The Definitive Guide on How Blaster Technology Worked in the Star Wars Universe

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[@Danymok]

Oh wow, I made a comment asking about blaster tech a while ago lol, cool you made a video on it

[@MrShrog]

Hello there

[@etriganthedemon666]

@@MrShrog .

[@geetslys]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@akramgimmini8165]

@@MrShrog General Kenobi

[@derekbrown5897]

Geetsly's won't admit it, but they got a big ol crush on you n that's why they made this video❤

[@hunterkiller1440]

Core Worlds: Most firearms are illegal. Outer Rim: Blaster legality is just a guideline.

[@ryaquaza3offical]

When you think about it, the Outer Rim is basically just the US just with somehow less gun violence

[@hunterkiller1440]

@@ryaquaza3offical I was thinking about the Core Rim is Blue states, Outer Rim is Red, and Mid Rim is neutral purple states.

[@osmacar5331]

making your rounds ay?

[@generaljimmies3429]

@@ryaquaza3offical Sorry, but Red States have the lowest gun crime per capita, because they are pro gun. Put yourself in the perspective of a criminal, should I rob an armed victim or unarmed victim. It's not hard to figure out, an armed society is a polite society.

[@geetslys]

Wild West vibes.

[@jakesalisbury2068]

Force user: we will deflect your bolts, Mandalorian! Mandalorian: *loads up shot gun* shame

[@Mate397]

Don't forget to refuel the flamethrower!

[@elysnow1045]

reminds me of that meme - "parry this you filthy casual"

[@generalyido]

A full auto shotgun loaded full of buckshots.

[@robertagu5533]

An watch that wrist rocket... its an EXPLOSIVE not a bullet.. Force Users should keep that in mind

[@johnj.spurgin7037]

@@Mate397 see, that's the point you just use the force to create a barrier. shotguns work best because the jedi don't expect them.

[@palpadur1112]

Geetsly's: "We all know what blasters *were,* but how did they work?" Mandalorians: "Point at your target, Pull the trigger. Watch them fall over. Unless you have a Disrupter type weapon. Fire that at someone, or something, and you get to watch them disintegrate. This is the Way."

[@GERBERTH-r8y]

This is the.......whait i am a predator i am no mandalorian, but still keep the way going boys.

[@crocdundee4117]

This is the Way

[@DEATHWATCHxOPS]

This is the way.

[@sodapopcowboy8620]

This is the way.

[@CJ_Welch]

This is the way

[@thebossman9176]

It will sound so generic but I'll say it anyways. My fav blaster models DC-15s and DC-17m. Too bad Republic blasters didn't have regular iron sights for your average shooter to fire, but instead just synced to clone HUD. Definitely a drawback for any non clone users (i.e planetary anti separatist militias)

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

i prefer the dc-15 A sure it's bulky but it's powerful enough to do the job and has full auto.

[@robertagu5533]

rail guns. Sure they had mods or different versions that were traditional sighting methods. Since most troops won't be Clone GAR or Stormtroopers or any other sorta advanced commando

[@thebossman9176]

@@sheilaolfieway1885 the 15 A variant is next up on the list, just those 2 are my top

[@physical_insanity]

Honestly, if you've shot firearms enough, you don't need iron sights. I've reached a point in shooting where I instinctively know where to point my gun to hit a target dead on, so the lack of iron sights is practically negligible for any seasoned shooter.

[@Average_Enclave_Soldier]

Same

[@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts]

"No such thing as an average firearm in the real world" Laughs in AK47.

[@jeremypintsize7606]

It's not an average firearm it's a below average assault rifle an AR-15 being the average.

[@Firebolt193]

@@jeremypintsize7606 Below average? Enope, its average, pretty good even if you account for its durability and ease of maintenance.

[@daxtertalon4]

@@jeremypintsize7606 An AR-15 is not an assault rifle

[@TheGibusDemo]

@@jeremypintsize7606 an AR-15 is not an assault rifle, it’s a semi-automatic rifle, an assault rifle has fully automatic and burst fire modes and an AR-15 is not. It’s cousin the M-16 Is however, but it is illegal to own one of those in the USA Without a permit

[@davidschneider9145]

@Jeremy Pintsize Looking at the number of produced AK derivatives and AR production numbers, the AK should have more of them produced. And more people use AKs in warzones than ARs

[@unpaintedarmy]

10000 years for a small advancement in firearms, sounds insane. But hey at least you don't need to wear a battery back pack anymore.

[@slowazzd2165]

Technology evolves wayyyyyy slower In the starwars universe than ours, It seems like a lot of people have a "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality

[@JacatackLP]

@@slowazzd2165 more of every advancement being more of a continual refinement of the best technologies discovered. Also the galaxy went through some dark ages, galactic wars, and even worse for weapons development 1000 years of peace and enforced disarmament

[@generalyido]

Yeah they improved firearms in 10.000 years while we lived in caves and ate raw food for like 100.000 years. Guess they are superior.

[@commandere2475]

@@generalyido Then again, we managed to go from crossbows to assault rifles in less than 2000 years.

[@generalyido]

@@commandere2475 yeah that part was fast. It was actually more like 800 years.

[@petervanheerden2133]

Favorite weapons: Jango's Westar 34s. One of the most iconic weapons. Boba's EE-3.

[@generalyido]

Those were great.

[@geetslys]

Awesome taste!

