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[[Image:Plasma-blastgun-mars.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A Plasma Blastgun mounted on a Mars Pattern Warhound Titan.]]The '''Plasma Blastgun''' is a [[Plasma Weapon]] employed by the [[Imperium]]. Generally used against titans,[[Image:Plasma-blastgun-mars.jpg|thumb|250px|A Plasma Blastgun mounted on a Mars Pattern Warhound titan|rightTitan]] s, the Plasma Blastgun can devastate swaths of the battlefield with its superheated blasts of energy. Able to be mounted on almost all imperial [[Titans]]^{{Fn|1,^}}{{Fn|2,^}}{{Fn|3}}, this weapon is also the main armament on the [[Stormblade]]^{{Fn|4 }} super-heavy battle tank, first developed on [[Ryza]], a forgeworld famous for its mastery of plasma weapons.

The Plasma Blastgun uses the same technology as its smaller cousins, the [[Plasma Pistol]], [[Plasma gun|Gun]], and [[Plasma Cannon|Cannon]], but on a massive scale. Like all plasma-based weaponry, the Plasma Blastgun is considered a lost relic of technology, even though it is part of the most common load-out on the [[Warhound Scout Titan]]. Unlike its temperamental little brother, the [[Plasma destroyer]]^{{Fn|5}}, the Plasma Blastgun does not suffer from catastrophic overheating, possibly due to the large coolant systems required to maintain its massive mount vehiclesvehicle' s engines. It also has more tactical flexibility than most weapons used against titansTitans, due to its ability to either release an almighty blast of star-hot plasma, or several smaller bolt-shots to devastate infantry^{{Fn|1}}. The Plasma Blastgun is too large a weapon for an independent source of plasma or gas for its supply of ammunition, so it almost always draws directly from its mount chassis' s plasma reactor to fire^{{Fn|6}}.

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