In the '' the Rebel Alliance uses an ion cannon on the planet Hoth to temporarily disable ImperialStar Destroyer s in the vicinity of the planet and prevent them from firing on escaping Rebel ships. Ssi-ruuk ion cannons were used to disable Rebel Alliance craft in the novel '' The Truce At Bakura ''. The Jawa s used ionization blasters to disable R2-D2 .
In the television series mothership with one shot; however, Anubis discovered a way to render his ships invulnerable to the ion cannon.
In Homeworld , the two factions have extremely destructive ion cannons mounted on Ion Cannon Frigates, Destroyers, and Heavy Cruisers for use against enemy capital ships. Ion cannons in Homeworld fire glowing beams that instantaneously hit the target. However, due to the size of the weapon, entire capital ships have to be built around them. Therefore, the weapon is ineffective against the highly-manuverable targets, especially fighters and corvettes.
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In '''' series, the United States has a variant of the weapon called the Particle Cannon , which is also capable of firing upon a target anywhere on Earth.
Ion Cannons are also employed by the Eurasian Dynasty in the game Earth 2150 as a means of disabling enemy units in preparation to capturing them.
In '' Unreal Tournament 2004 '', the Ion Cannon's official name is VAPOR WeP (Variable Altitude Phased Output Remote Weapons Platform), and is rated at two terra Watt s. The system is activated by designating coordinates with an appropriate laser-targetting rifle. Once locked on, it fires and annihilates everything within 50 meters of the target. Curiously enough, the system can be seen if the player looks for it in the sky.
In '' G-Nome '', an ion strike is used when the player leaves the boundaries of the battlefield or when a target is "painted" for 10 seconds.
In '''' (see above). The weapon is destroyed as a mission objective and was never fired, leading to speculation that it may have been designed for long range bombardment.
In the computer game Conquest Frontier Wars , huge Ion Cannon space stations can be built and are often used as deterrents against enemy incursions. Although when the opportunity arises, they are built close to enemy terrority as powerful assault weapons.
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In the online sci-fi game Ferion http://www.ferion.com/?p=317596, The Ion Canon is one of many ship mounted weapons that can be researched. Its requirments are 'Type III Laser' and 'Time'.