[@misosupe]

ngl i like the 35s better than the 34s.

[@petervanheerden2133]

@@geetslys thanks man. The look of these handguns will always stick with me. I've always thought the most iconic bounty hunter weapons are handguns. Cad Bane, Jango, Boba when he was younger, Greedo and even though it isn't her signature weapon Aurra Sing

[@michaelandreipalon359]

That's some pretty slow advancement. No wonder slugthrowers are still used by some groups... especially the shotgun kind. 4:30: And you might wonder why lasers are "kid-friendly". 10:23: Surprisingly good advice from an assassin obsessed with guns and killing. Desperate people and romantics should know this.

[@gabrielho1874]

4:30 It's kid-friendly because the evaporation is within the amour so you can't see the body fluid boiling up.

[@michaelandreipalon359]

@@gabrielho1874 Heh, tell that to what the victim feels.

[@lai9986]

I think the Pistols the Pantorans used were highly underrated. Believe they were in both S3E4 (Sphere of Influence) and S1E15 (Trespass). They were so cool, shame we didn’t really see them reappear in Bad Batch.

[@shinyhandman6464]

We still got a season left, don’t push your luck but have hope

[@alexwest2573]

Isn’t it called the GL-77 blaster pistol? That would look cool with some mando armor, the A-180 blaster pistol too used by Jyn Erso, mainly since I really like Lugers and the A-180 is based on a Luger

[@twistedyogert]

The closest thing to blasters that humanity currently has would be railguns. Although plasma railguns that work like we see in Star-Wars do exist but only on paper. The science is sound but the only thing holding us back is the power supply. I doubt that we'd ever see them used as infantry weapons in the near future or ever.

[@OldSchoolZ-wy2yx]

Maybe, miniature reactor cores going prompt critical on demand as a power supply

[@twistedyogert]

@@OldSchoolZ-wy2yx That would literally kill you. High energy neutrons would be the main killer. Although a large enough radioisotope power source could be used. It would be heavy and need to be carried in a backpack. You'd probably look more like a ghostbuster then a soldier. The backpack would contain the radioisotope power generator and voltage and current regulator circuits. The actual gun itself would contain the super-capacitor banks and the cooling unit to prevent barrel erosion.

[@robertagu5533]

We'd have blaster or portable rail guns NOW which I see as a mix of rail gun and Highly experimental electric based,real world "Storm" Guns.. which if CAN be combined an made portable for 1 or 2 people AND cheap enough to mass make, enough to equip small units or average sized armies.. We'd basically be equipping them with protoblasters or least railguns.

[@johnj.spurgin7037]

a blaster is a particle weapon. I'm unsure railguns would count, because unless they're ionizing a stream of particles they'd still be firing a solid slug.

[@geetslys]

Let's just have everyone turn off the lights for a day and redirect the power towards the blaster project.

[@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc]

Hopefully this will end in a nuanced take. Neither a blaster or a firearm is always better. A blaster can hold more ammunition for the same space. More firearms can fire faster. Blasters can vary the amount of power used. Firearms are better against Jedi. Blasters can do things like stun. Firearms shoot faster. Blasters are harder to protect against. There are the points raised in '10 Reasons Why Firearms are BETTER than Blasters' by Generation Tech. TLDR both have upsides and downsides.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Projectile weapons would be worse against jedi and force users

[@KelebMoonDancer]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 Incorrect, canon states that lightsabers would melt the slugs and cause them to shrapnel melted steel all over the user. Slugthrowers also (tend) to fire faster projectiles. Altought fast firing blasters designed as snipers too were unblockable. It doesnt matter how good you are in the force if the enemy has the right weapons, hell there are even blades that can shortcircuit lightsabers on contact. Only reason lightsabers are even a threat in the republic era, is because tech has regressed since older times, and most people dont even deal with lightsabers often. Jedi and Sith are terrifying because of the force dealing direct and unstopable damage to non force users. But the lightsaber was never a good counter against projectiles.

[@taejo4975]

@@KelebMoonDancer I doubt a jedi can dodge shotgun shot honestly, unless they're fast enough to use the force

[@JakeBaldwin1]

@@taejo4975 I think that armor would factor in at that point, if it can deflect physical rounds without being too heavy.

[@bradpotts1747]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 lets hear your argument

[@nicolaiveliki1409]

for military logistics, the lightweight and cheap ammo is the real selling point. If you can charge your powerpack anywhere there is a power outlet, you just have to worry about the tabana gas. Since it is so cheap, it is probably very easy to refine/manufacture in the Star Wars galaxy, and you don't have thousand of different types of ammunitions like with solid projectile weapons

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

Ya but, lead, steel and copper gotta be more abundant and cheap when have an entire galaxy to mine it, only expensive on earth cos they’re finite resources. Not to mention, it makes no logisitical sense, I’m sorry but it doesn’t. Like either way gotta req supplies for your army, so what do you want? Something essentially requires two independent sources of “ammo”, or something uses the rounds you’ve ordered. Like real soldiers aren’t fumbling around with an AR looking for the right ammo, why have supply lines and dudes like ammo sergeants 😂 No, it’s sci fy, it makes no logical sense to choose that over ballistic/explosive which are relatively as effective, but it doesn’t matter cos Star Wars = rule of cool. Like, especially when deployed in large numbers.

