Blast Cannon

About the Blast Cannon

The blast cannon is a shoulder-braced energy weapon that trades a rifle's rate of fire for a single, overwhelming discharge, hurling a fat bolt of destructive energy that scatters cover and staggers anything it hits. Cruder and heavier than a proper repeating blaster, these weapons crop up in the arsenals of pirates, frontier militias, and scavengers who have cobbled them together from mining charges, ship components, or salvaged emplacement guns. Two hands and a solid stance are mandatory; the recoil and bulk make it useless on the move. What it lacks in finesse it repays in shock value, punching through obstacles and armor that would shrug off a lighter weapon. It is the sort of gun a defender wedges into a doorway to hold a chokepoint, or a raider fires once to end a standoff before the smoke has cleared, then labors to bring back on target.