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By [[2502]],<ref>April 6, 2010. "Timeline". ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref> the [[Minotaur-class battlecruiser|''Minotaur''-class battlecruiser]] was in service.<ref>Randolph, Grace (w), Nan Kim (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Newsworthy|Newsworthy]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 2]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 68-121. [[Tokyopop]], January 1, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-80831-8.</ref> They are equipped with the Type-V Yamato cannon,<ref name = "BattlecruiserScience"/><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Maw of the Void]] (in [[English]]). 2010-07-27.</ref> which is more powerful than its ''Behemoth'' counterparts.<ref name = "SC:FManual"/> |
By [[2502]],<ref>April 6, 2010. "Timeline". ''[[StarCraft II: Heaven's Devils]].'' [[Simon & Schuster]] (Pocket Star). pp. 311 - 323. ISBN 978-1416-55084-6.</ref> the [[Minotaur-class battlecruiser|''Minotaur''-class battlecruiser]] was in service.<ref>Randolph, Grace (w), Nan Kim (p, i). "[[StarCraft: Frontline: Newsworthy|Newsworthy]]." In ''[[StarCraft: Frontline: Volume 2]]'' (paperback binding), pp. 68-121. [[Tokyopop]], January 1, 2009. ISBN 978-1427-80831-8.</ref> They are equipped with the Type-V Yamato cannon,<ref name = "BattlecruiserScience"/><ref>Blizzard Entertainment. ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Mission: [[Wings of Liberty]], [[Maw of the Void]] (in [[English]]). 2010-07-27.</ref> which is more powerful than its ''Behemoth'' counterparts.<ref name = "SC:FManual"/> |
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The Yamato being fired
The Yamato cannon (a.k.a. Yamato gun) is a feared terran plasma weapon.[1][2]
Overview
- Jim Raynor(src)
A Yamato cannon's fire control
The Yamato cannon is mounted on the prow of battlecruisers, and draws power from their core. The cannon draws its immense power from the ship's core,[3] and then generates a dense magnetic field to harness a controlled nuclear reaction, turning it into a concentrated energy blast that can destroy almost anything with a few shots,[4] even enough to decimate cities.[3] The cannon requires a huge energy reserve to fire,[1] requiring its own conversion generator and a fire-control station manned by nearly 100 gunnery specialists.[3] However, the effects make it worthwhile.[1]
The cannon is suitable for "scorched earth" work.[5]
History
A ship being destroyed by a Yamato blast
By the Great War, recent research had led to the development of the weapon. In 2499, terran engineers were working overtime to retrofit existing battlecruisers with the weapon. Behemoth-class battlecruisers received such retrofits.[1] This trend continued with the Behemoth-class ships present within the Dominion Fleet. Some of the older vessels were not upgraded due to costs and limited supply.[4]
By 2502,[6] the Minotaur-class battlecruiser was in service.[7] They are equipped with the Type-V Yamato cannon,[4][8] which is more powerful than its Behemoth counterparts.[3]
Sovereign battlecruisers have a mini Yamato cannon.
Game Effect
In both StarCraft and StarCraft II, the Yamato cannon's range of ten makes it an effective siege weapon, able to destroy stationary defenses and anti-air units out of their range, leaving the battlecruiser safe. However, it takes a few seconds to charge before firing once a target is acquired. Only the strongest units can survive a shot from a Yamato cannon. The Yamato cannon is best used to eliminate strong anti-air defenders, such as enemy battlecruisers, carriers, and void rays.
StarCraft
The Yamato Gun is a powerful weapon that focuses a nuclear explosion into a beam using magnetic fields. It deals 260 damage.
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StarCraft II
Firing the Yamato cannon
Acquisition
Enables use of the Battlecruiser Yamato Cannon, dealing 240 damage to a target.
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Use
Blasts a target with a devastating plasma cannon, causing 240 damage.
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Blasts a target with a devastating plasma cannon, causing 600 damage to it and dealing splash damage to nearby enemies within a radius of 1.5.
In case of failure, the cooldown won't be triggered.
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Achievements
 Yamato Master Blaster
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Destroy 20 units with Yamato blasts in a single Unranked or Ranked game. |
 Battlecruiser Operational
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Destroy 15 units with the Battlecruiser's Yamato Cannon in the "Dark Skies" mission on Normal difficulty or higher. |
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Notes
- StarCraft: Shadow of the Xel'Naga infers that the Yamato cannon was in use by 2465.[9] This seemingly contradicts the StarCraft manual, which labels the weapon as the result of "recent research".[1]
- The Yamato gun is a possible reference to the title ship of Space Battleship Yamato and its wave motion gun and, indirectly, a reference to the Yamato-class battleship used in World War II, which were the biggest battleships ever created in their time and had the largest cannons ever to be used on a battleship.
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