Seismic charge/Legends

"...we'll have a couple of surprises for him."

- Jango Fett

A seismic charge (also sonic mine or sonic charge) was a highly potent capsule released from a starship, capable of unleashing a devastatingly explosive shock wave. Seismic charges were commonly filled with a mix of baradium and volatile collapsium gas.

Characteristics
A few seconds after launch, a seismic charge would detonate into a blue ball-shaped explosion which had the unusual side-effect of drawing in all sound from a given area around it. This small explosion soon collapsed in upon itself before releasing a shock wave of energy that would obliterate much in its path. They were very helpful in asteroid fields, enabling the pilot to clear an area of hazardous asteroids. Such seismic waves were even capable of penetrating thin durasteel plating.

It is believed that this weapon operated on the principal of sonic resonation as it exhibited qualities strikingly similar to the resonating of material, resulting in its detonation.

The most well-known model of seismic charge was the Void-7, produced by Krupx Munitions.

Behind the scenes
The detonation of this weapon and subsequent shockwave are similar to the process through which a massive star dies by becoming a supernova, albeit at a greatly enhanced rate and utilizing primarily energy instead of matter.

In Star Wars: Battlefront II, time bombs look like Krupx Munitions Void-7 seismic charge.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones novel
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike