A quad laser cannon,[1] or quad laser, was a laser weapon consisting of four linked laser cannons which fired alternately in pairs[2] or individually in rapid succession.[3] Commonly used on small- to medium-sized starships, they were both more powerful than many other ship-mounted weapons, and more affordable than turbolasers.[2] They were typically operated from inside a turret.[1] The Millennium Falcon, a modified YT-1300 light freighter owned by Han Solo, had two AG-2G quad laser cannons: one on the top of the ship, the other below.[1]
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- Millennium Falcon in the Encyclopedia (content now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as Quad laser cannon)
- Ultimate Star Wars
- Star Wars: Star Pilot
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- Star Wars: Ships of the Galaxy
- Star Wars: Card Trader (Card: Millennium Falcon - Blueprints)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Incredible Cross-Sections
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars: Build Your Own R2-D2 10 (Building the Galaxy: Visual Effects, Part 1) (Picture only)
- Star Wars: The Rebel Files
- Star Wars: Build Your Own X-Wing 1 (Starfighter Aces: Luke Skywalker — Savior of the Rebel Alliance)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story: Tales from Vandor
- Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- "Republic, Rebel, and Resistance Starfighters" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Inside Intel: The Death Star on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)