ion cannon
Charged particle weapon
An ion cannon is a fictional directed-energy weapon that fires beams of ionized particles, appearing prominently in science fiction—especially *Star Wars*, where massive ion cannons disable enemy spacecraft by overloading their electronics.
In gaming, ion cannons are typically high-damage weapons or devastating orbital strikes: Call in the ion cannon!
The term occasionally appears in real physics discussions about theoretical particle beam weapons.
- beamStructural support member
- particle beamFocused subatomic projectile flow
- charged particleAtom with unequal electrons
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- plasmaElectrified matter state
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Counterweight-powered projectile launcher
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