[@marshalllatta2073]

Star wars blasters are so freaking cool in Star wars I wish they were real They can pack a mean punch They mean a lot to the Galaxy.

[@CrowHat]

Yeah talk about A punch its going to leave a giant hole in you and then boil up everything in you your blood your organs, and the worst part about it is an instant death you're going to feel a lot of pain in a few seconds after getting hit by it.

[@masterqui-gonjinn90]

Just for reference, in the novel "death troopers" an imperial prison guard shot his superior officer in the face with two E-11 blaster rifles and his head literally exploded. To quote the scene in the novel; "Warden Kloths entire cranial vault sheared away in a dense cloud of scarlet, gristle, and bone. his neck and shoulders flopped sideways, torqued on some invisible axis with the leftover momentum from the energy blast, and then landed in a wet splat, skitting backwards in the spattered reservoir of blood." 9:33 obviously depending on the brand, caliber, and current market value of a cartridge. 500 rounds of ammunition isnt actually that expensive, most cartridges (pre-covid) usually never got past $1 a round, so unless you really hate your first born, wouldn't have to go to that lengths to buy 500 rounds. Take it from a person that may or may not be hoarding close to 100,000 rounds of assorted ammunition somewhere in my home........ ;)

[@krispalermo8133]

Copper tubing/pipe, .. As a country boy I built angle slop boxes and hang then from trees to see if bats will roust in them. Had some high thick branch trees which bats nested in during their migration seasonal trips. First year I just dump a few bags of lime stone sand/ gravel on plastic around the base of the trees, second year I hung up the boxes, my grand parents were fine with a few dozen bats but not hundreds the following years. I also hung up water bottles and we had fruit trees. Grandpa got me into model rockets at an early age. Along with egg muskets, .. plastic pipe, baking soda/ vinegar, load egg, level/aim .. wait .. wait .. there goes the egg. All about timing and fuel measurement, and those eggs hurt. Then spent a few years learning arc ranges in the back field. I really wish I keep those note books on indirect fire. Breech loaded steel pipes are fun too.

[@masterqui-gonjinn90]

@@krispalermo8133 ATF wants to know your location* better hide your dog lmaoo

[@krispalermo8133]

@@masterqui-gonjinn90 Have a good weekend, and G*D bless.

[@crocdundee4117]

This Is The Way

[@DEATHWATCHxOPS]

👍 this is the way

[@bobbertbobby3975]

while ammo and the ability for less reloading are deffinatly a plus for blasters. As stated fopr stealth they suck. you are going to give away your position easy enough a non tech using human can just go "Oh look, it came from that way." But when it comes to Jedi...I disagree with the idea that slugthrowers would be as useless as blasters against them. If you took a full auto smg or mg and let loose a burt of rounds at them..sure they may block one..or two. But are they getting them all? Highly doubtful.

[@samueldimmock694]

Automatic weapons are very hard to aim after the first few shots, and Jedi are confirmed to have superspeed and precognition, so they could just get out of the way, then before you have a chance to react, push the barrel of your gun upwards. The weapon you want to use is explosives, because you can't dodge those.

[@elijahmorris7165]

@@samueldimmock694 you can’t block a bullet though it’s a solid object it’s going to fracture or become superheated and melt

[@samueldimmock694]

@@elijahmorris7165 I never said anything about blocking. I said they could dodge. Whether or not they have another means of protecting themselves (other than telekinesis, which they also have) is irrelevant. But if you really want to get into that, you can't discount the possibility of the bullet turning into plasma, which is then contained by the magnetic field and becomes part of the lightsaber blade. Also, heat seems to dissipate much faster in Star Wars than it does in our world, though I don't have much evidence of that other than descriptions of how thermal detonators work.

[@asheblackflight1720]

@@samueldimmock694 Exposure to the lightsaber heat isn't near long enough to change multiple states of matter that fast, especially to something as exotic/specific as plasma (as opposed to gasses and liquids which are much more common, and easier to achieve). Force wielders are also extremely often seen and otherwise confirmed to deflect rather than dodge, even with nothing to protect, which would suggest a certain level of necessity. These things would result in slug throwers of sufficient caliber (9mm ain't gonna cut it XD) absolutely being a wonderful choice for fighting force wielders (and I'm pretty sure the Mandalorians did exactly this when they warred with the Jedi).

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

A rather interesting experience I had with this topic is the star wars mod for ARMA3 a highly realistic modern military simulator. The mod faithfully models the disgusting prktection from traditional kinetic weaponry star wars full body armour provides, as well as the excessive magazine capacity, light ammunition, no bullet drop, impressive barrier penetration, and yes, realtively low muzzle velocity and refire rate of the blasters. They are in general significantly easier to use, than real weaponry.

[@fruitylerlups530]

arguably the low velocity is really the only argument against them, everything else makes the ubiquoyousnes of blasers make perfect sense

[@talscorner3696]

I'd still venture and say that sluggers are, in a vacuum, "better". However, they're not as used because the infrastructure that is there makes using blasters much cheaper

[@talscorner3696]

Probably, my favorite blaster model is either the DC-15s or the Z-6. I'm kinda sad there isn't a Chauchat equivalent, given how much trench warfare is prominent in SW, but hey, here's to hoping

[@SasoriZert]

You do know we have done real world experiments of guns in space aka slug throwers and they are dramatically hindered they will go about 50 feet then start to dramatically lose power when the actual gunpowder blast is used up

[@talscorner3696]

@@SasoriZert my bad xD by "in a vacuum" I didn't mean "in space", but "without taking into account the context" ^^" I should have rephrase that

[@SasoriZert]

@@talscorner3696 np man all good but if your talking about on the ground the video did mention blaster are much more flat shooting meaning no bullet drop at dramatic distances so Id say that with the fact you can hold several hundred round in a single charge pack I would still go with a blaster unless the enemy was a jedi then I'd probaly just run away cause got no time for that shit

[@talscorner3696]

See jedi? Load 12 gauge xD Now I wonder, tho: would beskar's current canon version work against physical rounds?

