Solar Cannon

## History

> The AWSG is the answer to that age-old question: “Why launch a large scale attack on a battleship when you can just blast it with a giant \*ss Cannon?”
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The Anti-Warship Support Gun (or AWSG) was the ADJM’s first form of defense against the Celestial Striders during the long preparation time of the AEGIS Project. It was a long-range, laser based cannon that was capable of firing anti-warship charges after a charging sequence. Over 20 of these cannons were built along the eastern coastline of Decholon, being buffed by the Armeli-supplied Ichor-powered Fusion Drives.

The Solar Cannons became known as the Coastal Wall, which protected the cities to the west. More of these cannons were built more inland as a form of a fallback point. They served during the entire duration of the FGC, until they were given the support of the Ballista Combat Tanks, Harbinger Ground Types, and the highly experimental Catalyst Two-Stage Units that were meant to surpass the effectiveness of the Coastal Wall. Eventually, Many of these cannons were destroyed over time, and the ones that remained were being outclassed by the very mobile Catalyst units. Thus, with the tide of the war slowly falling into Decholonian hands, the Coastal Wall’s remaining SCs were deactivated and retrofitted onto new Catalyst Units. The ruins of the Cannons can still be seen today on the beaches and docks of Decholon, serving as a monument to the amount of devotion they put into winning the war.

Years later, Documents of the Catalyst and Solar Cannon Units were discovered by the Mercury Legion, and were subsequently implemented into their highly experimental EC-07 Ground Type Megaparticle Laser Cannon. This weapon would be seen in the use of units such as the Blacklight and Firestorm. The UNI would also make use of the Solar Cannon Technology in the form of Samantha Jenkins’ Solar Eclipse. This unit was equipped with an Arcandy Compact Core, and thus the technology could be shrunk down to astoundingly portable levels. The Solar Eclipse itself wields the same power of a fully charged Catalyst unit, and is sometimes considered to be the successor of the aforementioned machine. For more on the history of the Solar Cannon, see here.

## All current distributions of the AWSG

* Solar Cannon: The original series of guns that were stationed in large facilities. They were eventually upgraded to utilize deflector Shields Similar to the Terra’s specialized Reactor, but being inherently stronger from the lack of a necessity to move. Placed along the coastlines of Decholon's eastern coast, they became known as the Coastal Wall.
* Catalyst: The theoretical successor of the Solar Cannon that served as the second half of the weapon. Being tread-bound, it didn’t have much in the way of mobility, but if defended well enough could level entire battlefields in a handful of shots.
* Domino Project: Used a toned down version of the Solar Cannon that was self-powered using the unit’s own Reactor. The energy consumption and heat emitted from the unit when firing the gun was so dangerous it rendered all units' operation and testing cut short.
* EC-07 GT-M-LC: Originally developed by the Mercury Legion as the EC-06 battleship-mounted Weapon, It would be installed on many of their warships to invade the cities of Decholon. The EC-07 variant was designed to be used by Garrisai in a similar way to the Domino I.
* Hammerhead: Daniel Sherman’s personal unit uses one of these as a handheld primary weapon. It has a smaller radius and holds two to three charges. Includes a built in reactor for ease of mobility.
* Solar Eclipse: Developed by Connor Holland and Samantha Jenkins as an upgraded version of the Domino IV and Catalyst concepts, and thus it is graciously built from retrofitted and custom parts. Contains a main and sub reactor which both power a shot through a railgun-based coil. Contains up to six charges that have a moderate spread.
* Firestorm: Miia's overhaul pack includes one of these weapons, which is back mounted and powered by a rechargeable energy capacitor. Has a blast radius similar to the originals, and holds up to five charges.
* Blacklight: This EC-07 has been modified by the Mercury Legion to operate as a sniper-like weapon, and as such has been given added zooming capabilities and a replaceable six-charge battery.
* Firestorm: The final form of the Vendetta, which uses a handheld cannon similar to that of the Hammerhead. Taken from the Blacklight and modified for Miia's use, the gun has about six charges per battery. It can be slimmed down to operate as a precision sniper, akin to its original form.