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The DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turret was a turbolaser turret used on the Galactic Republic's Venator-class Star Destroyers during the Clone Wars.
Description[]
A cross-section of a DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turret
The DBY-827 was the standard requirement in naval gunnery around the time of the Clone Wars for inter-ship combat and planetary bombardment. Each turret was mounted with powerful tracking sensors as well as a large power capacitor which quickly discharged energy to the guns. Venator-class Star Destroyers had eight DBY-827s, four on either side of the bridge area. They were the main source of firepower on the ship.[1]
The DBY-827 had two different modes of firing: one was to fire alternating between the two barrels, at variable but relatively rapid rates,[2] while another was to fire both barrels simultaneously, but at a generally lower but still variable rate.[2][3] During close-range fights, the turret could rotate in three seconds with its fast-tracking mode in order to engage close-range targets,[1] as well as having precise, long-range tracking that was suited for hitting targets at a distance. The DBY-827 had seven different blast intensities so that the damage inflicted could be modulated under various circumstances.[4]
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Sources[]
Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 35 (Starship Fact File: Venator-class Star Destroyer)- Star Wars Helmet Collection 33 (Weapons & Uniforms: The Republic Fleet)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 66 (Databank A-Z: Venator–Asajj Ventress)
- Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (First identified as DBY-827 heavy turbolaser turret)
- Star Wars Complete Vehicles, New Edition
- Star Wars: Battles that Changed the Galaxy (Picture only)
