Traktor Kannon
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The Traktor Kannon is an Ork weapon. A powerful energy-based traktor beam is projected towards any target and the beam pulls it towards the source with large amounts of force. Often the gun is used to scatter formations by dragging large objects through them, or even firing the cannon at troops. This throws them around as if they were in a storm. Vehicles and buildings can be torn apart by the forces applied to them.[1]
Due to power restraints, the beam is fired in bursts, which provides a brief period of time for forces to regroup, rather than in one continuous shot. If something goes wrong, it is common for the polarity of the beam to be reversed, thereby dragging the Kannon towards the enemy target, or even for it to overheat, preventing it from keeping up a high rate of fire.[1]
Later Editions
The Traktor Kannon appears only in Second Edition.
Source
- 1: Codex: Orks (2nd Edition), pg.13