NK-7 ion cannon/Legends

The Borstel Galactic Defense NK-7 ion cannon was a powerful ship-based ion cannon used on Imperial capital ships, especially Imperial Star Destroyers.
==Description==
Manufactured by Borstel Galactic Defense, the NK-7 ion cannon was a turreted starship-mounted weapon. Each turret had a single cannon which could be raised or lowered by an elevating gun plate that ran on elevation tracking rails. The NK-7 had an optimum range of ten kilometers and a maximum range of eighty kilometers. The turrets were coordinated by gunnery stations to allow multiple cannons to fire at a single target; a typical volley from NK-7 ion cannons was enough to immobilize a starship for several minutes.
Each emplacement featured a dedicated turbine generator and capacitor banks feeding power to the weapon via an Energy Coupler. The energy bolt travelled through an ion accu-accelerator before being fired out of the barrel. A cooling grid was located behind the Energy Coupler, and the gunnery crew stations and targeting computers were situated at the base of the turret.
==History==
The Galactic Empire mounted sixty Borstel NK-7 ion cannons on their Imperial-class Star Destroyers. The Star Destroyer Devastator used NK-7 ion cannons to disable the CR90 corvette Tantive IV over Tatooine.
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
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*Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
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*X-Wing: Rogue Squadron 
*X-Wing: The Bacta War 
*X-Wing: Isard's Revenge
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
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*The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
==Notes and references==
Category:Borstel Galactic Defense products
Category:Starship-mounted ion cannons