Chaingun/Legends

Chainguns were extremely powerful ranged weapons that fired small blaster bolts at a very high volume, and at extremely high speeds. The sound of a chaingun would horrify targets, as hundreds of blaster bolts struck their bodies. Chainguns made short work of large groups of opponents, and operated off an automatically recharging power source. However, it was a large, heavy, and unwieldy weapon.
==History==
The clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic used the Z-6 rotary blaster cannon during the Clone Wars. One of these rotating blaster cannon chainguns was used in battle against General Grievous on Hypori. The weapon had two configurations: Shoulder mounted, like a Rocket launcher, or a two-handed configuration. The shoulder-mounted version was used by the Rail-class Advanced Recon Commando variant of Anti-trooper. Another chaingun was the LS-150 Heavy Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun, used by Trandoshan mercenaries on Kashyyyk. Most variants of Phase II Dark Troopers used chainguns in battle. The Rebel SpecForces team Renegade Squadron also used chainguns.
==Use==
The chaingun was often used for capturing fortified bases or for charging a closely knit force of hostiles, as its devastating rate of fire would both intimidate and eliminate enemies. The chaingun was also highly effective at defending an area. However, they were not usually wielded for general use, as the chaingun was large and heavy, and some models needed a few seconds to warm up before firing.
Yoda also carried a chaingun in a box on his back and used it to defend a planet.
==Known models==
*LS-150 Heavy Accelerated Charged Particle Repeater Gun
*Z-6 rotary blaster cannon
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Category:Personal blaster cannons