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The cannon consists of a turret mounted linear accelerator that fires magma bomb warheads of much higher caliber than regular torpedoes at a much higher velocity.
Its primary function is planetary bombardment, which is used in support of Space Marine landing forces. Which This suits the battle tactics of the [[Adeptus Astartes]] quite efficiently. Thus a single vessel can bombard an area of planet, then immediately deploy drop-pods containing battle-brothers to mop up the confused opposition.
It can also be used in ship-to-ship combat to great effect. The high power of the warheads will literaly render armour plating irrelevant, and can tear an enemy vessel to shreds in mere moments.
