BlasTech Industries


History


BlasTech armed the Galactic Empire with designs, including the infamous E-11 used by the Stormtrooper Corps.

BlasTech armed the Galactic Empire with designs, including the infamous E-11 used by the Stormtrooper Corps.

BlasTech Industries was a prominent weapons manufacturer in the galaxy during the time of the Galactic Republic. Following the creation of the Grand Army of the Republic by the Kaminoan cloners, BlasTech was selected to manufacture their weaponry, which it did with the DC-15 family of blaster weapons. This included the DC-15A blaster rifle and the DC-15A blaster carbine as well as more specialized weaponry. During the Age of the Empire, BlasTech also secured numerous contracts with the Galactic Empire, manufacturing the notorious E-11 medium blaster rifle and its specialized versions for the Stormtrooper Corps as well as the Imperial Army and Navy. Around this time the company established a weapons laboratory in the Easthills near the planet Lothal's Capital City.

After the New Republic victory in the Battle of Jakku and the surrender or escape of all remaining Imperial factions still active in the galaxy, acting Galactic Emperor and former Grand Vizier Mas Amedda, along with Chancellor Mon Mothma signed the Galactic Concordance in Chandrila to formally end the Galactic Civil War. After the fall of the Empire, the Industries continued to be active. The BlasTech-produced EL-16HFE blaster rifle was used by the New Republic. The IB-94 blaster pistol, one of which was used by the Mandalorian Din Djarin, was produced by BlasTech at some point. Djarin's fellow Tribe member Paz Vizsla used the M-55 Medium Repeating Blaster as a Heavy Infantry Mandalorian.

Thanks to BlasTech and Merr-Sonn creating the Sonn-Blas Corporation to secretly supply the First Order, its military was armed with a new generation of blasters.

Thanks to BlasTech and Merr-Sonn creating the Sonn-Blas Corporation to secretly supply the First Order, its military was armed with a new generation of blasters.

The New Republic-Imperial treaty prohibited the deployment of armed stormtrooper forces in the galaxy or the sale of arms to them. To circumvent this prohibition, BlasTech, along with munitions manufacturer Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc., spun off a subsidiary, Sonn-Blas Corporation to manufacture and supply weapons for the First Order's Stormtrooper Corps. This subsidiary operated from the time of the Cold War to the First Order-Resistance War and manufactured blasters and other assorted weaponry for the First Order's militias. The First Order's rival, General Leia Organa's Resistance, used by-that-point outdated BlastTech EL-16s and EL-16HFEs.

Pistols


The DL-44 heavy blaster pistol was manufactured by BlasTech.

The DL-44 heavy blaster pistol was manufactured by BlasTech.

Over the lifespan BlasTech Industries, countless models and designs of blaster pistols were conceived and produced. From the hard hitting DL-44 heavy blaster pistol to the "light" EC-17 hold-out blaster along with countless other models designed for both state-owned and private use. The Automatic DH-17 blaster pistol proved so successful that army and navy personnel of both the Alliance and Imperial Military used the model during the Galactic Civil War. BlasTech also manufactured the DL-44 heavy blaster pistol favored by Han Solo.

Rifles and carbines


Boba Fett fires an EE-3, a model of blaster carbine produced by BlasTech.

Boba Fett fires an EE-3, a model of blaster carbine produced by BlasTech.

BlasTech also produced other blaster types, including blaster rifles and blaster carbines. One example of a blaster rifle produced by the company was the DC-15A blaster rifle, which was identified as a heavy blaster rifle model. The E-11 medium blaster rifle was produced by BlasTech, with further "E-11" designs, such as the E-11s sniper rifle and E-11D blaster carbine, also being manufactured by BlasTech. Other blaster carbines produced by BlasTech included the EE-3 carbine rifle and EE-4 carbine rifle.

Other blaster models


BlasTech was also able to produce blaster cannons, such as the Z-6 rotary blaster cannon it produced, with Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. also involved in its production. BlasTech also produced sniper rifles, such as the E-11s sniper rifle and DH-447 sniper rifle.

Multi-purpose blasters


BlasTech industries manufactured and designed several blaster models which could be configured for a number of different roles. The Alliance to Restore the Republic used the A-180 and A280-CFE. Both blaster pistols could be configured into an sniper rifle and an assault rifle.

The DL-44 heavy blaster pistol could be turned into a blaster rifle, with the addition of an extended barrel and a stock.

The company also sold reconfigurable blasters such as the A-300 blaster rifle, which gave users the option to remove the long air-cooled barrel-shroud and the shoulder stock to allow for greater movement. A collapsing barrel could be pulled out to allow for greater accuracy without the need for previously mentioned heavy barrel. Note that the rifle could not reduced to a pistol.

Vehicle weaponry


Apart from personal weapons, BlasTech also manufactured heavier weaponry that was equipped on vehicles. Ezra Bridger's speeder bike was equipped with twin JB-37 blaster cannons manufactured by BlasTech.

State business


BlasTech maintained close relations with the galactic governments, frequently being favored as their armies' weapons manufacturer. Major state contracts included those for the:

Grand Army of the Republic


Galactic Empire


First Order (as the Sonn-Blas Corporation)


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