Accelerator Cannon
The Accelerator Cannon, also known as the Fellblade Cannon, in twin-linked variant was the primary armament on the Fellblade Super Heavy Tank. Developed on the Forge World of Tigrus, the Accelerator Cannon was an advanced weapon able to switch between density-core armor piercing shells for use against enemy armor and powerful high-explosive fragmentation rounds against infantry.[1]
This type of cannon used a complex overpressure mechanisms of a special vacuum-based system which can propel heavy shells with greater force than a conventional cannon of similar size. This system is so efficient that they provide very little recoil from every shot, making the Accelerator cannon extremely stable and accurate. The loading mechanism of Accelerator cannon is also highly advanced and served by a special loading mechanism that allows the tank’s commander to switch ammunition type at a little notice.[3]
The accelerator cannon can fire two types of ammunition. First – is an anti-personal, heavy and high explosive munition with a fragmentation core capable of slashing down entire units in a single shot; second – is and anti-armour shell with a super-dense core, that can penetrate any known class of physical armour. Both types of ammunition are targeted by a complex logis engine system slaved to the Space Marine's commander's strategium terminal, enabling him to seek and switch between dozens of targets.[3]
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Sources
- 1: The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal, pg. 224
- 2: Forge World Fellblade (last accessed 10 March 2015)
- 3: Imperial Armour Volume Two (Second Edition), pg. 104
