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Ion Cannon
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
The Ion Cannon is a powerful Tau weapon mounted on large vehicles and starships.
The Ion Cannon itself operates by generating a stream of high-energy ionised particles and launching them at a target using an electromagnetic field. These particles react explosively with the target, transferring tremendous energy at the atomic level.[1][2] The resulting vaporisation only magnifies the amount of damage dealt, with starship-based models comparable to Imperial Lances.[3]
Heavy Ion Cannon Batteries are mounted on Tau Navy ships.[4]
Images
An Ion Cannon for mounting on a Hammerhead
Heavy Ion Cannon mounted on a starship[4]
See Also
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tau, Pg. 19
- 2: Codex: Tau Empire, Pg. 30
- 3: Battlefleet Gothic Armada, Pg. 98
- 4: Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2
- 5: White Dwarf 127 (2016), pg. 29 Tau Empire XV104 Riptide
| Tau Empire Weapons | |
|---|---|
| One-Handed Weapons | Honour Blade • Pulse Pistol |
| Two-Handed Weapons | Pulse Rifle • Pulse Carbine • Pulse Blaster • Rail Rifle • Ion Rifle • Longshot Pulse Rifle • Equalisers |
| Battlesuit Weapons | Airbursting Fragmentation Projector • Burst Cannon • Cyclic Ion Blaster • Cyclic Ion Raker • Flamer • Fusion Blaster • Fusion Cannon • Fusion Cascade • Fusion Collider • Fusion Eradicator • Ion Accelerator • Missile Pod • Phased Ion Gun • Plasma Rifle • Pulse Submunitions Rifle • Heavy Rail Rifle • Heavy Burst Cannon • Heavy Rail Cannon • Pulse Submunition Cannon • EMP Discharge Cannon • Pulse Ordnance Multi-Driver • Pulse Driver Cannon • Pulse ARC Cannon • Destroyer Missiles • Cluster Rockets • Fragmentation Cluster Shell Launcher |
| Other Vehicle Weapons | Ion Cannon • Plasma Bomb • Railgun • Seeker Missile • Smart Missile System • Quad Ion Turret |
| Auxiliary Weapons | Kroot Weapons • Neutron Weapons |
| Grenades | EMP Grenade • Photon Grenade |
