Its in-game description reads : "Changes the sun's energy into a powerful attack beam."
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| - Its in-game description reads : "Changes the sun's energy into a powerful attack beam."
- The Nova Cannon is one of the most exceptionally powerful weapons employed by the military forces of the Imperium of Man. Mounted below the heavily armoured prows of Imperial Navy Cruisers and Battleships, Nova Cannons have few equals in terms of their range or destructive power. Very few weapons are capable of creating a blast effect that can encompass multiple Warp-capable starships. These rare and massive weapons are distinguished by that capacity.
- A Nova cannon is a vehicle- or vessel-mounted cannon, essentially functioning according to the principle of a nuclear shaped charge. Such a weapon is loaded with a charge of frozen deuterium, in which a laser then induces a fusion reaction. The weapon has a rather short arming range, the energy of the fusion itself being propelled out of the barrel in a ball or narrow cone, creating an area of destruction ahead of the weapon. Unlike many similar weapons, the Nova cannon does not pose high demands on energy supply.
- A Nova Cannon is a high powered weapon almost exclusively encountered on Imperial vessels. The principle of such a weapon is very similar to that of a rail-gun, in that it requires no propellant or fuel to move the projectile. Instead, the ammunition is accelerated using powerful magnetic fields to speeds almost equal to the speed of light. There's also an unrelated plasma-based Nova Cannon which is mounted on the Ordinatus Armageddon.
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| - Its in-game description reads : "Changes the sun's energy into a powerful attack beam."
- A Nova Cannon is a high powered weapon almost exclusively encountered on Imperial vessels. The principle of such a weapon is very similar to that of a rail-gun, in that it requires no propellant or fuel to move the projectile. Instead, the ammunition is accelerated using powerful magnetic fields to speeds almost equal to the speed of light. The recoil generated by such a high energy release practically prohibits vessels from mounting nova cannons on turrets, or on smaller ships. Thus, they are nearly always fired in a fixed forward arc, where the powerful ships engines can compensate for the reverse motion of the projectile. The ammunition fired by the nova cannon is a specially prepared imploding charge, timed to detonate after it achieves a set distance from the vessel that fired it. The distance is calculated by the ship's weapons officer. Though the high speed of the projectile prevents detonation at short ranges, as it will have already obtained such a high distance in a very short space of time. There's also an unrelated plasma-based Nova Cannon which is mounted on the Ordinatus Armageddon.
- The Nova Cannon is one of the most exceptionally powerful weapons employed by the military forces of the Imperium of Man. Mounted below the heavily armoured prows of Imperial Navy Cruisers and Battleships, Nova Cannons have few equals in terms of their range or destructive power. Very few weapons are capable of creating a blast effect that can encompass multiple Warp-capable starships. These rare and massive weapons are distinguished by that capacity.
- A Nova cannon is a vehicle- or vessel-mounted cannon, essentially functioning according to the principle of a nuclear shaped charge. Such a weapon is loaded with a charge of frozen deuterium, in which a laser then induces a fusion reaction. The weapon has a rather short arming range, the energy of the fusion itself being propelled out of the barrel in a ball or narrow cone, creating an area of destruction ahead of the weapon. Unlike many similar weapons, the Nova cannon does not pose high demands on energy supply.
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