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[[Image:MacroShips.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Row of Macrocannons mounted on an [[Imperial Navy]] starship]]
The '''macro cannon''' are a type of [[Macroweapon]] and the largest form of [[Auto Weapons|auto-weaponry]], much heavier even than the [[autocannon]]. Standard ground-based Macrocannons fire massive and explosive shells at a maximum range of around 40 km. Although it is possible to mount them on heavy vehicles, they are more suited for use in emplacements and static defence due to their considerable size and potency.{{Fn|1}}
Void-based [[Macroweapons]] have an effective range comparible to [[Nova Cannon]], which fire projectiles at close to the speed of light {{Fn|7}}.
They are a [[Standard Template Construct]], and often form the primary weapon of starships.{{Fn|2}}, as part of weapons batteries {{Fn|7}}.
==Known Patterns==
*{{Endn|5}}: [[Warlord: Fury of the God Machine (Novel)]], Chapter 5
*{{Endn|6}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Armada 2]]
*{{Endn|7}}: [[Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook]], “Ships of the Gothic Sector”
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