Gate Coupling

A Gate Coupling or gate coupler was a bonded lock coupler that held the laser tip and magnetic flashback suppressor in perfect alignment with the barrel of the laser cannon on a T-65 X-wing starfighter. The Coupling allowed ground crews to quickly replace the laser tip and flashback suppressor. They were nearly as expensive to purchase as the tip and suppressor combined.

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