Blaster Range

Assuming that the Blaster is a laser gun, it would depend on the power (KiloWatts), on the beam profile, and on the divergence.

Real life lasers, which are pretty weak, can already be reflected on mirrors set up the moon. They are pretty much only limited by the clouds. I suppose a powerful laser would easily have an interplanetary range, at least visually.

As for the effect on target : beam divergence is a very big problem in atmospheric conditions and I don't think a laser could possibly hit another planet from the ground. Even a spaceborne laser would have to pierce through at least one atmospheric layer.

That's more a question for /sci/.

>>34702070
Ty i'll hit them up

>>34701996
If the blast is a magneticly confined hunk of plasma the projectile will degrade and move chaotically over time until it fails in some way. Could be it fizzles, possibly expands diffusely or a rupture where it goes pop, or a mix of all three.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvrQciFL0ig

Wookieepedia claims most small arms bolts have a maximum effective range of a few hundred meters at most.

>>34703002
>my steampunk Gatling

>>34701996
As a huge star wars fanatic I have to admit there's no scientific basis for anything in the star wars universe beyond what the writers of the movie/tv show/novels/comics want to use as a plot device. With those rules in mind as >>34703143
said wookiepedia says that small arms blasters can travel for a couple hundred meters but planetary gun installations and turbolasers can reach out to probably 1000km or more.