It was a severely underutilized prop from the film. Supposedly it was to be used for the deleted Wampa attack on Echo Base but it's conspicuously missing from the footage that I've seen.
The EU has designated it as a laser ice-cutter.
Post #682240
- Author
- Tobar
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- General Star Wars Random Thoughts Thread
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- Date created
- 7-Jan-2014, 6:48 PM