Luke Skywalker, when reflecting on these capabilities, noted that Galaxy Guns were the most destructive superweapons at the time of the conflict. However, there were low power settings allowing them to destroy selected cities and military bases while leaving the rest of the planet untouched. At the projectile's full power setting, the nuclear reactions were sustained until all matter had been converted into energy, effectively wiping the planet and its inhabitants off the face of the galaxy. Having reached its target, powered by the missile's power core, the particle disintegrator warhead exploded, triggering immense nuclear cloud reactions that encircled the targeted world's surface within minutes. Automated laser cannon turrets exchanged laser fire with warships while thick armor plating and powerful energy shields deflected even the most advanced ion cannons and turbolasers. Upon exiting hyperspace and homing in on its target, the projectile's automated defenses would activate to deter enemy forces. 75 hyperdrive, allowing for quick traversal of interstellar distances and difficulty in detecting them until they struck. It was also equipped with hyperdrive and sublight thrusters.Įach of these projectiles was capable of traveling through hyperspace with a speed equivalent to at least a Class. It was a superweapon capable of firing large, destructive projectiles equipped with particle disintegrator warheads capable of destroying an entire planet. The Galaxy Gun was a 7,250-meter-long tube-shaped space station built above Byss. What do ya think it is?' ― Shug Ninx to Salla Zend while on Salvager Three ' Ya see that? The Imps are building something big.

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