OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To provide a covert operations blaster for intelligence and special operations personnel.
- Image Source: Wookiepedia https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Krennic's_DT-29_heavy_blaster_pistol
- Canon Link: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Krennic's_DT-29_heavy_blaster_pistol
- Permissions: N/A
- Primary Source: Blaster Pistol
- Manufacturer : Tampson Consolidated on license from BlasTech Industries
- Affiliation: House Mecetti
- Market Status: Open-Market
- Model: DL-44 Covert Model
- Modularity: Yes
- Production: Mass-Produced
- Material: Durasteel, blaster components
- Classification: Blaster Pistol
- Size: Large (for a pistol)
- Weight: Average (for a pistol)
- Ammunition Type: Power cell, gas canister
- Ammunition Capacity: Average | 50 (power cell), 100 (gas canister)
- Effective Range: Average
- Rate of Fire: Average
- Damage Output: High (for a pistol)
- Recoil: Average
- Discharges much more quietly than a standard blaster
- Scope
- Powerful Bolts capable of harming targets in trooper armor.
- Has quiet discharge
- Has stun setting
- A bit larger than most pistols.
- Quick Draw is difficult.
The DT-29 heavy blaster is a common weapon found throughout the galaxy, often in military service. The Covert model has a quieter discharge than most, allowing the weapon to be used without attracting too much attention. This has made it popular with intelligence personnel and special operatives.