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An Ion Cannon for mounting on a Hammerhead

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

Heavy Ion Cannon mounted on a starship[4]

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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 Bolt Thrower • Kroot Gun • Kroot Hunting Rifle • Kroot Rifle • Neutron Blaster
Grenades EMP Grenade • Photon Grenade

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