Heavy ion weapon system: Difference between revisions

Heavy ion launchers fire bolts of [[Wikipedia:Exotic matter|exotic matter]] accelerated to a significant fraction of the speed of light, and are considered almost impossible to counter or stop.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Heavy ion launchers have the power to buckle continental plates and disintegrate even [[phase-rotated fortifications]],{{Ref/Reuse|WF86}} and a single shot was often considered enough to take out even the most well-protected [[Flood hive]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} Multiple shots are enough to render a planet wholly uninhabitable.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}