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The F-11D blaster is the primary weapon of a stormtrooper.

Yours will be black and white.

Captain Phasma's is plated in chromium.

Sad? Deal with it.

Your blaster is your life! Keep a good hold on it.

You never know when you might come up upon some treacherous Resistance scum.

And now, a short story that Captain Phasma submitted herself!

Once upon a time, I was a lowly foot soldier like you wimps. There were some key differences though.

I for one, knew how to operate a F-11D blaster in my first week of training!

None of you shrimps will do that good of course, but it sure is fun to watch you try!

Anyway, in my first week, the class had a holographic teacher.

CT-7672, was his designation. Each day, at precisely 1600 hours, we would practice how to clean, maintain, and fire a F-11D blaster.

I was top of the class, but that's beside the point.

So, be inspired by me, your commanding stormtrooper officer!

Moral: Take note of the captain's moves in the next battle or training simulation.

Cleaning a F-11D

Tools

~ 2 regulation-size rags

~ 1 small bucket of soapy water

~ your F-11D (or if you're on blaster duty, all of your squadmate's blasters as well)

~ 2 regulation-size sponge

~ 1 regulation-size blaster towel

How to:

1. Carefully pick up your blaster and, using a damp sponge, wipe grime and dirt off.

2. Put down sponge and with the towel, dry off blaster.

3. Dip a rag into the soapy water and wipe remaining unwanted particles off.

4. Dry with towel.

5. Disassemble your blaster and sponge the individual parts until they sparkle.

6. Towel off.

7. Dip other rag into the soapy water and repeat step three, but for the inner components.

Firing a F-11D

1. Pick up your blaster and wait until you hear the woosh sound that means it has paired magnatomically with you standard trooper gloves.

2. Aim carefully, using your targeting scope.

3. Pull the trigger and watch your blaster bolt (hopefully) hit the target.