Slugthrower

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Slugthrowers on Onderon — Primitive slugthrowers were used to defend Iziz.

"Slugthrowers. I hate 'em. But they're easy to maintain. Day or two in the jungle and your blaster'll never fire again. A good slug rifle, keep 'em wiped and oiled, they last forever. The guerrillas have pretty good luck with them, even though they take a lot of practice—slugs are ballistic, y'know? You have to plot the trajectory in your head. Shee, gimme a blaster anytime."

―Phloremirlla Tenk^[1]

Slugthrowers were handheld projectile weapons that used an explosive chemical to launch a solid projectile (a "slug") at high velocity. Blasters were fashioned in style and function after these more primitive weapons. Slugthrowers were found in various forms, from smaller slugthrower pistols to larger slugthrower rifles.

Description[]

According to Phloremirlla Tenk, slugthrowers also seemed to be a more rugged and reliable weapon than a blaster, stating that they "last forever", whereas blasters "never fire again" after "a day or two in the jungle".^[1]

As blaster usage increased, the popularity of personal armor declined—while extremely effective against most slugs, even modern armor could not stop a direct blaster hit, and as a result the wearing of bulky or cumbersome protective gear seemed to offer little benefit, while still obstructing movement. Thus, the blaster arguably increased the usefulness of the slugthrower.^[2]

History[]

TuskenRecon-TSS — A Tusken Raider armed with a cycler rifle

Czerka Arms was a large manufacturer of slugthrowers, throughout its history. Other manufacturers included Merr-Sonn and Oriolanis.

Qymaen jai Sheelal, who would become the infamous Jedi hunter, General Grievous, used a slugthrower rifle during the Huk War.

In the Summertime War before and during the Clone Wars the Korunnai natives of Haruun Kal used slugthrowers because blasters became ineffective in the Haruun Kal jungle.

Tatooine's Tusken Raiders used the Tusken Cycler as a long range weapon when they were not close enough to use gaderffii. Most Slugthrower projectiles could penetrate a Trooper's helmet lens or vulnerable neck area, so when stormtroopers arrived on Tatooine, Tuskens often used them as target practice.

Several Rebel detachments carried slugthrowers, including Rebel SpecForce units, who preferred them because of the ability to silence them. Many used special explosive ammunition that was especially effective against stormtrooper armor. The Dressellians carried them at the Battle of Endor.

Aurra Sing famously carried a slugthrower along with her blaster pistols and lightsaber.

Lando Calrissian also was known to carry a slugthrower pistol as of 19 ABY and used it to distract Bastion security during the Caamas Document Crisis while helping Han Solo.

Slugthrowers were one of the more common weapons in the remote planet Lamaredd, because blasters and replacements for them were hard to find. There was an annual Landing Shootout in the capital town of Bartyn's Landing where contestants shot their slugthrowers to static targets for fame and awards, with the first award being a pearl-incrusted slugthrower handcrafted by artisan and crack shot Mix Liddell.^[3]^[4]