Pulse Bomb Generator

A Pulse Bomb Generator is an advanced bombing weapon system of the Tau, and is form of Pulse Weapon that utilises pulsed induction fields to generate lethal micro-bursts of plasma and drop them over enemy targets. A Pulse Bomb Generator is a large weapon system and is a primary weapon system for a Sun Shark bomber; mounted underneath the aircraft’s rear hull. When activated, a Pulse Bomb Generator produces a ball of deadly plasma beneath the aircraft via spinning its generating mechanisms. At the pilot's command, a pulsed induction field propels the glaring energy ball towards targets on the battlefield below. Sizzling the air around it, the pulse bomb explodes on the ground with an incandescent fury, spreading destruction over a wide radius. An extremely effective weapon against infantry, once fired, a Pulse Bomb Generator will immediately begin to form another destructive charge, ready to be dropped when another suitable target is reached. Sometimes, however, a persistent glitch from the weapon’s prototype days results in a power failure, meaning the Sun Shark cannot drop further bombs until Earth Caste engineers can reconfigure the micro-power plant.

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 * Codex: Tau Empire (6th Edition), pp. 48, 66, 69