[@kalechips4564]

11:01 please elaborate, doesn’t blocking a slug with a lightsaber just cause it to melt and hit you anyways but at a slower, but still dangerous, speed?

[@terran6686]

Jedi still have a variety of means to protect themselves much more easily from ballistic weapons than blaster bolts. One thing that came up during the Clone Wars was Jedi wearing armor into battle, Obi Wan Kenobi especially chose to wear Clone Trooper Plastoid plates. While Plastoid isn't Blaster proof, it is essentially impervious to conventional bullets, and indeed a lot of body armor in the galaxy was also this way. Blocking is also a tactic that is used more as a convenience rather than a Jedi's only means of defense. Force users are fast enough to move faster than a person's aim, so the added ability to get past blocking doesn't get through a Jedi's first three layers of defense: Don't be detected, Don't be seen, and Don't get hit. It's no wonder then that HK 47 never recommends slugthrowers to kill Jedi, but rather high explosives, and also lethal gases. These are weapons that overcome the evasion rather than the lightsaber of a Jedi, something especially true when pretty much every force user that short of Darth Vader is to some degree a lightning bruiser that avoids getting hit in the first place rather than try to charge through concentrated fire.

[@VelaiciaCreator]

Not to mention that most slug throwers used against Jedi are shotgun or extreme rapid-fire types. Even in a battle trance, there's only so much the average Jedi can do.

[@nobleman9393]

A bullet would be heated up and then ricochet.

[@VelaiciaCreator]

@@nobleman9393 Bullets are typically made from less heat resistant metals... if durasteel can be cut instantly by a swipe of a lightsaber, then a projectile of something like lead would melt or vaporize instantly.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Probably vaporise, lightsabers seem to leave little to no slag when they 'cut' through durasteel, meaning most of the stuff is vaporised rather than melted. If it can vaporise durasteel it can vaporise slugs. Further more jedi could probably pull a magneto and simply freeze the slugs mid air with the force.

[@Bluesonofman]

To be fair with inflation and ammo runs driving up the price of 9mm

[@krzosu]

Blasters are basically plasma guns - they shoot energised plasma

[@no1ofconsequence936]

I'm sharing this around to my brothers; we need to stop having those moments where we can't say for certain how blasters work.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

Keep in mind this is based on a lot of information that is now non-canon.

[@1000g2g3g4g800999]

Keep in mind that there have been several seemingly contradictory explanations for how blasters work, and several examples of things called "blasters" that don't function as they're generally described.

[@ImperialZorn686]

It's sad that most if not all of the few star wars shooters fail miserably to accurately represent blasters

[@gavinjonsn]

Literally was just wondering this morning about how blaster tech worked, crazy!

[@indianajones4321]

If you haven’t already made a video on it, did clone troopers or Imperial soldiers have a set leave time? And could it be saved up?

[@peoplesrepublicofchina847]

This mans asking the real questions 😂

[@MrCdog85]

He has made a video about that, actually.

[@indianajones4321]

@@MrCdog85 thanks

[@MrCdog85]

@@indianajones4321 no prob my man. I've been watching him for a long time now lol

[@geetslys]

We did see a Clone bar in TCW!

[@patrickiamonfire965]

Love you guys but I still wanna know how good is a green blaster in a broader description. Like performance,damage, stability, basically everything. Also what did the jedi and sith thought of it.

[@ortoacademy1019]

It would all be speculation. Even saying that blue means ion and green means higher quality blaster gas is based on shaky evidence. The first time we saw ion bolts was in Empire Strikes Back and was red. So don't take color meanings as gospel, it's largely fan speculation that is just accepted rather than supported

[@girthbrooks5078]

The a280 is the ak47 of the star wars galaxy.

[@npswm1314]

"If you wanted to buy 500 rounds you might have to sell your newborn." Depends upon the ammo type you are trying to get.

[@thegreatestpepe]

Great video. Even if Blasters were less deadly, less accurate and less rugged than traditional firearms (they're not, but even if they were) that wouldn't matter. The greatest strength of the blaster is the fact that battery packs are stupidly cheap, had enormous capacity, and you never had to reload. Blasters overheating isn't even really a negative over Slugthrowers, since anyone familiar with firearms can tell you: real world firearms overheat too. Quite easily in fact.

[@Blue-mr7fe]

And even if you did mind the overheating of an MG yo a certain point the barrel can still deform and must be replaced and like any other firearm cleaned and oiled

[@thegreatestpepe]

@@Blue-mr7fe I would assume that Blaster barrels and other components would degrade over time as well to be fair (I'm not sure if there is a manual for proper blaster care in star wars canon, but there should be!)

