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+ | The '''Yamato cannon''' (a.k.a. Yamato gun) is a feared<ref>[http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/game/unit/battlecruiser SC2 Units: Battlecruiser], [[Blizzard Entertainment]]. Accessed on 2010-10-02</ref> [[terran]] particle weapon. |
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+ | By the [[Great War]], recent research had led to the development of the weapon. It uses an intense magnetic field to focus a small nuclear explosion into a cohesive beam of energy. The cannon requires a huge energy of reserve to fire, but the effects make it worthwhile. In [[2499]], terran engineers were working overtime to retrofit existing battlecruisers with the weapon. [[Behemoth-class battlecruiser|''Behemoth''-class battlecruiser]]s recieved such retrofits.<ref name="SC1Man">Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. ''StarCraft (Manual)''. Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.</ref> |
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− | The Type-V '''Yamato Gun''' is a heavy particle weapon used by [[battlecruiser]]s. The weapon directs a nuclear explosion at a target using magnetic fields. |
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+ | By [[2502]],<ref name="HDTimeline">April 6, 2010. "Timeline". ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref> the [[Minotaur-class battlecruiser|''Minotaur''-class battlecruiser]] was in service,<ref name="SC:FrntLn_V2_News">Randolph, Grace (w), Nan Kim (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Newsworthy|Newsworthy]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 2]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 68-121. Tokyopop, January 1, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-80831-8.</ref> equipped with a Type-V yamato cannon.<ref name="WoL_MawVoid">Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]].'' (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Maw of the Void]] (in English). 2010-07-27.</ref> |
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+ | *''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]'' infers that the Yamato cannon was in use by [[2465]].<ref name="SC:ShadXel">Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). ''[[StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga]]''. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.</ref> This seemingly contradicts the ''[[StarCraft]]'' manual, which labels the weapon as the result of "recent research."<ref name="SC1Man"/> |
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Revision as of 22:07, 2 October 2010
- Jim Raynor(src)
The Yamato cannon (a.k.a. Yamato gun) is a feared[1] terran particle weapon.
By the Great War, recent research had led to the development of the weapon. It uses an intense magnetic field to focus a small nuclear explosion into a cohesive beam of energy. The cannon requires a huge energy of reserve to fire, but the effects make it worthwhile. In 2499, terran engineers were working overtime to retrofit existing battlecruisers with the weapon. Behemoth-class battlecruisers recieved such retrofits.[2]
By 2502,[3] the Minotaur-class battlecruiser was in service,[4] equipped with a Type-V yamato cannon.[5]
Game Effect
StarCraft
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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Enables use of the Battlecruiser Yamato Cannon, dealing 240 damage to a target.
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Notes
- StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga infers that the Yamato cannon was in use by 2465.[6] This seemingly contradicts the StarCraft manual, which labels the weapon as the result of "recent research."[2]
- The Yamato gun is a reference to the title ship of Space Battleship Yamato and its wave motion gun and, indirectly, a reference to the Yamato-class battleships used in World War II.
References
- ↑ SC2 Units: Battlecruiser, Blizzard Entertainment. Accessed on 2010-10-02
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Underwood, Peter, Bill Roper, Chris Metzen and Jeffrey Vaughn. StarCraft (Manual). Irvine, Calif.: Blizzard Entertainment, 1998.
- ↑ April 6, 2010. "Timeline". StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.
- ↑ Randolph, Grace (w), Nan Kim (p, i). "Newsworthy." In StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 2 (paperback binding), pp. 68-121. Tokyopop, January 1, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-80831-8.
- ↑ Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: Wings of Liberty, Maw of the Void (in English). 2010-07-27.
- ↑ Mesta, Gabriel (July 1, 2001). StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0671-04149-6.