Laser cannon

Laser cannons were powerful laser weapons that were commonly outfitted to vehicles, starfighters, and starships. A laser cannon could be fixed in place or attached to a turret or ball-mounted swivel,Star Wars: The Last Jedi: The Visual Dictionary allowing the weapon to aim and fire in many directions.
==Description==
Laser cannons operated on similar principles as blasters and blaster cannons - using high-energy gas to fire concentrated bolts of energy - but could be more powerful and with greater range. They were the dominant weapon of the galaxy, with a variety of different models mounted on both civilian and military vehicles and vessels.Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
Like blasters, many laser cannons could vary the intensity of their shots. The laser cannons on a UT-60D U-wing starfighter/support craft could be adjusted so that a single shot would reduce a person to ash.Victory's Price The laser cannons on a Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry could fire bolts of up to 5 gigajoules.
Laser cannons could also be used to shoot down enemy missiles.Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith novelizationHeir to the JediAlphabet SquadronShadow Fall However doing so required a working targeting computer, as otherwise hitting missiles traveling at extreme velocities could be incredibly hard. Even with a targeting computer, some targets could be very difficult to hit: during the Great Hyperspace Disaster, Galactic Republic Longbeam cruiser fighters had a one-in-three chance of hitting debris from the Legacy Run traveling at close to light-speed.The High Republic: Light of the Jedi
Manufacturers of laser cannons included Sureggi, whose product was on board the Auzituck anti-slaver gunship.Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
==History==
Vehicles that were equipped with laser cannons included the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer (AT-TE), the All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT walker), the All Terrain Reconnaissance Transport (AT-RT), the All Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST walker), the Gian heavy patrol speeder, the freeco bike, the WLO-5 battle tank, General Grievous' TSMEU-6 personal wheel bike, the T-47 airspeeder, and the Umbaran mobile heavy cannon (MHC).
Battle droids that were equipped with laser cannons included the DSD1 dwarf spider droid, which had a nose-mounted laser cannon. 
During a skirmish on Florrum, pirates loyal to their leader Hondo Ohnaka mounted a laser cannon on a tripod and used it to ambush pirates that had turned against him.; image #14
==Variants==
===Turbolaser===
More powerful versions of laser cannons were turbolasers.
===Rotary laser cannon===
A type of laser cannon that was used as a personal heavy weapon was referred to as a rotary laser cannon, rotating laser cannon, or as the Z-6 rotary blaster cannon. Such weapons were used by clone troopers Hardcase and Thorn.; image #9
===Heavy, medium and light laser cannons===
There were also heavier,Star Wars: Commander mediumStar Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide and lighter variants of the standard laser cannon.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*Disney Infinity 3.0
*LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
*Rogue One: Recon A Star Wars 360 Experience
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*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
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==Sources==
===Non-canon sources===
*LEGO Star Wars: Build Your Own Adventure
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