Cannon

Cannon is an umbrella term used to describe the various main guns used on tanks, walkers, armored fighting vehicles, starships, artillery cannons, naval vessels, aircraft, and static emplacements.

Overview
Cannons come in numerous different formats and can use a variety of different munitions. While many cannons only possess one barrel, multiple barrels are not unheard of. The vast majority of modern cannons that utilize projectiles possess autoloaders, making a crew member dedicated to loading the gun unnecessary, though certain small artillery cannons may still need to be manually reloaded. Autocannons are similar to cannons, albeit smaller and generally possessing a faster rate of fire.

Categories

 * Ballistic Cannon

Ballistic cannons function as up-scaled ballistic weapons and utilize shells. As they can also make use of multiple for of ammunition, they are considered to be one of the most versatile cannons available.


 * Railcannon

Railcannons are railguns designed exclusively for eliminating heavily armored vehicles.


 * Plasma Cannon

Plasma cannons come in three different formats: the first fires individual bolts of plasma, the next propels a stream of searing stream of plasma, and the third acts as a short-to-long range mortar cannon. Sophisticated plasma cannons can switch between these formats with the flip of a switch, though the weapon requires a brief moment to transition.


 * Laser Cannon

Laser Weapon cannons fire either powerful laser bolts or a beam which can effortlessly slice through infantry.


 * Arc Cannon

Arc cannons utilize static electricity. While they can propel a stream of electricity, they are most commonly used to at their maximum charge so as to attack hostile units with bolts of lightning.


 * Particle Cannon

Particle cannons propel one or more energized particles at their targets.


 * Pyre Cannon

Most Diabloian cannons utilize Pyre technology.


 * Sonic Cannon

Resembling large satellite dishes rather than a weapon, sonic cannons use sound waves to harm and potentially even kill targets. Like their smaller counterparts, they are not in use by any modern military force.


 * Flame Cannon

Found exclusively on terrestrial vehicles, flame cannons fire a stream of searing hot napalm at targets. Tank-mounted models tend to have a range of about 150 yards (140 meters), though larger models can reach even further.


 * Acid Cannon

Acidic cannons function the same as flame cannons save for the fact that they fire highly corrosive acid. While devastatingly effective against almost any target, the pools of acid the weapon tends to form can be just as deadly to friendly forces as they are to enemies.