A blaster cannon was a short-range, high-impact artillery piece. It generated a visible, high-energy beam by using blaster gas. Despite being able to inflict significant damage on both buildings and living things, their power output was lower when compared to laser cannons. Blaster cannons were often mounted on starships or land-based vehicles, such as the Flash speeder; however, portable versions also existed, for example, the Z-6 rotary blaster cannon.
Examples of blaster cannons included the Vulk TAU-6-23 "Blastmill" rotary blaster cannon, the Mark II EWHB-10, and the F-11ABA heavy blaster cannon.