Particle beam
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Not to be confused with the Particle Cannon in use by the USA in Generals.
A particle beam is a stream of highly accelerated atoms or charged subatomic particles; this is different from more familiar lasers, which are beams of highly-amplified light.
Ion Cannon technology used by GDI is the earliest practical military application of particle beam technology, as well as one of the most prominent examples. These space-based weapons of mass destruction have been the ultimate ace-in-the-hole for GDI ever since the First Tiberium War.
The Brotherhood of Nod has recently begun to use particle beam weaponry to supplement their laser weaponry; sometime before the Third Tiberium War, Nod replaced their Advanced artillery with particle beam cannons.
The Marked of Kane and the Black Hand are notable for their widespread use of particle beams. The Marked of Kane can use extremely powerful beams as optional upgrades for their Enlightened cyborgs and Venom Patrol Craft, while the Black Hand can give particle beams to their Confessor Cabals, in the form of the T7. Both sides can also modify their Shredder turrets to fire particle beams.
