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Ion pulse cannon

Ion pulse cannon

Production information
Type	Heavy anti-capital ship ion cannon^[1]
Cost	Not available for public sale
Physical and technical specifications
Size	Several hundred meters in diameter^[2]
Usage and history
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[1]
Affiliation	Confederacy of Independent Systems^[1]

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The ion pulse cannon was a massive ion cannon model fitted onto the Subjugator-class heavy cruiser.

1 Characteristics
2 History
3 Appearances
4 Sources
5 Notes and references
- 5.1 In other languages

CharacteristicsEdit

"A weapon that neutrilizes all power to our ships, rendereing the targets defenseless."

―Plo Koon^[src]

Rather than targeting a specific enemy vessel, the ion pulse cannon fired a massive ion burst that expanded outward from the cannon, disabling everything in its path. Plasma rotors formed a vital part of the weapon, as they were charged prior to each burst of ionized particles.^[1] After each shot, the technicians had to allot some time to clean up residual ionized particles in the cannon before firing again.^[3]

HistoryEdit

"We tracked the mystery weapon to this system. That is when we found out it was an ion cannon"

―Plo Koon^[src]

The Separatist flagship Malevolence gained infamy at the start of the Clone Wars, when it used its ion pulse cannons to destroy entire Republic task forces. The Subjugator-class was the only warship-design known to use the ion cannon model in its superstructure, as its power-requirements were highly unique.^[3]