Model XX Nova Cannon The Nova cannon is a massive weapon, the
emitter barrel is nearly three meters wide, and lined with
monopole polarized nickle. The entire apparatus masses in at an
impressive 1,250 tons, making it only feasible for the largest
of ships to mount. The majority of the mass is dedicated to
shielding the host ship from the blast generated by the weapon.
Nearly 3/4 of the weight is a pressure cast alloy of iron and
lead with trace amounts of vanadium, molybdem, and boron. This
blocks heavy particle emisson into the ship. Within the
reinforced casing, multiple MASERs are focused on a single point
filled with a mixture of vaporized iron, and tritium, an exotic
heavy form of hydrogen, also known as Hydrogen-3. The masers
superheat the vapor into plasma in a few milliseconds, and
during that time, the mixture, controlled by a magnetic jar
undergoes a nuclear fusion reaction. The resulting blast is
channeled by the magnetic bottle through the nickle lined barrel
at 1/4 the speed of light. Nova canno