Sonic Weapons

"They leveled their outlandish weaponry at the enemy battle line, and the whining of their weapons built steadily to an earsplitting crescendo. A second later, a wave of sonic energy ripped through the Space Marines, splitting armour and bursting organs. Those that still lived fell to the dirt, wracked with brain-damaged spasms."

Sonic Weapons are a type of weaponry that make cause damage using sound waves to create oscillation in the target until the target, be it a living person or, a building, or a vehicle fractures from the stress. These weapons range from relatively non-lethal devices that cause pain, discomfort, and confusion, to weapons that can shake battle tanks into pieces. Sonic Weapons are used by a variety of factions and species throughout the galaxy, this page will list all known weapons, their descriptions, and their users.

Imperial Sonic Weapons
The following is a list of all known Imperial Sonic Weapons that are used by the many factions of the Imperium of Mankind, from the Adeptus Mechanicus to the Adepta Sororitas :
 * Sonic Disruptor - A Sonic Disruptor is a massive weapon used by Ordinatii, massive war machines of the Centurio Ordinatus, that utilises unique technology that produces sound waves which resonate across the battlefield, crumbling buildings, shattering bones, bursting organs and causing electronic equipment to explode as the wall of sonic energy passes over enemy forces. The frequency of sound used by the Sonic Disruptor ravages those who fall victim to it, from a subsonic rumbling that tears buildings apart to a supersonic squall that pierces eardrums and flays skin from flesh. The Sonic Disruptor scales repeatedly up and down these frequencies, causing a blast of sonic energy that rolls forward like a force wave from a massive conventional explosion. Hiding in cover is of little use, since woods and rubble are just blown apart and walls simply amplify the sonic wave if they are not shattered. Even the weighty armour of a Titan or the reinforced buttresses of a stronghold provide little protection against the wrath of a Sonic Disruptor, the first of which was deployed by the Ordinatus Mars. Targets protected by energy fields such as Void Shields will lose one shield to the sonic wave before it passes.
 * Laud Hailer - Laud Hailers are used by the Adepta Sororitas ' Sisters of Battle and the Ordo Hereticus as devices used to spread faith in the Emperor. Proclaiming the power of the Emperor in heavenly tones, Laud Hailers fill the enemies of Mankind with dread. These devices can be used by the Adepta Sororitas Rhino, Immolator, and Exorcist vehicles. These are usually shaped like a small angel holding a trumpet, the trumpet contains the device's sound projection system.

Eldar Sonic Weapons
The following is a list of all known Sonic Weapons that are used by the ancient Eldar xenos race:
 * Banshee Mask - A Banshee Mask is an enclosing death's head helmet which contains a psychosonic amplifier that are used by the Howling Banshees Aspect Warriors of the Craftworld Eldar. This device intensifies the warrior's battlecry into a howling shriek of psychic rage. By means of their Banshee Masks the warriors focus their enmity, flooding the central nervous system of their adversary with psychic energy and causing temporary paralysis. Howling Banshees are trained to release their rage as they charge into combat.
 * Vibro-cannon - The Vibro-cannon contains a sonic field generator that creates a rapidly scaling wave of sonic energy ranging from ultrasound to hypersonic frequencies. This wave directed along a magnetic tunnel, and when it hits, the resulting resonant frequencies shake the target apart. This is most evident when two or more Vibro-cannons cross their sonic beams, causing tremendously powerful disparate energy waves which can damage even the toughest targets. These weapons are mounted upon Support Weapon Batteries.
 * Sonic Lance - The Sonic Lance is a sophisticated Eldar Sonic Weapon which uses resonant sonic waves, the same technology found in the smaller Vibro-cannon, to shake a target apart. Also known as a Tremor Cannon, this weapon can gouge great rents in the ground, literally shake enemy battle tanks to pieces, flatten Space Marines within their power armour, and tear unprotected Guardsmen limb from limb.
 * Sonic Torpedo - Eldar Sonic Torpedoes, like all Eldar Torpedoes, carry sophisticated scrambling systems and targeting sensors, making them highly accurate and difficult to shoot down. The Sonic Torpedo is a specialised variant of the standard Eldar Torpedo. This variant uses a sonic warhead that causes a massive sonic explosion, causing extreme damage to enemy starships.
 * Sonic Charge - Sonic Charges are a type of Sonic Weapon used by Eldar flyers and spacecraft, specifically the Eagle Bomber. They are capable of blasting through the thickest armor.

Chaos Sonic Weapons
The following is a list of all known Sonic Weapons employed by the Forces of Chaos:
 * Sonic Blaster - The main weapon of the Chaos Noise Marines, the Sonic Blaster unleashes wave after wave of devastating harmonics, literally rips its target apart with the power of extreme sound. The weapon can unleash short riffs or long, discordant wails. A twin-linked and enlarged version of the weapon is used by Chaos Sonic Dreadnoughts.
 * Blastmaster - The Blastmaster is a Sonic Weapon that focuses a throbbing bass note into an explosive crescendo that can burst eyeballs and rupture internal organs. By varying the frequency of the blast the effect of the weapon can be altered to produce different effects.
 * Warp Amplifier - Warp Amplifiers are devastating devices that were designed to amplify emotions and sensations by projecting resonant Warp energies from rune-encrusted horns and pipes that sprout from the vehicles that they are equipped upon. The closer a creature comes to the amp, the harder it is to maintain discipline and conscious though.
 * Doom Siren - Doom Sirens are used by certain Noise Marines that are fitted with a complex arrangement of pipes and tubes around their helmets which can project a short-ranged sonic attacks.
 * Dirge Caster - The Dirge Caster is a broadcaster, which outputs a non-stop litany of Chaos. Incomprehensible and disturbing to all others, the sounds enthralls and absorbs the followers of Chaos, driving out any uncertainty or doubt. The device also emits terrifying screams, wails, and howls to demolished and confuse the enemy. A Dirge Caster cannot be used on a vehicle that already has a Warp Amplifier installed. Dirge Casters can be used by all Chaos Vehicles.

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