[@jakesalisbury2068]

Having to change barrels on real world fire arms is such a pain at times. Depending on how old it is, you would have to get a time and space gage to calibrate the barrel to the fire arm.

[@Blue-mr7fe]

@@thegreatestpepe who would really know if there is "care" procedures since there is metal to withstand blasters why not make them out of it but of course takes time and money to even draw these things for worldbuilding

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

you still have to replace the battery pack i don't think those things recharge quickly.

[@gnoxx0466]

Thank you once again You have been helping me write my First STAR WARS book: Dark Falls Of Naboo. You gave me so much info that helps me build my story thank You for everything!😀

[@dabigork]

Let's us all know when you have finished you're book I will and meen this would read it

[@gnoxx0466]

@@dabigork Thank you that means a lot to me

[@156football]

@@gnoxx0466 good luck bro. Glad to see someone with such willpower. like the other guy said, MENTION me and him and I'll gladly read it my friend. Best of luck in everything and keep grinding. People like you inspire me :)

[@Official_Kayde_Games]

If you’re writing a Star Wars book, then “Shut up and take my money”, cause I think I will love it!!!

[@imperious8905]

I’d like to read this so keep us updated

[@yogsothoth915]

Fun fact: nearly every blaster in the original star wars were designed and made by modifying gun models.

[@abriannaaguilera2123]

OK, so in the end, blasters are more like plasma weapons? Like a merge between the Forerunner hardlight projectiles and covenant small arms from halo

[@brianzulauf2974]

Fun fact number 12 almost all blasters are based of wwii machine guns.

[@watershock9211]

Best overall weapon: DC-15LE, it has hell a lot of firepower and looks awesome. As a sidearm I would pick DC-17, super reliable, but still packs a heavy punch.

[@ultranecrozma7449]

Person: Blasters are better! jedi/sith: *lightsaber noises* Person: Can i go back?

[@LinTekKim]

Me and a buddy recently started a game of the Star wars TTRPG, and were musing about how damaging a blaster bolt was to un armored flesh. If the movies depicted it better people would probably have differing opinions on storm trooper armor or armor in general.

[@ortoacademy1019]

I think all you need to do is rewatch A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back and pay attention to how big the holes in metal and concrete walls are when a bolt hits. I think there's an obvious reason no one gets shot in the head on screen, ratings and all

[@Frodo_Shaggins]

Personally always loved Mandalorian pistols. Not everyone may like the boxy shape of them but they stand out amongst other blasters.

[@ryanfairburn2404]

Favorite Blaster: DC-17 interchangeable blaster it’s everything you could need.

[@wilemelliott]

Indeed.! I was thinking that myself. Most flexible, easily manuverable, and can sling explosives when needed.

[@pedro-on-wheels]

80mph, you can side step them

[@mopar_dude9227]

Even though Star Wars is fictional, you cannot ignore physics. Blaster bolts would be affected by gravity just as bullets are I real life, so they would fall as they slowed. And seeing as how the blaster bolts move much, much slower than a bullet, their range would be less. And as for being able to deflect bullets with a light saber, I doubt that would be possible (using the science and mytho of the Star Wars universe). A 9mm bullet travels in the area of 1100 FPS at close range, that is about 750 mph. A .556 travels at around 3600 FPS at close range, that is about 2100 mph. I don’t think that Jedi have the kind of skill to deflect something moving that fast, especially if fired from a full auto setting. “Slug throwers” will be the dominant hand held weapon until some sort of disruptor is invented that can kill a person by striking any part of their body. Like Col Jack O’Neill said when comparing the Jaffa staff weapon to a P90. The staff weapon is a weapon (or blaster) of fear, it is meant to intimidate your enemy, the P90 (slug thrower) is a weapon of war, it is meant to kill your enemy. No doubt that when it comes to small arms, today’s small arms are much more superior to Star Wars’ blasters.

[@krispalermo8133]

Babylon5 tv series, " The military had to develop a pistol that could take a person down without causing an air breach in the ship's hull." As for the Jedi in writing an in film, their .. precognition .. allows him to move their sabers into blocking location at the moment the shooter pulls the trigger. Think of it as Spiderman's spider sense of knowing where you are about to receive an injury. Then blocking that area of your body. Problem is, full auto with a anti vehicle heavy rifle lays down A Lot of bullets within a 5in sq space. AND .. IF .. you manage it block a single head on incoming bullet, it will have a good chance of pushing the light saber into it's wielder's body.

[@greasus5402]

By far my favorite would have to be the DC15s blaster carbine it's look it's just absolutely amazing and it's so powerful I love it's look it's sounds it's bolt color and just overall how iconic it is

[@horseface31]

It always bugged me that they never used the folding stock of the E-11

[@davidstorm2224]

Slug throwers were extremely dangerous to Jedi though bc the bullets would become shrapnel against a lightsaber so they couldn’t just deflect them. You didn’t think about that one

[@gumidumi4604]

this guy is a blaster fan boy he keep saying have that a blaster can be more accurate than a slug thrower but in reality blasters are inacurate in long range thats why bounty hunters whould use slugthrower sniper than blaster since its bullets are more faster than a blaster bolt and they dont fire visible shots and they are hard to avoid and this guy didnt mention relabaility a blaster has to maintained properly other wise it would explode while a slug thro wer requires none of that and yeah he didn't think about how slug throwers are effective against jedi mandalorains use them to kill alot of jedi

[@annmariewatson5655]

when you don't shoot first

[@darthsilversith667]

*PEW PEW PEW!*

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

Actually a slugthrower would be very effective against a jedi the slug would be melted by the lightsaber potentially creating heated fragments that could fly through the lightsaber if they are fast enough to fly through it before they are vaporized...

