Plasma cannon
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A plasma cannon can be:
Real weaponry:
- Shiva Star, a research project
- Plasma-powered cannon, an experimental weapon which uses plasma to fire a solid projectile
- A weapon that magnetizes a ball of plasma and uses electromagnets to drag and "fire" it, the same mechanism used in a coilgun.
Fiction:
- The Plasma cannon or Heavy plasma gun, a weapon used by the forces of the Imperium in Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game and universe
- Plasma weapons in the computer game X-COM: UFO Defense
- Plasma rifle

