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[[Image:Fire Prism.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Fire Prism]] with Prism Cannon]]
The '''Prism Cannon''' is an [[Eldar]] [[laser weapon ]] of great destructive potential. It uses a medium strength laser beam and passes it through a finely tuned crystal prism which both greatly amplifies the power of the laser and spreads it over a large area. This makes The main armament on the weapon use a two stage firing mechanism[[Fire Prism]] [[grav-tank]], although with the advanced Eldar technology this Prism Cannon is not only a problempowerful cannon but has many unique properties that give it great versatility.
==Parts of the Prism CannonWorkings==*Primary charge chamber - at While efforts by the rear [[Imperium]] to , a basic understanding of its inner workings have been achieved. A two-stage firing process sees a medium-magnitude laser from the weapon, where the original laser beam primary charge chamber is created*Laser fed through an acceleration chamber - in into a massive crystal prism, which traps and intensifies the centre shot within a fraction of the weapona second. This energy is then focused through a secondary prismatic lens, where the laser is increased in power*Prism focus adjusment which with adjustment motors can produce a highly- at focused energy beam capable of blasting through the end thickest of armour or a dispersed beam for slaying entire squads of enemy infantry. Thanks to sophisticated targeting arrays within the Laser chamberFire Prism, which focuses the great prism to provide the biggest power output*Main prism - at the end of the this weaponcan also channel its energy into a second Prism Cannon, where producing an energy blast powerful enough to obliterate even the laser is increased in power and distributed over a larger area for maximum destructive powertoughest targets.{{Fn|1}}{{Fn|2}}{{Fn|3}}{{Fn|4}}
==Uses==The Another area where the Prism Cannon excels at is only ever mounted on range; with twice the reach of a [[Fire PrismScatter Laser]] or [[Pulse Laser]] gravtank, the Prism Cannon can hit targets that are just visible on the horizon. This makes the Prism Cannon equally dangerous as an anti-aircraft weapon, and allows Eldar assaults to open up with a punishing Prism Cannon barrage before the enemy is even aware of them.{{Fn|3}}
==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[Codex: Eldar (3rd Edition)]], Pg. 15*{{Endn|2}}: [[Codex: Eldar (4th Edition)]], Pg. 43*{{Endn|3}}: [[Warhammer 40Epic Swordwind]],000Pg. 22*{{Endn|4}}: Wargear[[Imperial Armour Volume Eleven - The Doom of Mymeara]], Pg. 175
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