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== General Information ==
 
== General Information ==
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'''Gas Cannon Official Entry'''
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<p style="text-indent:1em;">''"The heavyweight of the gas technology family, this cannon fires solid bolts, some with HE or phosphor tips. A favourite weapon amongst experienced aquanauts."''</p>
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[[Image:GasCannon.gif|right]]
 
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The Gas Cannon is a powerful infantry weapon that uses highly pressurized gas to launch a shell through the water or air at great speeds. It can load three different shell types. The first type has an armour piercing tip that can punch two times more armour than the [[Jet Harpoon]]. The next and most popular shell is tipped with high explosives. The final is round that releases a phosphorous explosion on contact. The three different ammunition types allows the user to tailor the weapon to suit the situation by simply loading the correct shells.  
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The Gas Cannon is a powerful infantry weapon that uses highly pressurized gas to launch powerful shells through the water or air at great speeds. It can be operated on land or sea.
  
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Unlike its rapid firing counterpart, the [[Hydro-Jet Cannon]], the Gas Cannon can be fired in and out of the water and offers more stopping power. Deciding whether to trade off between losing an automatic attack or gaining the ability to use it anywhere, or even vice versa, is a strategic decision best left to the Commander to decide.
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The primary feature of the Gas Cannon is its ability to load three different shell types: '''Armour Piercing''', '''High Explosive''' and '''Phosphor'''. The ability to load variable ammunition types makes the Gas Cannon adaptable to various tactical situations.  
  
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Like all heavy weapons, the Gas Cannon is slow, bulky and requires a fair amount of strength to wield properly and carry several additional ammo belts. Nevertheless, it remains as one of the more popular starting weapons. Commanders that have progressed far into the war have been known to continue using the Gas Cannon along side the newer weapons, if perhaps only in smaller quantities and for use in highly specialised purposes.  
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The '''Armour Piercing''' shells offers nearly twice as much power as the [[Jet Harpoon]] per shell. They are ideal for sniping as well as close range combat for when collateral damage is not desirable.
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The '''High Explosive''' shells turn the Gas Cannon into a miniature [[Torpedo Launcher]], and allows the Gas Cannon to defeat virtually any alien it comes across, with some [[Lobsterman|exceptions]]. The nature of this ammo type makes it easier to hit targets with the aid of the area effect damage, and direct hits will deal damage to under armour. 
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The '''Phosphor''' rounds can be used to provide temporary illumination or to burn terrain and enemies. 
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Like all heavy weapons, the Gas Cannon and ammunition is heavy and takes up a lot of space. Beyond the obvious physical differences, the Gas Cannon is identical to the [[Jet Harpoon]] in terms of single shot performance. Both weapons can be fired at the same accuracy for the same amount of times per turn for each of their firing modes. The Gas Cannon's firing modes are however 5% costlier on Time Units.  
  
 
This weapon appears in ''[[TFTD|Terror from the Deep]]''. For the ''[[X-COM|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Heavy Cannon]].
 
This weapon appears in ''[[TFTD|Terror from the Deep]]''. For the ''[[X-COM|UFO: Enemy Unknown]]'' equivalent, refer to the [[Heavy Cannon]].
  
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==Comparison to UFO: EUs Heavy Cannon==
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As an alternative for underwater-only combat, the Gas Cannon has an automatic fire counterpart: The [[Hydro-Jet Cannon]]
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* Variable Ammo
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* Moderate power
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* Moderate accuracy
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* Heavy
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* Slow
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* Low Ammo
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See [[Heavy Cannon vs Gas Cannon]]
 
  
 
==Weapon Statistics==
 
==Weapon Statistics==
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* Damage: 60
 
* Damage: 60
 
* Buy Cost: $400
 
* Buy Cost: $400
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* The heavyweight of the gas technology family, this cannon fires solid bolts, some with HE or phosphor tips. A favourite weapon amongst experienced aquanauts.
 
