Flechette

Flechettes were small, sharp-edged metal blades, fired at high speed as projectile weapons.

During the Clone Wars, they were discovered to be a useful weapon against Jedi Knights: while individual flechettes would not cause serious injuries, they could not be easily deflected by lightsabers, and moreover, while the exposed skin of most organic sentients was vulnerable to them, the armoured chassis of battle droids were not, making them excellent wepaons for droid troops in close-quarters combat.

Accordingly, flechette launchers were sometimes issued to Seperatist forces used to fight Jedi, including some of the Confederacy assassin droids which Asajj Ventress carried aboard her personal starfighter.

Appearances

 * ''Yoda: Dark Rendezvous