Gotta Love Those Tachyons! (July 8, 2010)

[ChrisReid]

365 Days of Astronomy has profiled the tachyon, a wonderful time traveling subatomic particle that moves faster than light and has a cool name. If the powerful Tachyon Cannon wasn't famous for its market value in the Gemini Sector, its inclusion on the F-103 Excaliur definitely brought it to the forefront. Scientist Craig Robertson has recorded a podcast that discuses some of the theory behind the physics. The Wing Commander series is later mentioned as using the concept in popular fiction. Check it out here.

The Tachyon cannon is one of my favorites. It packs a real wallop, rarely fails and it's one sleek design.

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Original update published on July 8, 2010

 

[Rylex]

Yeah when I was young the Tachyon Cannon in Privateer was my favorite cannon.
Great price/performance ratio... nice re-fireing rate. Nice range...

However now I'm 15-16 years older and however the Tachyon Cannon is no longer my favorite weapon. I prefer the simple Laser now. This might be due to the fact that my favorite all time ship in Wing Commander is the Arrow.

So I always end up buying a Centurion with 4 Lasers and thanks to RF add-on a gun cooler and all those stuff.

Don't get me wrong I still love the Tachyon Cannon but my personal experience tells me: "Go long, go fast, go faster, go for Laser!"

 

[frostytheplebe]

Yeah when I was young the Tachyon Cannon in Privateer was my favorite cannon.
Great price/performance ratio... nice re-fireing rate. Nice range...

However now I'm 15-16 years older and however the Tachyon Cannon is no longer my favorite weapon. I prefer the simple Laser now. This might be due to the fact that my favorite all time ship in Wing Commander is the Arrow.

So I always end up buying a Centurion with 4 Lasers and thanks to RF add-on a gun cooler and all those stuff.

Don't get me wrong I still love the Tachyon Cannon but my personal experience tells me: "Go long, go fast, go faster, go for Laser!"

I do two combos... either Lasers and plasma (range and power), or Tachs and Particle (Wing Commanders "Super Weapon Past/present"). Both kicked ass!