  
 
== Notes ==
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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* [[Heavy Cannon vs Gas Cannon]]
 
* [[Weapons (TFTD)|Weapons]]
 
* [[Weapons (TFTD)|Weapons]]
 
* [[Hydro-Jet Cannon]]
 
* [[Hydro-Jet Cannon]]

Revision as of 09:31, 18 March 2010

General Information

UFOpaedia entry

Gas Cannon Official Entry

"The heavyweight of the gas technology family, this cannon fires solid bolts, some with HE or phosphor tips. A favourite weapon amongst experienced aquanauts."

Source:


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The Gas Cannon is a powerful infantry weapon that uses highly pressurized gas to launch powerful shells through the water or air at great speeds. It can be operated on land or sea.

The primary feature of the Gas Cannon is its ability to load three different shell types: Armour Piercing, High Explosive and Phosphor. The ability to load variable ammunition types makes the Gas Cannon adaptable to various tactical situations.

The Armour Piercing shells offers nearly twice as much power as the Jet Harpoon per shell. They are ideal for sniping as well as close range combat for when collateral damage is not desirable.

The High Explosive shells turn the Gas Cannon into a miniature Torpedo Launcher, and allows the Gas Cannon to defeat virtually any alien it comes across, with some exceptions. The nature of this ammo type makes it easier to hit targets with the aid of the area effect damage, and direct hits will deal damage to under armour.

The Phosphor rounds can be used to provide temporary illumination or to burn terrain and enemies.

Like all heavy weapons, the Gas Cannon and ammunition is heavy and takes up a lot of space. Beyond the obvious physical differences, the Gas Cannon is identical to the Jet Harpoon in terms of single shot performance. Both weapons can be fired at the same accuracy for the same amount of times per turn for each of their firing modes. The Gas Cannon's firing modes are however 5% costlier on Time Units.

This weapon appears in Terror from the Deep. For the UFO: Enemy Unknown equivalent, refer to the Heavy Cannon.

As an alternative for underwater-only combat, the Gas Cannon has an automatic fire counterpart: The Hydro-Jet Cannon


Key Features
  • Variable Ammo
Pros Cons
  • Moderate power
  • Moderate accuracy
  • Heavy
  • Bulky
  • Slow
  • Low Ammo


Weapon Statistics

Gas Cannon

  • Size: 3 high x 2 wide
  • Firing Accuracy:
    • 60% Snapshot
    • 90% Aimed
  • Firing Cost:
    • 40% Snapshot
    • 75% Aimed
  • Buy Cost: $6,400

Ammo Statistics

  • Size: 1 high x 2 wide (all types)
  • Ammo Capacity: 8 (all types)
  • Ammo Weight: 5 for AP, 6 for HE and Phosphorous

Armour Piercing

  • Damage: 60
  • Buy Cost: $300

High Explosive

  • Damage: 65
  • Buy Cost: $500

Phosphorous

  • Damage: 60
  • Buy Cost: $400

Notes

  • The Gas Cannon is the only weapon that can deliberately fire phosphor rounds on land based missions. In addition to that, phosphor rounds work better on land due to better environmental circumstances (i.e. more fuel and tile burn time).

See Also


TFTD Badge Terror From The Deep: Equipment (TFTD)
Armor Diving Suit • Plastic Aqua Armor • Ion Armor • Magnetic Ion Armor
Weapons Dart Gun • Jet Harpoon • Gas Cannon • Hydro-Jet Cannon • Torpedo Launcher • Thermal Tazer

Magna-Blast Grenade • Particle Disturbance Grenade • Magna-Pack Explosive
Gauss Pistol • Gauss Rifle • Heavy Gauss
Sonic Pistol • Sonic-Blasta Rifle • Sonic Cannon • Sonic Pulser • Thermal Shok Launcher • Disruptor Pulse Launcher
Vibro Blade• Thermic Lance • Heavy Thermic Lance

Portable Equipment Dye Grenade • Particle Disturbance Sensor • Medi-Kit • Chemical-flare • M.C. Disruptor • M.C. Reader • Zrbite
SWS Coelacanth/G. Cannon • Coelacanth/Aqua Jet • Coelacanth/Gauss • Displacer/Sonic • Displacer/PWT
Data Weapon Summaries • TFTD Item destruction table • SWS/Terror Unit Innate Weapons
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