Tesla Weapon

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Tesla Weapons are a variety of weapons primarily used by the Necrons.^[1] Some Mechanicus Xenarites have also reverse engineered Necron Tesla weapons technology.^[6]

Overview

Tesla weapons utilize arcs of living lightning that crackle from foe to foe after hitting their target, charring flesh and melting armour. Tesla bolts feed off the energy released by destruction, and the lightning becomes more furious with every fresh arc.^[1]

Types of Tesla Weapons

• Tesla Caster
• Tesla Carbines^[1]
• Tesla Cannons^[1][3]
• Tesla Destructor^[4]
• Tesla Sphere^[2]
• Lightning Field^[7]
• Metalodermal Tesla Weave

Human Tesla Weapons

• Xenarite Pattern Volkite Blaster^[6]

See also

• Necron Armoury
• Lightning Weapon
• Arc Weapon

Trivia

The following information is not to be regarded as officially sanctioned and/ or is not written from an in-universe point of view. A detailed explanation of the term "Trivia" as used in the Lexicanum can be found here.

The name Tesla weapon is derived from the Serbian-American engineer Nikola Tesla

Sources

• 1: Codex: Necrons (5th Edition), pg. 81
• 2: White Dwarf July 2013 - Necron Obelisk
• 3: Games Workshop Annihilation Barge (last accessed 10/28/2020)
• 4: Games Workshop Doom Scythe (last accessed 10/28/2020)
• 5: Games Workshop Obelisk (last accessed 10/28/2020)
• 6: Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus
• 7: Codex: Necrons (8th Edition), pg. 114