Flechette launcher

A flechette launcher was an anti-personnel weapon that saw extensive use during the last half of the Clone Wars. This weapon fired canisters containing hundreds of razor-sharp flechettes - durasteel darts (which were often dipped in pioson prior to use) that spread out over the large area. The projectiles would explode, releasing flechettes at high velocity in a wide spread. The original flechette launcher was manufactured by Rodian weapon-smiths

A single antipersonnel canister could eliminate an entire squad of soldiers, while anti-vehicle rounds, consisting of eleven-centimeter-long missiles, could affect a concentrated area of five meters in diameter. The flechettes contained within were strong enough to rip through ten centimeters of durasteel, and were effective countermeasures against airspeeders and other light repulsorcraft.

Flechette launchers could also be wrist-mounted. The bounty hunter Mahwi Lihnn wore a palm flechette shooter, as did Duge.

Notable models

 * FC-1 flechette launcher
 * FA-3 flechette launcher
 * FWG-5 flechette pistol

Appearances

 * Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
 * Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
 * Jedi Quest: The School of Fear
 * Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap
 * Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth
 * Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
 * The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning
 * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
 * Han Solo's Revenge
 * Star Wars: Galaxies
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
 * Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
 * Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
 * Sacrifice

Notes and references
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