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Tau Cannon
Tau Cannon | |
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Stackable | No |
DPS | Between 6 and 84 (depending on charge) |
RPM | 300 (Primary) |
Accuracy | Between 1° and 3.6° (depending on charge) |
Ammo | Depleted Uranium-235, lambda:ammo.uranium
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Item ID | lambda:weapon.tau |
The Tau Cannon, also known as the XVL1456, is a prototype energy-based assault rifle weapon developed by scientists at the Black Mesa Research Facility. The Tau Cannon fires beams of Tau particles; each beam damages a target with its negative charge and its bullet-like kinetic energy. The weapon has two different fire modes. The primary mode shoots tau particles rapidly, visible as yellow beams. The secondary mode mode charges up the weapon to fire more powerful white-hot beams which can shoot through multiple targets or walls, causing a devastating explosion blast of particles on the far side, thus gibbing and knocking any target that gets in the beam. The recoil induced by the tau particles is so strong that the user is propelled backwards with great force. This effect can be used to the user's advantage to traverse longer distances quickly. Tau particles can also reflect off walls if the angle of impact is less than 30°.