[@krispalermo8133]

Tv show " Forge in Fire," Sword blade edge strength test, they shoot a .45 pistol bullet onto a given blade. End results, IF a samurai could humanely cut a flying bullet, they will end up getting hit by three to five pieces of shrapnel.

[@samueldimmock694]

Unless they're made of something like Beskar, Cortosis, or Phrikh (not entirely sure how to spell that one), they almost certainly would vaporize. Also, it doesn't matter if the Jedi chooses to dodge instead. That said, it would be a lot more effective than a blaster, where every shot that is not dodged is sent back in your face.

[@panzerpope3093]

There was a comic where a bounty hunter used a slug thrower on Obi-Wan thinking thus outcome would turn the fight to his favor but quickly realized that a A the small amount of metal if any that comes out if it ever hits the jedi isn't going to kill them and 2 the force has a hell of alot more of an influence on slugs then bolts and even they can be slowed and stopped with the force

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

@@panzerpope3093 Obi-wan is an experienced jedi knight what if said jedi was not?

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

@@samueldimmock694 see the video of hacksmith's real lightsaber where he puts his hand through the blade even iron traveling fast enough will not entirely vaporize.

[@Ganonsmork]

Every day we learn more star wars stuff!

[@pjduker05]

Honestly it's a right tool for the right job kind of situation like we get with the real world. For example if we were in close quarters I would prefer something Han's blaster or a Storm Trooper's blaster. But on a battlefield, engaging something like clone troopers, yeah give me rifle like an M-16 all day long. Yeah the bullets drop, they don't have the same range, and they may not even do as much damage as a blaster. But they most FAR faster down range and they don't glow bright colors. I'd prefer to blast down as many of the enemy as I can and that means not letting them know where I'm shooting from. Not to mention that at 100 meters, you could effectively side step an incoming blaster bolt. Judging by the speed they move on screen, that means cannon, they are flying around the same speed as a major league baseball pitch. So 90mph-ish and they glow bright colors? No wonder Jedi can reflect them so easilly.

[@wilemelliott]

Its a toss up for me. The Clone Commando issued Blastech DC-15 modular weapon system, or the ARC Trooper Westar M-5

[@andreascalzini6189]

What about velocity though? Blaster bolts seem way slower than slug thrower or real life ammunition

[@darthsilversith667]

*PEW PEW PEW!*

[@TheGenericavatar]

Shotguns could be more effective against a Jedi, assuming you could aim better than they could dodge with their force awareness...

[@HeWhoIsNamedPatrick]

I still wonder why they never used Kyber crystals to make hand held weapons

[@taejo4975]

They actually did but its a rare for obvious reason

[@akramgimmini8165]

I love Han Solo's Blaster It is just a Space-Mauser C96

[@franciscojuliaofigueiroare6506]

Best blaster ever made: DC-17, like a Nokia that shoots lasers.

[@lordMartiya]

In the right conditions a slugthrower is actually MORE effective than a blaster against a Jedi: a lightsaber can deflect a blaster bolt, but a slug just melts without losing any speed. Of course this assumes the Jedi isn't wearing armor or doesn't notice you have a slugthrower: an armored Jedi will shrug off the shot and find it cute, and one that notices you have a slugthrower will rip it out of your hands with the Force. Otherwise you're just better using a stupidly powerful blaster that can push away the Jedi's lightsaber, his surprise at the situation may allow you to shoot THEM (see Jango Fett on Geonosis).

[@kub5615]

I allways wondered will a slug go through an arm shield(like the one Gar Saxon had in Siege of Mandalore)?

[@eldiegollador7271]

I was hoping that the "stun" feature of some blasters would be addressed. Y'know, the non-lethal circle-shaped energy shot? It was used on Leia when she was captured on episode IV. I've always wondered why we rarely see those being used.

[@leonardoespino9780]

6:59 whaaaaaaaat? Is this an excuse for the stormtroopers not being able to aim well??🤣

[@UncleMikeDrop]

Why choose? Slugthrowers with their higher muzzle velocities were better for long range and blasters were better for mid/shortbrange.

[@redhutsgaming3067]

I think my favorite blaster is the dc-15s or generally the dc blaster series

[@magicbookofhorror3564]

My personal favorite I am forgetting the name of the blaster pistol but it’s Han Solo’s blaster I love the way it sounds and also it’s design is truly amazing looking but Han Solo’s blaster pistol is one of my favorites as well as the blaster pistol that Ray was given by Han Solo I also like that design as well The blaster pistol that Ray was given reminds me of a revolver a little bit similar to what we have in real life design of that one is also really nice looking as well

[@ComradeCorvus]

11:04 Wouldnt trying to block a slug with a lightsaber just turn it into a spray of molten metal, which arguably even more dangerous? Isnt that why many Mandalorians still used them?

[@geraltofrivia323]

Mandalorians and bounty hunters/assassins used them to deal with personal shields, as slugs can penetrate them without being dissipated like blaster bolts were.

[@samueldimmock694]

Lightsabers are much hotter than you think. The slug would be vaporized, not melted, probably turning into a little more plasma for the lightsaber blade.

