XX-9 heavy turbolaser

"We count 30 Rebel ships, my Lord. But they're so small they're evading our turbolasers."

- Chief Moradmin Bast to Darth Vader during the Battle of Yavin

The XX-9 heavy turbolaser was a shipboard emplacement weapon produced by Taim & Bak.

Characteristics
The Taim & Bak XX-9 heavy turbolaser was protected by quadanium steel plating and made a deadly weapon against capital ships, at the cost of many credits. It featured dual turret-mounted barrels and was mounted on a square base.

History
The XX-9 heavy turbolaser was the sucessor of the XX-8 turbolaser and the predecessor of the XX-10 turbolaser tower. Although powerful in an anti-ship role, it was ineffective against agile starfighters. Out of the 33 starfighters that engaged the first Death Star, 9 pilots survived. Darth Vader's Black Squadron destroyed 9, leaving 15 fighters destroyed by the Death Star's defensive fire.

Following the Battle of Yavin, the turbolasers were found on planet-side engagements, with many destroyed by the Rebel's Rogue Squadron.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Perfect Evil
 * ''Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Empire 40: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 5
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy