Particle disintegrator warhead

A particle disintegrator warhead was a type of warhead installed aboard to lightspeed torpedoes.
==Characteristics==
Particle disintegrator warheads were fitted to the tip of the massive lightspeed torpedoes fired by the Galactic Empire's Galaxy Gun superweapon. The warhead was connected to the missile's power core, and was energized by it as the torpedo neared its target world. After impacting the surface of a planet, the warhead triggered a series of nucleonic chain reactions that consumed everything in its path, explosively converting matter into energy.The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
The warhead has a variable power setting; at full power, the warhead was capable of destroying an entire planet as the nucleonic reactions were sustained until all matter present had been consumed. However, at lower power settings, the warheads were able to selectively destroy cites and military bases while leaving the rest of the surface intact.
==Appearances==
* Star Wars: Dark Empire II 
*Empire's End 1
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
*Star Wars Handbook 3: Dark Empire
*The New Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
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==Notes and references==
Category:Explosive projectiles
Category:Weapon components