[@asheblackflight1720]

@@samueldimmock694 Well, I already commented about this topic in a different vein once, but I'll mention it again with a side note: Vaporization is not an instantaneous process. Even with non-space science magic, we can attain muzzle velocities well over a thousand meters a second (and that's just counting civilian rounds). The proposed bullet in this scenario would be exposed to the relatively thin lightsaber blade for somewhere in the thousandths of a second. We wouldn't need to jump all the way to a .50 Cal to find rounds that have the grit to continue existing in at least a liquid form even after passing through. Also, plasma's a very touchy state of matter, you can't just plasmafy anything. Even after all of this, we also have to consider the godly metals they have access to in the Star Wars universe as well, it ain't just steel and iron out in the cosmos, a bullet made of Beskar (not that the Mandalorian's would ever do this) wouldn't give a snot about such a trifling, single exposure to a lightsaber.

[@samueldimmock694]

@@asheblackflight1720 I've learned more about how lightsabers supposedly work, and while I think the explanation is a pretty poor one, it does answer this question pretty well. Basically, the lightsaber beam is tightly contained and doesn't leak energy out into the world to melt things; instead, some inexplicable space magic property of the lightsaber causes the blade to oscillate in some way, and this oscillation produces enough friction with whatever it comes into contact with to burn through metal, as well as creating a strong repulsive force when it hits anything other than another lightsaber blade. Consequently, unless the bullet hit the midline of the lightsaber blade exactly, it would almost certainly be deflected to the side, and either way it would probably either melt or shatter or both. That said, a sufficiently powerful and accurate (or lucky) gun might very well knock the lightsaber out of the Jedi's hand, but with the Force guiding that hand, I wouldn't take those odds. The mechanics don't make much sense to me, but oh well. I guess a world where physics works differently is bound to have some extremely weird things, like recoilless Death Stars.

[@Celebmacil]

A straight-line shot at 120km, huh? I really wonder what the conditions were to allow that, considering globe curvature and the horizon. If that was done on a planet with both them at sea level, the planet was absolutely huge. Or, if the planet was roughly Earth sized, one of them had to have been at an elevation of well over 1km altitude to have the horizon line be at that distance. Or it was in done in space, perhaps ship to ship, or on a large space station with a flat surface that large. Or, more likely, someone didn't consider curvature of planets when writing that.

[@quickcube2834]

I think it was done from a huge tower

[@Ganonsmork]

8:43 that would be Han, he shot first.

[@dark7element]

The problem with "heat beams"/lasers as infantry weapons is that even though you'd think they would be easy to aim, they would actually be extremely difficult to use effectively. In order to get through armor, the beam would have to be concentrated on a single part of the armor for half a second or more. Against a moving target you'd probably just end up clipping the target or slashing the beam across their surface, which would deal relatively superficial damage. A weapon with a blast effect on impact would have much more stopping power.

[@Sh1tbagActual]

Jedi: *Blocks blaster fire with lightsaber* Mandalorian: *Racks Warcrime Stick*

[@MrAlexH1991]

I’m just gonna go ahead and call some shenanigans on the lore for a minute here. Five kilometer shots (a little over THREE MILES???) with projectiles that have absolutely no ballistic rise and drop like real-world bullets fired from high-powered rifles??? That’s still a tall, TALL order. Not even non-ballistic blaster bolts are immune to having to factor in the Coriolis Effect (the way the curvature/contour of the Earth/Planet you’re operating the weapon on factors in to your marksmanship - when you get to distances THAT big, you always have to factor in Coriolis.) In fact, if anything, the projectiles being TRULY straight shooting and 100% non-ballistic makes them even MORE susceptible to defeat from the Coriolis Effect. Bullets rise and fall. Gravity keeps them moving downward to the Earth - so they’re never going to just seem to rise up in the air and fuck off into the deep sunset (leaving you bemused, AND giving away your position and intent.) But blaster bolts can’t be phased by things like gravity (or the geometry of the planet.) And uhh… Idk if that’s necessarily a good thing.

[@crocdundee4117]

I'd love to see a video about slugthrowers vs jedi. the ballistics of slug throwers seem to me to surpass even jedi capabilities, but i'd love a breakdown regardless of the outcome

[@imjustlookingformywatch]

I always figured the clone's blue blaster bolts were specifically designed for droids while the red bolts were for flesh and armor ( I figured that was why the rebels, empire, and droids used them). Then I figured green bolts were mostly for ships and shield tech.

[@samstarkweather5172]

For reference, the common wisdom for an ammo loadout for an AR-15 type rifle is 6 mags on the vest/belt plus 1 in the gun, leading to a total of 210 rounds (assuming standard 30 round mags) so a single E-11 or similar blaster holds more ammo than two guys with a typical AR-15 loadout.

[@Alexander375H]

The worst part about blasters is they would be much more deadly in real life to the point i think most of the bones would be fractured and most of the flesh would be carbon and the nerves depending on if it has a lot of electricity would be kaput though all of this depends on how you go on about it

[@kingdomofvinland8827]

In my opinion slugthrowers/firearms are superior to blasters. I’ll take an akm or m-1911 over a blaster any day.

