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The Sound Cannon is a long, tubular, man-portable weapon that fires a directional ultrasound beam. Designed by Professor Kleist, it is intended solely for use against Xenomorph targets — the beam it projects completely immobilizes the creatures without damaging them, allowing them to be captured alive and intact for use in Kleist's experiments. As it does not fire conventional projectiles, the weapon produces no recoil, no sound and no muzzle flare when fired. In fact, it produces almost no indication of any sort that it is being used, with the exception of making the air the beam is passing through shimmer as though being subjected to great heat.

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  • Sound Cannon
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  • The Sound Cannon is a long, tubular, man-portable weapon that fires a directional ultrasound beam. Designed by Professor Kleist, it is intended solely for use against Xenomorph targets — the beam it projects completely immobilizes the creatures without damaging them, allowing them to be captured alive and intact for use in Kleist's experiments. As it does not fire conventional projectiles, the weapon produces no recoil, no sound and no muzzle flare when fired. In fact, it produces almost no indication of any sort that it is being used, with the exception of making the air the beam is passing through shimmer as though being subjected to great heat.
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  • Late 22nd century
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  • Sound Cannon
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  • Directional ultrasound cannon
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  • The Sound Cannon is a long, tubular, man-portable weapon that fires a directional ultrasound beam. Designed by Professor Kleist, it is intended solely for use against Xenomorph targets — the beam it projects completely immobilizes the creatures without damaging them, allowing them to be captured alive and intact for use in Kleist's experiments. As it does not fire conventional projectiles, the weapon produces no recoil, no sound and no muzzle flare when fired. In fact, it produces almost no indication of any sort that it is being used, with the exception of making the air the beam is passing through shimmer as though being subjected to great heat. Despite the Sound Cannon's superb effect on Xenomorphs, the weapons used at Charon Base were unreliable. The device suffered from a major drawback in that it had a tendency to dangerously overload, and if it was not promptly shut down before the overload reached critical levels, the weapon would explode with devastating force. It was one such explosion that ultimately destroyed Charon Base. Given Kleist's well-documented propensity for stealing technology from rival corporations, it is possible the Sound Cannon was based on data from Lasalle Bionational, who were the first to discover the immobilizing effect of ultrasound on the creatures.
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