@sirfizwhiz: Source? Because there are TURBOLASER calcs for those speeds. You can call me ignorant of you want, but until you can post a single scene of a blaster being more accurate, having a better rate of fire or better range than a modern firearm, I am not the one being ignorant. The estimated speed of blaster bolts from the dc50a and e11 (respectively) and their variants, as well as other handheld blasters, is about 130fps across the original and the prequel trilogies.
Blasters are high ammo, mass fire weapons. Gear and tactics develops for the war it fights and storm troopers and other star wars units use mass formations and line fire. They HAVE to hecause the rate of fire on their weapons is crap and so is the projectile/bolt speed. They are essentially high capacity muskets.
The special units that DON'T use mass tactics, largely carry projectile weapons. There is argument to made about trooper armor being bullet proof...but Jedis don't use armor and the troopers have never faced anything like modern weapons. The closest I can find is the Dresselian rifle, (legends) which is pre WWI tech for us, and the the Empire LOST that planet.
So yeah, I stand by my statement, and I'm gonna have to ask you for some real evidence to the contrary.
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