[@deussalt4479]

"these days if you want to buy 500 rounds, you'd probably have to sell your first-born" as an American I can tell you that isn't far off. Ammo is fuckin pricey these days. Especially if you want something common like .223, 5.56 or 9mm. May the force be with you if you want to buy some .308

[@MrUsoutlaw]

"blaster wouldn't do you any good against a Jedi knight. Though it should be noted, nor would a slug thrower" man your smoking something that you shouldn't be. Mandalorian used slug throwers against Jedi BECAUSE how effective it was. Muzzle velocity for a Glock 17 is 375 m/s which is about 3 times faster than nerve conduction velocity, meaning a Jedi's brain wouldent even have time to tell its arms to even try and block. and even if it did manage to get his lightsaber in the way I'm prety sure its physically impossible to vaporize a 7.0 gram 9mm bullet even with a lightsaber since it would need to be 120,000,000 K to do this. and that is about 105,000,000 more than the core of our sun. at the very least a Jedi would be sprayed with molten led, at worse the bullet would go right through unabated. and thats to say nothing if the 16 other rounds headed the Jedi's way

[@hansmerker5611]

I would take the S-5 pistol, DH-17 pistol, A-300 rifle, Z-6 rotary cannon, and the A2-80C.

[@Yroko]

The best all around blaster is the Espo Riot Gun. It has single shot, 3 round burst, and full auto. The Corporate Sector has a superior accuracy and less overheating blasters than most of the galaxy coubter parts. Carbines(smg blasters) or flame throwers. Can rip apart most encounters on the battlefield or anywhere. The PD-0943 Dampener Aerosol is great for dissipating blast bolts, up to the medium and heavy repeaters.

[@justsomedude7583]

Never got a real reason why lasers were "primitive" compared to blasters. Even some canonical BS like they were too bulky, expensive or unreliable would have done fine.

[@pympymtstpympymtst]

my absolute favourite gun is the DC-15S blaster rifle or the DLT-19X

[@jesusoftheapes]

They did the math and blasters fire at around 87 miles per hour . Firearms far out speed them and even a Jedi would have no answer for a 50bmg. Or even a .338L and there is very little chance they can live up to a pistol round.

[@zachhart6793]

Give me a magazine-fed shotgun and the shells to do it and I’ll make short work of the jedi populations of the galaxy

[@rochedl]

Interesting fact on blasers, it would be used as a torture device, the torturer would start at the foot and slowly work his way up cauterizing the wounds to keep the victim from bleeding out.

[@cmelton6796]

There are no doubt creative uses for the lightsaber too. Not too civilized a weapon if you ask me.

[@your_waifu_hates_you]

@@cmelton6796 you know if a lightsaber cuts through you and it acts the way real life physics intended it to work it would not be elegant too infact from the heat of that lightsaber making contact with your body you probably would just explode from the steam resulting from the heat of the lightsaber

[@TheStreamingEnderman]

My favourite blasters are probably rather obscure. I always liked the LL-30 Blaster Pistol and the E-5 Blaster Rifle. The sleekness of the LL-30 was only matched by Naboo Blaster Pistols. And the E-5 just had a ruggedness to it, that I loved. What are your favourites?

[@chrisbrown-tr7nq]

I pay 99$ for 500 rds of 9mm and 120-150$ for 5.56, not really that expensive imo

[@darktrooper7591]

Fantastic video on the blasters, I have always wondered how they worked. My all time favourite is the Death trooper’s E-11D rifle.

[@justzillathekingofgames6867]

Yes this has been on my mind for a while also my favorite Blaster model is the E-11.

[@lordwarlockthangwrath8662]

Slug throwers? laser gun? blasters? We all know that the superior weapon is the holy bolter! The Emperor protects

[@captain_hammer]

Still want to see a Jedi trying to deflect every pellet in a shotgun blast... parry this you filthy space casual!

[@intselec2184]

10:25 , impossible , at this distance it is impossible to hit anything firing in a straight ligne cause planet and everything thing that large are round meaning you cannot fire over a set distance, and knowing that most stars wars livable planet are like earth , the only way to hit a target this far , is for the projectile to have enought range , and drop , this would require NASA calculation and also mean blaster shot drop

[@attila535]

In a nutshell they are type of plasma weapon with high compression. I wonder would an electromagnetic shield disperse them?

[@JustVince7810]

Now that you mentioned it, most blasters would likely land in the personal defense weapon (PDW) category if we are to look at them from the lens of a firearms expert?

[@motomuto3313]

That Rebel blaster looks familiar. Looks like someone took most of an AR platform and added a few other gun parts.

[@nick-cepticon782]

Fav blaster is easily the Westar 34. Coolest fire sound and suuuper sleek design

[@crossoverhero6802]

So this is why most people get killed just by one shot of a blaster.

[@Alefwithhat723]

My favorite blaster is the E-11. What a classic! I love Imperial aesthetics. Does that make me a closet fascist?

[@leviathan5759]

My favorite blaster is probably the DLT-19

[@Sentient.A.I.]

I don't think jedi could deflect a slug with their light swords and kill you with your own shot at least

[@treavy1]

Slug throwers of our world is more advanced and could easily be effective against Jedi and blasters are equally effective

[@pyeitme508]

Agreee

[@orion5276]

Mandalorian Rippers. Well, any Disruptor really.

[@judahenjoyseducation4549]

My favorite is Easily the E-11 rifle or the dc-17 carbine

[@Bleepbleepblorbus]

Tl;dr edition: blasters are railguns that shoot plasma