The DC-12U beam rifle, also known as the SCUBA trooper rifle, was a specialized blaster rifle that could operate underwater. It was a double-barreled blaster that came equipped with a glowlight attachment to provide visibility in dark ocean depths.
Description
Designed by BlasTech Industries for the clone dive troopers of the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic, the DC-12U beam rifle was a heavy, double-barreled weapon developed from an older BlasTech blaster rifle built for use in wet, humid, or swamp-like environments. Equipped with a collapsible stock and an integrated under-barrel mount, the DC-12U fired two low-output blaster bolts with one pull of the trigger and was devastating in the proper hands. The under-barrel mount could also typically be equipped with a high-powered flashlight that provided visibility in the darkest depths of the various aquatic planets' oceans.[1]
As a result of its particular mix of blaster gases and its special focusing elements that were used to optimize underwater operations, the DC-12U fired blue-colored blaster bolts as opposed to the typical red bolts emitted by most weapons. One DC-12U cost 1,600 credits[1]
History
During the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, a detachment of clone SCUBA troopers led by Clone Commander Monnk were equipped with these rifles during the Battle of Mon Cala in 20 BBY.[3] DC-12Us were carried by the SCUBA troopers' successors, the Imperial seatroopers, during the invasion of Mon Cala.[4]
Appearances
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Water War" (First appearance)- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Gungan Attack"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Prisoners"
- Darth Vader (2017) 15
- Darth Vader (2017) 16
- Darth Vader (2017) 17
Sources
- "Gungan Attack" Episode Guide | The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as SCUBA trooper rifle)
- Collapse of the Republic (First identified as DC-12U beam rifle)
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy
