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The '''Volcano Cannon''' is amongst the most powerful laser cannon used by ground forces of the [[Imperium of Man]]. Only extremely large machines, namely This long-ranged weapon is capable of slicing off the arm or leg of a [[Imperial Titan]]s and super-heavy tanks, can wield it in battle. It is primarily meant to target huge objects and obliterate them {{Fn|1a}} or killing an enemy war engine{{Fn|2}} with a single shot. Such targets usually include other war-machine or Titan-sized opponents.

==Known Patterns=====Titans===The A [[Reaver Battle Titan]] can mount a Volcano Cannon is only carried by the largest Imperial Titanson its two arm mounts,{{Fn|3}} while a [[Warlord Battle Titan]] can equip Volcano Cannons on each of its arm or carapace hard-points.{{Fn|4}} The massive [[Imperator]] Titan can carry up to six on its carapace hard-points. {{Fn|5}}

[[Warlord Battle Titan|Warlord]] Titans can equip Volcano cannons on each of their arm or carapace hard-points¹, whilst [[Imperator]] class titan can carry up to six on its carapace hard-points.² [[Reaver Battle Titan|Reaver]] and [[Warhound]] Titans' reactors are too small to effectively power Volcano Cannons, so the weapon is not found on these machines ==Shadowsword=MkIV Phaeton pattern===

The '''Type 22-S, MkIV Volcano Cannon , Phaeton pattern''' is the signiture weapon of the Volcano cannon mounted on [[Imperial Guard]] [[Shadowsword]] - a super-heavy tank designed for Titan-huntings.³ {{Fn|1b}} Due to the immense power requirements to fire the weapon, the Shadowsword must be stationary so that the main drive can be disconnected and the generator connected in its comparatively slow rate of fire place, allowing power to transfer to the vehicle's capacitors. when mounted on Firing the weapon just once will completely drain the Shadowswordcapacitors, again requiring the Cannon is used for dealing killing blows vehicle to Titans, Gargantuan Creatures and other such monstrous engines of war only ''after'' their void shields (or similar defences) have been deactivated by massed fire from smaller vehicles or weapons teamsremain stationary so that they may be recharged. {{Fn|1a}}

In the original [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]] era material the Volcano Cannon was refered to as the '''Defence Laser'''⁴{{Fn|6}}

*^{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 111Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard and Imperial Navy]]*^{*{{Endn|1a}}: Pg. 91**{{Endn|1b}}: Pg. 97*{{Endn|2}}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gwsMEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/content/articlem2440065_Imperial_Guard_Datasheet_-_Shadowsword.jsp?categoryId=cat440325a&aId=3400020pdf Games Workshop Shadowsword]*^{{Endn|3}}: [[Imperial Armour Volume Six - The Siege of Vraks - Part Two]], Pg. 122*{{Endn|4}}: [[Apocalypse]], Pg. 124*{{Endn|5}}: [http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalogcontent/productDetailarticle.jsp?catIdcategoryId=cat440173acat440325a&prodId=prod1860243&rootCatGameStyleaId=3400020 Games Workshop Imperator]*⁴{{Endn|6}}: [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)]] rulebook*[[Imperial Armour - Apocalypse]], {{Cite This}}