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[[Image:plasmacannon.jpg|right|thumb|A [[Dark Angels|Dark Angel]] Devastator wielding a Plasma Cannon ]]
The '''plasma cannon''' or '''heavy plasma gun''' is a [[plasma weapon]], a larger version of the [[plasma gun]]. Due to its size and sheer massive power requirements, plasma cannon tend to be found mainly on vehicles, but [[Space MarinesMarine]] s are known to use them in their [[Devastator Squad]]s. Some The "heavies" of some [[ganghive world]]s in the [[Necromunda]] [[Underhivegang]] s often make use of the plasma cannon; .<sup>1</sup> The weapon generates plasma which it fires as glowing spear-heated energy, which on hitting an object, react with its matter to produce spheres of boiling nuclear energy like miniature suns. For this reason they call have the weapon a informal name of "sun gun" due to its incinerating effect.<sup>13</sup>
The gun itself has a similar effect to the plasma gun, except this weapon does damage over a much larger area. Several individuals can be caught in one blast, making the plasma cannon a potent weapon. Unless hooked up to a vehicle's systems, a plasma cannon suffers from the usual overheating problems that plague plasma weapons.
Vehicles that can carry the plasma cannon include the [[Leman Russ Executioner]], [[Leman Russ Demolisher]] and [[Dreadnought]]s.
==Sources==
*<sup>1</sup>:[[Necromunda Rulebook]]*<sup>2</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Wargear]]*<sup>3</sup>:[[Warhammer 40,000: Battle Manual]]
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