Flechette launcher/Legends
- "How are you planning to use it?"
"With a flechette cartridge. Let's see her try a lightwhip on that." - ―Luke Skywalker and Mara Jade Skywalker
A flechette launcher was an anti-personnel weapon that saw extensive use during the last half of the Clone Wars. This weapon fired canisters containing hundreds of razor-sharp flechettes — durasteel darts that spread out over the large area. The projectiles would explode, releasing flechettes at high velocity in a wide spread.
A single antipersonnel canister could eliminate an entire squad of soldiers, while anti-vehicle rounds, consisting of eleven-centimeter-long missiles, could affect a concentrated area of five meters in diameter. The flechettes contained within were strong enough to rip through ten centimeters of durasteel, and were effective countermeasures against airspeeders and other light repulsorcraft.
Flechette launchers could also be wrist-mounted. The bounty hunter Mahwi Lihnn wore a palm flechette shooter.
Notable models
Appearances
- Maul: Lockdown
- Maul: Lockdown audiobook
- Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter
- Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise
- Jedi Quest: The School of Fear (Mentioned only)
- Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap
- Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth (Mentioned only)
- Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
- The Last of the Jedi: Dark Warning
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Han Solo at Stars' End (First appearance)
- Han Solo's Revenge
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
"Waystation"—The Kathol Rift - "Endgame"—Endgame
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- The New Jedi Order: Agents of Chaos I: Hero's Trial
- Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
- Fate of the Jedi: Abyss
- Fate of the Jedi: Abyss audiobook
Sources
- Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- The Kathol Outback
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Far Orbit Project
- Arms & Equipment Guide
"Arms & Equipment Guide Extras!" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide
- Rebellion Era Campaign Guide
- Dangerous Covenants
- Fly Casual
- Strongholds of Resistance