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'''Rotor Cannons''' were weapons used by the [[Imperial Army]] and [[Space Marine Legion]]s during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]].{{Fn|1}} At least one version is used by the [[Imperial Navy]] currently.{{Fn|3}}
Unlike the more common rotor cannon carried by Space Marine support troops, the snub rotor cannon sacrifices range for a vastly increased ammunition capacity and greater rate of fire. It generates such a hail of projectiles that even heavy armour is not fully proof against the weight of firepower these weapons can produce.{{Fn|6}}
==='''Voidsman Rotor Cannon'''===
The preferred choice of heavy weapon for [[Imperial Navy Breachers]]s, it is often referred to fondly with such monikers as "whirgun", "deck-cleaner", and "the [[Emperor]]'s Chainsaw".
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File:VoidsmanRotor.jpg|Used by [[Imperial Navy]] [[Voidsmen]]
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==Sources==
*{{Endn|1}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal]], pg. 233
