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The '''C-136''' was a land-based [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannon]] produced by [[Speizoc Arms]].

==Description==
The C-136 was designed for line-of-sight attacks, and was employed against large targets such as [[City/Legends|cities]], although it was also deployed against other created structures such as bridges and dams, and even low-[[Orbit/Legends|orbit]] stationary targets. The C-136 had a maximum range of twenty-five thousand [[Imperial standard meter|meters]] with a one hundred meter blast radius. The extreme long-range of the weapon allowed it to be deployed and fired from behind friendly lines.<ref name="ISB" />

The weapon took between six and twelve [[Standard hour/Legends|hours]] to assemble and set-up. A crew of seven operated the weapon, including a forward observer for accurate long range fire. Connected to a [[Power generator/Legends|power generator]], the C-136 had enough ammunition for forty shots but the power drain was enormous. The magnitude of the energy blast from the cannon produced [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmospheric]] effects along the path of the weapon discharge which caused ionization hazards.<ref name="ISB" />

==History==
When the C-136 was designed, [[Deflector shield/Legends|deflector shield]] technology was less refined than during the [[Galactic Civil War/Legends|Galactic Civil War]], meaning that siege warfare and bombardment strategies were effective against shielded ground targets such as cities. To facilitate these strategies, Speizoc Arms produced the C-136, commonly referred to as the "Grandfather Gun." Possibly the largest land-based [[Ion cannon/Legends|ion cannon]] ever built, a refinement of the ion cannon technology built to penetrate the primitive urban shields in use at the time of its design.<ref name="ISB" />

As shield technology improved, the C-136 was obsoleted as its effectiveness was reduced. However, the weapon was still employed on frontier [[Planet/Legends|planets]] which employed less advanced technology and where ground-based artillery options were still a practical and valid form of warfare. Its effectiveness also had a psychological impact on the target, as the weapon offered the threat of pin-point long-range destruction. It was also effective on planets where atmospheric or gravitic conditions prevented the use of airborne or [[Orbit/Legends|orbital]] weapons.<ref name="ISB" />

By the time of the Galactic Civil War, the C-136 was no longer in production and could only be bought used for around 100,000 [[Galactic Credit Standard|credits]] a piece. As a result, replacement parts were hard to find.<ref name="ISB" /> [[Trioculus]] once fired a C-136 at a dam in the [[Grand Kessel River Valley]], flooding a rebellious settlement below.<ref name="QotE">''[[Queen of the Empire]]''</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Queen of the Empire]]''

==Sources==
*''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]'' {{1stm}}
*''[[Star Wars Gamemaster Kit]]''
*[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
*''[[The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology]]''
*<!-- 2014/10/20 -->''[[Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide]]''

==Notes and references==
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[[Category:Ground-based ion cannons]]
[[Category:Speizoc Arms products]]