DC-15A blaster rifle

The DC-15A blaster rifle was the weapon of choice for the Republic's clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic.

Manufactured by BlasTech Industries, the DC-series was a range of plasma weapons used during the Clone Wars. While the use of blasters freed a clone trooper from the need to carry projectile ammunition, the inherent instability of plasma gas meant the DC-15A was notoriously difficult to aim. For the well-trained clones of Kamino, however, this was not a problem. The weapon's tibanna gas cartridge carried enough gas for approximately 500 shots, dependent on the power settings of the weapon.

The weapon fired blue plasma bolts. It was also designed to shred infantry units. Though hard to aim, the blasters were powerful and deadly in the hands of the specially trained clone troopers.

The DC-15 could interface with the helmets of clones to provide a video gunsight on the clone trooper's helmet display. Mounted on a tripod, the maximum effective range of a DC-15A was 10 kilometers. On maximum power, a shot from a DC-15A could leave a 0.5 meter hole in any ferroconcrete wall.

Behind the scenes

 * The DC-15A blaster rifle that the majority of the clone troopers carry in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith is based off parts from the German MG-34 General Purpose Machine Gun from World War II (the same gun was used as the basis for the DLT-19 blaster rifle in the Original Trilogy) and components from the BlasTech E-11 blaster rifles that were carried by the Imperial stormtroopers from the original Star Wars trilogy.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Republic Commando: Hard Contact
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Galaxies