Plasma cannon

Plasma cannon

A plasma cannon can be:

Real weaponry:
*Shiva Star, a research project
*Plasma-powered cannon, an experimental weapon which uses plasma to fire a solid projectile
*A weapon that magnetizes a ball of plasma and uses electromagnets to drag and "fire" it, the same mechanism used in coilguns.

Fiction:
* The Plasma cannon or Heavy plasma gun, a weapon used by the forces of the Imperium in Games Workshop's "Warhammer 40,000" tabletop game and universe
* Plasma weapons in the computer game
*Plasma rifle


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