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The weapon fired a thin (compared to the ship) beam of extremely energetic particles. It was possible to determine when it was about to fire because it typically generates a rather detectable radiation spike before firing. The beam has an effective range of over 500,000 kilometers, longer even than that of a [[UNSC]] Super Orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The long range allowed a ship armed with this weapon to 'snipe' targets. | The weapon fired a thin (compared to the ship) beam of extremely energetic particles. It was possible to determine when it was about to fire because it typically generates a rather detectable radiation spike before firing. The beam has an effective range of over 500,000 kilometers, longer even than that of a [[UNSC]] Super Orbital [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]. The long range allowed a ship armed with this weapon to 'snipe' targets. | ||
It also seems to be comprised of pure energy or very low-mass particles because they do not alter an | It also seems to be comprised of pure energy or very low-mass particles because they do not alter an object's trajectory as it was fired at a MAC round, and the kinetic energy remained unchanged. In fact, it could have been made more powerful because of the massive amount of heat it absorbed. | ||
The weapon has been observed to gut [[UNSC]] ships from stem to stern, this happened to the | The weapon has been observed to gut [[UNSC]] ships from stem to stern, this happened to the Frigate [[Gettysburg]] over Reach. | ||
==Effects== | ==Effects== |