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Plasma cannon

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Plasma cannon may refer to:

  • Plasma weapon, a type of directed-energy weapon that fires a beam, bolt, or stream of plasma
  • Plasma railgun, a linear accelerator which uses two long parallel electrodes to accelerate a "sliding short" armature
    • MARAUDER, a United States Air Force Research Laboratory project concerning the development of a coaxial plasma railgun
  • Plasma-powered cannon, an experimental weapon which accelerates a projectile by means of a plasma discharge between electrodes at the rear of the barrel

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