
Commander Ponds with a DC-15A Blaster Rifle
The DC-15A Blaser Rifle was one the most commonly seen weapons in the galaxy during the Clone Wars era. Developed originally by BlasTech Industries for use by the Grand Army of the Republic's Clone Troopers, the DC-15A saw extensive usage during the war. The weapon itself was a hefty nine and one-half pounds capable of firing on multiple fire settings. These settings ranged from the default setting equivalent to the bolts fired from the 15A's smaller relative to the DC-15S. With this setting, the weapon could fire up to 500 shots before reloading was necessary. The next, higher setting had a lengthier range but could overheat the gun on sustained fire. The next and final setting was an anti-armor setting which allowed a user to fire only ten shots before reloading.
In addition, several modes of fire were available, ranging from single shot to fully automatic fire. However, since the rifle wasn't designed to be a true repeating blaster, it was not entirely reliable on automatic fire. The rifle featured iron sights on the weapon and hardware that interacted with a trooper's helmet.