"Alright guys hit em with the Yamato cannon. A couple of shots will flatten anything."
The Yamato being fired
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.
Usage
Hotkey
Y
Cost
150
Range
10
StarCraft II
Firing the Yamato cannon
Acquisition
Enables use of the Battlecruiser Yamato Cannon , dealing 240 damage to a target.
Use
Blasts a target with a devastating plasma cannon, causing 240 damage.
Usage
Hotkey
Y
Cost
3
Range
10
Cooldown
71
Notes
A ship being hit by a Yamato blast
It should be noted that the term "Yamato Cannon" came about from the fans of the game. The original term was "Yamato Gun."
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 .