Gas Cannon
General Information
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.
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.
Like all heavy weapons, the Gas Cannon is slow, bulky and requires a fair amount of strength to weild 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 Gas Cannon is the only weapon that can properly set fire on land based missions. In addition to that, phosphor rounds work twice as well on land than in the sea.
- The Gas Cannon's immediate First Alien War mirror is the Heavy Cannon. The Gas Cannon represents a significant upgrade over the former in all areas. It has a larger clip and does much more damage. But like the original, it retains the Heavy Cannon's versatility.