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A '''Lance''' is a large, spaceship mounted weapon, often seen on various [[Imperial Navy]] vessels as well as ships from other factions. The ability to efficiently produce long-range lance weaponry by [[Mars]] was perfected in late [[M37]].{{Fn|1}}
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A '''Lance''' is a large, spaceship mounted energy weapon, often seen on various [[Imperial Navy]] vessels as well as ships from other factions. The ability to efficiently produce long-range lance weaponry by [[Mars]] was perfected in late [[M37]].{{Fn|1}}
  
 
== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==

Revision as of 01:54, 8 December 2017

Imperial Lance turret opens fire

A Lance is a large, spaceship mounted energy weapon, often seen on various Imperial Navy vessels as well as ships from other factions. The ability to efficiently produce long-range lance weaponry by Mars was perfected in late M37.[1]

Overview

The principle of such a weapon is an extremely high-powered energy beam; the efficiency of a Lance turret is increased by the incorporation of several smaller beam projectors into a single, focused beam. The resulting weapon is capable of incinerating straight through the armoured hulls of other vessels as if they were irrelevant.

Types of Lance Weaponry

Imperial

  • Godsbane Lance: Ancient weapons of high technological demand and only older Grand Cruisers possess the requirements to mount them. These weapons are extremely long range, to the point that the beam dispersion becomes a problem.They are also often found on Chaos vessels.[2a]
  • Mezoa Hybrid Lance: A recent development from the world of Mezoa which is controversial. It sacrifices range substantially but increases damage potential by integrating an emitter into the lance design.[2a]
  • Titanforge Lance Battery: The weapon system used on the Navy Cruisers of the Calixis Sector.[3]
  • Voidsunder Lance: Commonly mounted on Light Cruisers. It sacrifices flexibility for raw power.[2a]
  • Las-burner: Scaled-down version of true lances, utilizing focused, high-power laser beams to cut through a ship's defenses. Though these weapons do far less damage then standard Lances, their size means smaller ships may carry them.[2a]

Eldar

  • Pulsar Lance: Fires a burst of high-intensity laser bolts. The energy requirements for the weapons are tremendous, but a single Pulsar can strike multiple devastating blows.[2b]
  • Phantom Lance: Used on smaller Eldar and Dark Eldar vessels. They are similar in design to Human lances but smaller and require less energy to power.[2b]
  • Shadow Lance: Lighter Lances used on smaller vessels.

Vessels mounting Lance weaponry

Imperial Navy

Space Marine Fleet

Chaos Fleet

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Eldar Fleet

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