PBC

Range: 9.55 Km
Damage: Moderate
Penetration: Moderate
Rate of Fire: Moderate



The PBC, or Particle Beam Cannon, is the weapon of choice for the military. A rugged design coupled with the most efficient energy-weapon power-to-damage ratios mean that a PBC can deliver a high-energy bolt at ranges of up to 10 kilometres.

Charged particles are drawn from the collider ring into an accumulator ring where they are accelerated and then ejected in a coherent beam of high energy particles.

The new designs show the PBC at its most versatile, with upgraded models that have additional accelerator rings or target collimators that can simply be plugged in to allow new fire options.





Annotation 8448.001: Clay, Jefferson: "Back in my Navy days we swore by these things. Damn fine piece of design"

Annotation 8448.002: Takagi, Azraelle: "Forget that '10 km effective range' though, you'll be lucky to heat their hullplates beyond about 8km"