Quad laser cannon


A quad laser cannon, or quad laser, was a laser weapon consisting of four linked laser cannons which fired alternately in pairs or individually in rapid succession. Commonly used on small- to medium-sized starships, they were both more powerful than many other ship-mounted weapons, and more affordable than turbolasers. They were typically operated from inside a turret. The Millennium Falcon, a modified YT-1300 light freighter owned by Han Solo, had two AG-2G quad laser cannons: one on the top of the ship, the other below.

Sources


  • Ultimate Star Wars
  • Star Wars: Star Pilot
  • Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  • Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10
  • Star Wars: The Rebel Files
  • Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
  • Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary

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