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*The Yamato gun is a reference to the title ship of ''[[wikipedia:Space_Battleship_Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' and its [[wikipedia:Wave_motion_gun|wave motion gun]] and, indirectly, a reference to the [[wikipedia:Yamato class battleship|''Yamato''-class battleships]] used in World War II. |
*The Yamato gun is a reference to the title ship of ''[[wikipedia:Space_Battleship_Yamato|Space Battleship Yamato]]'' and its [[wikipedia:Wave_motion_gun|wave motion gun]] and, indirectly, a reference to the [[wikipedia:Yamato class battleship|''Yamato''-class battleships]] used in World War II. |
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Revision as of 02:06, 15 October 2010
- Jim Raynor(src)
The Yamato cannon (a.k.a. Yamato gun) is a feared[1] terran particle weapon.[2]
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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StarCraft II
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Enables use of the Battlecruiser Yamato Cannon, dealing 240 damage to a target.
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Blasts a target with a devastating plasma cannon, causing 240 damage.
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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 2.2 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.