Designation: Standard Issue Alliance Sidearm

Manufacturer: Blastech Corporation

Physical Description: Standard side arm, single handed grip, sighting scope, three power settings. Aprox. 100 shots per power pack.

History: The BE-25 is one of the most common side arms in use. Blastech manufactures these pistols and sells them to just about everyone. The Alliance, however, manufactures the BE-25 and several other Blastech designs under license, thanks to Rebel sympathizers on its board of directors. As a result of this agreement, the BE-25 is used everywhere in the Alliance as the standard non-combatants sidearm, such as with the Navy of fighter forces.

Use: The BE-25 is not a very powerful or accurate weapon, but its reliability, endurance and, possibly most importantly, low cost means that it is often used by those not on the front line. As such, it is the standard weapon that pilots are issued with, incase they have to eject over hostile territory. Everyone in Wolfshead Squadron is issued with one of these, as is virtually every pilot in the Alliance. The sidearm is usually kept in a small pocket in a flight suit, but some pilots have a habit of wearing their blasters in a waist holster, even when off duty. It is not uncommon for pilots to remove this blaster and replace it with a more preferred weapon. For instance, in Vyper's A-Wing, the BE-25 is replaced with his own, more powerful Special Forces Blaster. Surprisingly, Granite does keep the standard blaster in his B-Wing, though this probably because he doesn't appear to have any other weapons small enough to fit in its pocket. In any case, Granite always has his chainsaw stored in the foot well.