Personal Ion Cannon

Personal Ion Cannon
Weapon
Carried by	Sydney
Type	Primary weapon
Damage type	Energetic - Ion beam
Projectile speed	50000
Range	5600
Scope lens	Single zoom level
Rate of fire	4
Magazine	44 (Recruit) 52 (Veteran) 75 (Elite) 102 (Heroic)
Miscellaneous
Internal name	Rx_Weapon_PersonalIonCannon

The Merlin Personal Ion Cannon is Sydney's main weapon.

Appearance

The Personal Ion Cannon is a futuristic-looking rifle that has energy storage sections which can be seen on the sides of the weapon. It also has a scope on the top and a power switch on the side. Clips are made of battery boxes that are loaded into the bottom part of the weapon.

Damage table

Base Damage	Headshot Multiplier	Kevlar Armor Multiplier	Flak Armor Multiplier	Lazarus Armor Multiplier	Heavy Armor Multiplier	Light Armor Multiplier	Aerial Armor Multiplier	Building Multiplier	MCT Multiplier
200	x5	x0.90	x0.90	x0.90	x0.428	x0.5	x0.5	x0.4	x2.4

Full damage will be inflicted only if the target body is struck completely by the ion blast.

Higher Veterancy ranks will increase the base damage by a specified multiplier.

Function

The Personal Ion Cannon fires devastating ion beams. It does high damage against everything, and it is able to kill infantries in one hit with a headshot, akin to sniper rifles. However, shorter range, rate of fire, and longer reloading times make the Personal Ion Cannon not effective as Sniper Rifles or Ramjet Rifles when it comes to infantry. Still, a skilled wielder is able to deal with both infantry and vehicles at once.

Note that Personal Ion Cannon leaves a highly visible trace after firing; therefore switching locations often is advised.

Gallery

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  UT3 render

See also

• Merlin Personal Ion Cannon on the Command & Conquer Wiki