DH-17 Blaster Pistol

The DH-17 Blaster Pistol was a ranged weapon produced by BlasTech Industries and used primarily for shipboard combat. 
==Features==
The DH-17 was an example of a typical blaster pistol, and was a standard-issue military sidearm in the Imperial Navy and the Rebel Alliance.
A short-range combat weapon, and also effective at medium ranges the DH-17 had an optimum range of thirty meters, but its armour-piercing blaster bolts were still effective, though somewhat less accurate at up to four times that distance. A semi-automatic weapon, it could also be modified to fire in short bursts and had a low-power stun setting, capable of knocking a human out for up to ten minutes. However, setting the weapon to full automatic fire drained the power pack in less than twenty seconds, and the wielder ran the risk of overheating the internal components and causing an explosive overload.
The DH-17's blaster gas chamber carried enough gas for five hundred shots, and a standard power pack supplied energy for one hundred shots. The energy pack could be replaced in about five seconds by a skilled soldier, and a generator can charge a drained pack in around fifteen minutes. The weapon was particularly popular among naval forces, being able to pierce most body armour without piercing the hull of the vessel. 
==History==
Rebel troopers were commonly armed with DH-17 pistols due to their low price and their durable design meant they could be used effectively at Echo Base on the ice planet Hoth, and on the Tantive IV. During the time of the Galactic Empire, it was illegal on many worlds for non-military personnel to carry blaster pistols, though DH-17s were widely available on the black market. 
During the Galactic Civil War, a carbine variant was available.
== Foot Note ==
This weapon is used within a RESOLUTION Plots and is so part of the RSNverse of Star Wars lore.
In the RSNverse, the history may run a different course to that of canon or the EU.
Category:Alliance Weapons