Firing 20mm shells at a cyclic rate of 200 rounds per second, the Mark-40 excels fighting both infantry and fighting vehicles at all ranges. The enhanced cooling system, unique to the Mark-40, ensures that no matter how many shells are fired the weapon’s temperature never rises to dangerous levels.

The HPG Mark-40 comes complete with a standard rolling easy load 40,000 shell box magazine and can be fitted with optional recoil absorbers for maximum accuracy.

The Appearance of the Empire

In 4451 a fleet of heavy spaceships suddenly attacked planets under the Protectorate’s control. These were the descendents of the old Reconnaissance Corp …the Polaris Empire as it now called itself was revealed to the universe.

The Empire’s lightning fast assault on Protectorate space took the whole of the Dominion by surprise. During the first ten years of the invasion, the Empire enslaved the peoples of three hundred of the Protectorate’s eight hundred planets.

Huge battles raged across the Dominion as Protectorate cyber-troopers clashed with Empire forces in a bid to halt the invasion. The Protectorate had never prepared for a conflict of this kind and could do little to slow the Empire’s elite forces. Within a century the Empire had taken control of over half of the Protectorate’s worlds. Its control grew like a cancer spreading from planet to planet, the Empire seemed unstoppable.

Protectorate Armouries

PLasma Cannon IK-49.

The Ionic Kanode-49 represents the latest in condensed plasma weapon systems. The IK–49 employs a 900 Gigawatt micro fusion reactor and a revolutionary beam amplifier to deliver a lethal blast of focused plasma energy to the Protectorate’s enemies.

Unprotected organic matter caught in the beam’s path is instantly destroyed as is non-energised metals. Against the fighting vehicles of the Polaris Empire the IK-49 is a robust, reliable and devastating piece of Protectorate hardware. Protectorate troops affectionately refer to the cannon not as the Ionic Kanode 49 but as the “Instant Killer” 49.