Quad laser cannon

A quad laser cannon, or quad laser, was a laser weapon consisting of four linked laser cannons which fired alternately in pairs or individually in rapid succession. Commonly used on small- to medium-sized starships, they were both more powerful than many other ship-mounted weapons, and more affordable than turbolasers. They were typically operated from inside a turret. 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.

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