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The Yamato Gun is a heavy particle weapon used by battlecruisers. The weapon directs a nuclear explosion at a target using magnetic fields.
[edit] StarCraft
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The Yamato Gun is a powerful weapon that focuses a nuclear explosion into a beam using magnetic fields. It deals 260 damage.
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[edit] StarCraft II
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Analogous to StarCraft's "Yamato Gun". Adds a large central gun to the bow. Prior to firing, the "head" splits apart, and the 'neck' recoils when the weapon is fired.[3]
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[edit] Trivia
The Yamato Gun may be a reference to the title ship of Space Battleship Yamato and its wave motion gun. It may also be a reference to the Yamato-class battleships used in World War II.
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