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.
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.
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