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The scatter gun was a low-velocity slugthrower that fired a spray of solid pellets when fired. It could often hit multiple targets or eliminate one target with a single blast. However, its damage decreased as range to the target increased, since the pellets scattered if fired from too far away; this made the weapon more suited for close-quarters combat.
The scatter gun was common on backwater worlds where slugthrowers were still the predominant weapon of choice. The gun was cheap and so was its ammunition; 10 shells each cost 2 credits and weighed 0.1 kilograms. Its low manufacturing cost and utility as a hunting weapon helped maintain its popularity. Mercenaries, marines, and other soldiers sometimes carried a scatter gun as a backup weapon.
A variant of this kind of slugthrower was the A-52 Frag Storm scattergun, a gun produced during the Cold War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire.
Appearances[]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
Star Wars: Imperial Assault — Core Set- Planet of Twilight (First appearance)
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction (as scatterblaster) (Mentioned only)
- Fate of the Jedi: Conviction audiobook (as scatterblaster) (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault — Core Set (Card: Trandoshan Hunter) (backup link) (as "scattergun")
- Star Wars: Imperial Assault — Core Set (Card: Trandoshan Hunter (Elite)) (backup link) (as "scattergun")
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Galaxy at War
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Galaxy at War indicates that this weapon can fire from point-blank rifle range to a maximum of a short range rifle. Specifics of this range are detailed in the Saga Edition Core Rulebook.