Laser cannon

Laser cannons were powerful laser weapons that were commonly outfitted to vehicles, starfighters, and starships. A laser cannon could be fixed in place or attached to a turret or ball-mounted swivel, allowing the weapon to aim and fire in many directions.

Description
Starfighters and other small craft that were equipped with laser cannons included the T-65B X-wing starfighter, the Y-wing starfighter, the Phantom, the police gunships of Coruscant, the Republic attack shuttle, the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle, the A-wing starfighter, the ARC-170 starfighter, the B-wing starfighter, the Republic attack gunships, the Gauntlet fighter, the HH-87 Starhopper, the Hyena bomber, the Delta-7 Aethersprite-class light interceptor, the TIE fighter, the Inquisitor's TIE Advanced prototype, and the clone Z-95 starfighter.

Starships that were equipped with laser cannons included the Malevolence, the Ghost, Merchant One, the Millennium Falcon, the droid gunship, the Imperial Star Destroyer, the Corona-class armed frigate, the Venator-class Star Destroyer (also known as the "Republic attack cruiser"), the Republic frigate, the Providence-class dreadnought, the Separatist supply ship, Slave I, the stealth ship, the Trade Federation landing ship, the Trident-class assault ship, and the Twilight.

Vehicles that were equipped with laser cannons included the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer or "AT-TE walker," the All Terrain Armored Transport or "AT-AT walker," the All Terrain Recon Transport or "AT-RT walker," the All Terrain Scout Transport or "AT-ST walker," the Gian speeder, the freeco bike, the WLO-5 battle tank, General Grievous' Speeder as well as his TSMEU-6 personal wheel bike, the T-47 airspeeder, and the Umbaran mobile heavy cannon (or "Umbaran MHC").

Battle droids that were equipped with laser cannons included the DSD1 dwarf spider droid, the LR-57 combat droid, and the B2 super battle droid which had a double laser cannon built into its wrist.

During a skirmish on Florrum, pirates loyal to their leader Hondo Ohnaka mounted a laser cannon on a tripod and used it to ambush some pirates that had turned against him.

A type of laser cannon that was used as a personal heavy weapon was referred to as a rotary laser cannon, rotating laser cannon, or rotary blaster cannon. Such weapons were used by clone troopers Hardcase and Thorn.

Manufacturers of laser cannons included Sureggi, whose product was on board the Auzituck anti-slaver gunship.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
 * Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
 * Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion
 * The Rebellion Begins
 * Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
 * A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD
 * Star Wars: Princess Leia
 * Heir to the Jedi
 * Star Wars 1: Skywalker Strikes
 * Star Wars 2: Skywalker Strikes, Part II
 * Star Wars 3: Skywalker Strikes, Part III
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 2: Vader, Part II
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 3: Vader, Part III
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 5: Vader, Part V
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Lost Stars
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 4: Vader, Part IV
 * Star Wars: Darth Vader 5: Vader, Part V
 * Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
 * Lost Stars
 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens