DC-15A Blaster Rifle

The DC-15A blaster rifle was the weapon of choice for the Galactic Republic's clone troopers in the Grand Army of the Republic and the standard weapon of the Senate Commandos. It was a larger and more powerful long-range alternative to the DC-15S blaster.
== Characteristics ==
This type of blaster was a standard issue weapon for clone troopers. While the use of the blaster allowed a clone trooper to cary significantly more ammunition than a projectile weapon, the DC-15A was a heavy 9.5 pounds, and despite the weapon's size, was not a true dedicated repeating blaster refile. It's accuracy reduced under sustained fire. Even so, the blaster was very powerful and deadly in the hands of the skilled clone troopers that received extensive training it its use.
The weapon's tibanna gas cartridge carried enough gas for up to five hundred shots, depending on the power settings of the blaster. The lowest setting managed five hundred rounds per cartridge, and these bolts were equal in power to the DC-15S Blaster. The settings then went up to a rifle-power shot that had longer range, but overheated the gun on automatic setting. Like its smaller cousin, the length of the trigger pull determined the firing setting, while a knob controlled power settings. Its power-charge magazines ionized the gas into charged plasma within its ignition chamber. These bolts would then be accelerated out of the rifle electromagnetically. On higher settings, the large rifle’s powerful blue plasma bolts are more than capable of penetrating the armor of most infantry droids because of the hyper-ionization.
In addition to standard iron sights on the rifle’s upper surface, the DC-15 could interface with the helmets of clones to project a graphical gunsight on the clone trooper’s helmet display. When mounted on a tripod, the maximum effective range of a DC-15A was 10 kilometers. On maximum power, a shot from the blaster could leave a 0.5 meter hole in any ferroconcrete wall. However, firing at maximum power demanded a higher rate of power consumption; it would take just ten max power shots to deplete the pack.
The blaster could be outfitted with ascension cable projectors to climb up walls or cliffs. Despite the superior power of the DC-15A, many clones preferred to use the lighter, more compact DC-15S rifle. It was most commonly used to fight against larger and more heavily-armored droids such as the super battle droid and the dwarf spider droid on open battlefields, whereas the DC-15S was less bulky and easier to maneuver when engaging in close combat.
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