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The '''Neutron Laser Projector''' is a powerful and rare weapon used by the [[Imperium]]. Mounted on [[Valdor Tank Hunter]]s, [[Sicaran Venator]]s, [[Sabre Strike Tank]]s, [[Deimos Pattern Predator|Demios Pattern Predators]],{{Fn|8}} and [[Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer]]s. Each is a meticulously wrought iteration of a relic{{Fn|1}} of the [[Dark Age of Technology]] recovered at the end of the [[Great Crusade]].{{Fn|9}} Despite the name, it is not a laser - it shoots neutrons at the target, not photons.{{CME}}

These little-understood and highly unstable weapons emit powerful blasts that outmatch any other Imperial weapon of its size.{{Fn|2}} The projector fires a neutron beam capable of destroying even the densest material by explosive matter disruption, smashing apart the target's molecular structure and creating a massive electro-magnetic shock-pulse which can disable electronic systems{{Fn|3}} while the penetrating radiation disrupts any biological matter{{Fn|5}}, though this effect works only against vehicles which lack the thick shielding and protective mass of [[Super-Heavy Tanks]]. They are almost as powerful as a Scout [[Titan]] class weapon, and are incredibly compact for their size.{{Fn|9}} While this makes the weapon perfect for tank-hunting, the neutron beam's unique nature means that if it fails to transfer its energy discharge entirely to the target vehicle, a dangerous feedback loop can cause damage to the weapon itself. The neutronic-coil arc-reactor which powers the weapon is also inherently unstable and, without the necessary reactor shielding, can be hazardous to operate.{{Fn|3}}

In times of the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]] this weapon was also installed on [[Sicaran Venator]]s tanks{{Fn|4}} and [[Sabre Tank Hunter]]{{Fn|6}} though even then its systems and principles were barely understood by [[Tech-adeptsadept]]s.{{Fn|5}}

The '''Neutron Blaster''' was a variant of the larger Laser Projector laser projector mounted on [[Sabre Strike Tank]]s. Constructed in the same manner as the larger neutron cannon employed by the [[Sicaran Venator]], the intense radiation emitted by the capacitors and charge packs of the cannon is so deleterious that it will eventually degrade the Sabre's own control systems.{{Fn|7}} Neutron Blasters were also mounted on other vehicles such as the [[Deimos Pattern Predator]].{{Fn|8}}

Neutron Blasters were also mounted on other vehicles such as the [[Deimos Pattern Predator]].{{Fn|8}} ==See Also=====Related Articles=also==

*{{Endn|8}}: [[Liber Astartes(2nd Edition)]], pg.69*{{Endn|9}}: [[The Horus Heresy Book Four - Conquest]], pg.282