The Battle Cannon is the standard ballistic weapon used as the primary turret armament of the Leman Russ Battle Tank and the Rogal Dorn Battle Tank. It is a formidable weapon whose shells can deal significant damage from a long distance against both vehicle and infantry targets.
The Battle Cannon devastates an area and may be fired from behind cover though the weapon requires a line of sight. The sheer power of this weapon makes it an excellent addition to the Astra Militarum's arsenal.
The Battle Cannon is a fairly conventional 120 millimetre smoothbore cannon. The standard munition is an Armour-Piercing High Explosive (APHE) round capable of penetrating all but the heaviest armour with ease but also containing a substantial impact-fused explosive charge with a large blast radius. This makes the Battle Cannon an effective dual-use armament capable of taking out light and medium vehicles as well as groups of heavy infantry.
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- Codex: Imperial Guard (5th Edition), pg. 48
- Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (4th Edition), pg. 48
- Imperial Armour: Imperial Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000, pp. 6-16
- Warhammer Community - The Rogal Dorn Battle Tank Crushes Heretics With the Power of the Praetorian
- Games Workshop - Rogal Dorn Battle Tank