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The '''Ax-108 "Ground Buzzer" surface-defense blaster cannon''' was a type of [[Blaster/Legends|blaster]] [[Blaster cannon/Legends|cannon]] and the primary antipersonnel weapon of the [[Millennium Falcon/Legends|''Millennium Falcon'']] used during its ownership by [[Han Solo/Legends|Han Solo]]. It could be manually operated or set for automatic targeting. The blaster cannon was manufactured by [[BlasTech Industries/Legends|BlasTech]].

==Description==
The "Ground Buzzer" had a rate of fire of 12 energy-bursts per second.

The "Ground Buzzer" aboard the ''Millennium Falcon'' could be operated manually from either the cockpit or by a handheld remote, or automatically via the ship's computer. In the latter instance, the Ground Buzzer's targeting computer was programmed to not fire at the ''Falcon''{{'s}} crew or allied forces, and it was also programmed to avoid hitting any part of the ''Falcon'', including the ship's landing legs. The weapon was included with targeting sensors that sought out energy signatures from enemy weapons, with the built-in computer also determining which targets pose the most immediate threat prior to opening fire. It was also installed with a dedicated generator that ran independently from the ''Falcon''{{'s}} generator, in order to ensure that the weapon is still operable even if the ''Falcon''{{'s}} other electrical systems were shut down or otherwise have been temporarily disabled.

==History==
Han Solo, when making preparations for the ''Millennium Falcon'' to escape [[Hoth/Legends|Hoth]] during the [[Battle of Hoth/Legends|Battle of Hoth]] with [[Leia Organa Solo|Leia Organa]], [[C-3PO/Legends|C-3PO]], and [[Chewbacca/Legends|Chewbacca]], utilized the "Ground Buzzer" to hold off an advance of [[Cold assault stormtrooper|Snowtroopers]] from the [[501st Legion/Legends|501st Legion]] long enough for the take-off preparations to be completed. Just prior to activating the cannon, Solo, in response to Organa's protest that the ''Falcon'' cannot get past the Imperial blockade, commented that the ship still had its surprises. Solo had implemented the blaster cannon onto the Falcon as a concealed weapon specifically to discourage sneak attacks while the ''Falcon'' was grounded.

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==Appearances==
*''[[Star Wars: Battlefront II]]''
*''[[Adventures in Hyperspace: Fire Ring Race]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike]]''
*''[[Star Wars Missions 13: Prisoner of the Nikto Pirates]]''
*[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (junior novelization)|''Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back'' junior novel]]
*{{Film|V}} {{1st}}
*[[Millennium Falcon (novel)|''Millennium Falcon'']]
*[[Millennium Falcon (audiobook)|''Millennium Falcon'' audiobook]]
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse]]''
*[[Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse (audiobook)|''Fate of the Jedi: Apocalypse'' audiobook]]

==Sources==
[[File:Ax-108.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Ground Buzzer" schematics]]
*''[[A Guide to the Star Wars Universe]]'' {{ID|forward gun pod}}
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' {{ID|auto-firing blaster cannon}}
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' {{Imo}}
*{{CCG|set=Hoth Limited|link=Hoth-Light/large/surfacedefensecannon.gif|cardname=Surface Defense Cannon}}
*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]'' {{ID|auto-firing blaster cannon}}
*{{InsiderCite|106|Millennium Man}} {{Imo}}
*''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' {{C|As "forward gun pod"}}
*''[[Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Millennium Falcon: A 3-D Owner's Guide]]''
*''[[Millennium Falcon Owner's Workshop Manual]]''
*''[[The Essential Guide to Warfare]]''
*''[[Fly Casual]]''

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[[Category:Starship-mounted blaster cannons]]