Ion Weapon
| Ranged | Close Combat |
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Electric (Arc • Tesla) • Flame • Gauss • Graviton • Grenade • Ion/Plasma • Laser • Melta • Missile • Bolt • Ordnance • Projectile • Grenade launcher • Monofilament/Web • Sonic • Volkite |
Chain • Force • Electric (Arc • Taser) • Power • Miscellaneous |
Ion Weapons are advanced Tau and Leagues of Votann weapons that fire high-energy streams of ions at a target.[1][3]
Overview
Ion technology emits high-energy particle streams. On contact, these streams can vaporize flesh and metal with equal ease. Tau Ion weapons can be overcharged to generate a devastating attack, but doing so risks overheating its primary power cell.[1]
Ion Weapons are proscribed by the Adeptus Mechanicus, but the Leagues of Votann Kin of the Thurm Kindred were known to share their secrets of the technology with the Tau.[4] However, the Leagues still keep the most advanced examples of these weapons to themselves.[2][3]
Known types of Ion Weapon
Tau
Leagues of Votann
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition), pg. 94
- 2: Warhammer Community: Lore of the Votann – Ancient Quasi-divine Machine Intellects Make for Decent Gunsmiths, it Turns Out (posted 20/5/2022) (last accessed 20/5/2022)
- 3: Codex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition), pg. 33
- 4: Codex: Leagues of Votann (10th Edition), pg. 41
