Phoenix Logs/The Ark/Particle Cannon


 * The Particle Cannon is a long dormant but extremely powerful Forerunner
 * weapon, built in the early stages of the Ark's construction when it was most
 * vulnerable to a pre-emptive attack by the Flood.


 * Once the Ark's construction had been completed and it was lay dormant until
 * its location was discovered in the Cartographer by professor Anders. The
 * cannon has been designed to protect against orbital attacks and draws its
 * power directly from the Ark itself through a series of conduits located
 * underneath the Ark's surface. Ionized particles are charged until they reach
 * high-density, allowing it to fire an incredibly long range and continuous particle
 * beam at its target.