Experimental Warfare (EU2012)

Experimental Warfare

As we continued our research into the alien weapons fragments and the other materials recovered from the field, we've come to realize how the aliens managed to make these substances work in conjunction with one another. While reducing the size of these components is often a challenge in itself, we decided to focus our initial efforts on a weapon more suited to deployment on our Interceptors. This cannon was designed to concentrate energy within a small target area, and should be capable of punching through the armored hulls of the alien craft. In addition, we've also passed a number of interesting conceptual designs on to the engineering team. Dr. Shen seems confident that given the appropriate resources and testing facility, he can bring many of these concepts to life.

Source: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) Research Archives

Notes

• Research completion allows production of new item: Phoenix Cannon
• Completed research allows construction of new Base Facility: Foundry