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Article Title/Topic: Blasters
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The blaster, commonly known as a gun, is a weapon with different ranges. Starting from the hand blaster to long-ranged sniper blaster and even blaster cannons, most of which used particle beam energy known as blaster bolts. These bolts are stored in a replaceable power pack. The weapon of choice from most bounty hunters and criminals. Most blasters come with different settings such as kill or paralyze.
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Some of the first developed blasters were reverse-engineered from Rakatan technology when the Infinite Empire collapsed. Among these were large heavy artillery-type weapons with huge energy conductors and power generators. Due to the size of the early blasters, they were extremely destructive, yet very slow firing and problematic, therefore very hard to move. Blasters then were made more efficient with handheld weapons called beam-tubes. These would become the weapon of choice for all elite infantry of Xim the Despot, the Duinarbulon Star Lancers. Near the year 25,130 BBY the exchange to displace heatbeams and plasma cannons which were safer and needed fewer repairs.
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Lots of blasters had accessories and attachments to assist the user with grip, targeting, rate of fire, and even accuracy. Some attachments like electronic scopes, targeting lasers, and larger power packs were added to assist.