Timeline for Why don't they use gunpowder in the Star Wars universe?

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Jan 18, 2022 at 23:28	comment	added	FuzzyBoots		a) Arrows tend to be better at penetration than bullets at shorter ranges (they tend to do a bit less damage because they don't expand in the wound, though) and b) Ewoks are shown lifting boulders the size of their upper torso with extreme ease, so it seems they are extremely strong for their size, allowing for the more powerful bows.
Dec 27, 2015 at 6:32	comment	added	Jeutnarg		So - very strong bows shooting toxic arrows at the weakest section of that armor.
Dec 27, 2015 at 6:30	comment	added	Jeutnarg		from Star Wars The Essential Guide to Warfare: "The first wave of troopers died with arrows through the gaps in their armor. The indigenes were primitive, but later I read about the bows they'd used, how they were engineered for immense leverage. I saw troopers falling with arrows that had gone completely through their throats. They were the lucky ones - some of our men took what looked like minor wounds, and minutes later they were clawing their helmets off and gasping for air. The abos had dipped their arrows in some kind of nerve toxing that paralyzed every muscle in the body."
Dec 26, 2015 at 4:56	comment	added	Azor Ahai -him-		How on earth did they explain an arrow could penetrate the armor, but not a bullet?
Sep 10, 2015 at 2:53	history	answered	Jeutnarg	CC BY-SA 3.0