket propelled grenade launcher the Soviet Union, and later Russian federation used, the RPG-29, it really hasn't seen widespread adoption primarily because the original RPG-7 is so mechanically simple and inexpensive to manufacture that at one time the Soviet Union was turning them out by the literal millions for a cost of roughly about 15 dollars in materials per unit, and just plain never really adopted a reusable launcher. Whereas even the cheapest reusable launchers the Soviets tried to develop cost significantly more, and required a new dedicated rocket design just to use. The RPS-6 is actually more similar in function to a proposed upgrade to the SMAW (shoulder launched multipurpose assault weapon) that would've turned it into a true multi purpose weapon by giving it the capability to fire small laser guided missiles in a low altitude anti aircraft role as well as the unguided rockets and optically it was originally designed for. That upgrade ended up never happening, mostly because the federal government decided they wanted to fund a dedicated longer ranged, heavier payload anti tank weapon configured for a top attack functionality, the Javelin instead.

[@Maddog-xc2zv]

You also still have the Carl Gustav Recoiless Rifle still in use (the US is upgrading to gen 4, able to fire a more wide range of projectiles with different purposes), which is not use and throw away say like the AT4 or even Javelin launchers (not including the separate targetting system)

[@bostonrailfan2427]

dude, the RPG-7 is reloadable…that claim about how it’s intended to be used is completely made up

[@aaronbosen6743]

@@bostonrailfan2427 To be rather blunt, if it was intended to reloadable, the thing would accept reloads. Videogame versions of weapons seldom resemble the reality. For example in videogames, Taurus and Heckler and Koech can build something that actually works.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@ it does accept loads: have you not seen them? they attach the rounds directly to the front and fire!

[@aaronbosen6743]

@@bostonrailfan2427 Again, you are getting this mistaken with the RPG-29, a weapon that came out *decades* later, and doesn't even fire the same size warhead. The RPG-7 is literally a non reloadable launcher. That's kind of to be expected given it's in many ways a slight design iteration change of the RPG's 2, 3,4,5,6, and the RPG-1, which was a soviet redesignation for copies of the German panzerfaust, again a disposable single use launcher. I realize videogames often portray the two as being the same weapon despite them not even being compatible ammuniition wise but Jesus Christ kid, it's not like you can't easily confirm the fact that *the* most widely spread rocket propelled grenade launcher on the planet is a disposeable launcher.

[@Ap0theos1s]

damn bro i caught his vid 1 min on upload W

[@thomashughey99]

The star wars battlefront repulsor and the mandalorian vambraces repulsor are good weapons Clearing groups in small spaces and counter jedi

[@darthmart6834]

Awesome video

[@EthanKironus8067]

Anyone else seen that meme of bad guys' aim in SW? It's mainly hilarious for the last one, there ain't no plot armour like beskar armour.

[@daveautzen9089]

I have always loved the Verpine!

[@travismcgee9333]

Wasn't the E-web what the storm troopers were setting to shoot at the falcon?

[@smartass0124]

Are there any modern era like civilizations in starwars galaxy

[@knowthyselfinstitute]

Can someone explain to me why the rebels had AK-47’s in Andor?

[@GenerationTech]

most of star wars guns came from a uk fire arms expert who specializes in sourcing guns for shows. And so for the original star wars they just modified a few real fire arms and that's basically becomem a tradition

[@knowthyselfinstitute]

@@GenerationTech Right. I get the modification thing but these weren’t modified. They literally had AK-47’s. Guns that shouldn’t exist in a galaxy far far away. Considering how good the show was this was very odd to me.

[@connorscarpena1421]

TIE's spherical cockpit also make nearly every shot a glancing blow and those do less damage, and the e-web isn't handheld

[@Matt-md5yt]

How many changes did the editor make? Anyways, sweet topic today

[@codytheemeraldminecart3313]

what about Vanguard Scattergun / ACP Array gun? I know it's not flashy, but it is one of the most reliable weapons on the market!

[@sonicguyver7445]

I feel like Pazz Visla's heavy repeater should have been mentioned. I mean it was pretty effective against pirates and super commandos.

[@Maikigai]

I think these sorts of weapons promote the idea that the Star Wars galaxy is a dystopian one rather than a Utopia.

[@brodieborgedalen6514]

Idk the name of it but the clones had a 2nd rocket launcher, it was featured in the 2006 clone wars series and it was also in the original battle front games, I believe it could fire 2 shots before reloading

[@nathanieljackson5554]

The bowcaster is probably my favorite on the list and it has everything to do with Chewie. It looks like a medieval style crossbow used to repel a seige. And Din Djarin lifting the E-web in the Mandalorian was great. 38 kilos is not light. Those Mandalorians are stronger than they look.

[@efenex8303]

Which republic is your alliance to? New or old/high or both.?

[@bojik2616]

The us military still has canister rounds for the Abrams tank. Flechet shells are still in stockpiles though officially out of use.

[@noname-bu1ux]

5:41 honestly even the first Battle of geonosis.

[@thomas-f9o]

where did that music come from

[@smartass0124]

Would flame throughers be used on more humanoid creatures

[@erikmichels2695]

Canister shot is still a thing. For tank canons and artillery.

[@StarkTripod2006]

Also, on flamethrowers, most modern-ish flamethrowers can reach ~100 feet. Those that the Jedi used were puny

[@toakongu1]

Any weapon can be hand-held if the situation calls for it *Mando picking up the E-WEB with malicious intent*

[@brycewong2386]

I personally believe that if the galaxy improved disruptor technology the rocket launcher used by clones during the clone wars would be obsolete compared to the disruptor weapon series.

[@Headloser]

Can you please add how much ammo each weapon can carried.

[@umptibum3863]

@GenerationTech, The people criticizing your channel and Disney for pointing out and building upon the Jedi Order's shortcomings should really be upset with George Lucas and his casting of the Order in the prequels as the hollow and hubristic bureaucratic organization that they were portrayed as onscreen. You and Disney are just following that vision to its logical conclusion. That prequel version of the Jedi was certainly not what I expected or wanted as someone who grew up on the original trilogy. However, since Disney didn't retcon the prequels, we're stuck with Saint George's version, which basically made them out to be inept warrior bureaucrats ... that run a school whose rules are contrary to just about everything we know scientifically to be good for children.