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| EBCs were the product of early space warfare trials. Missiles had extreme range but were limited, slow, and expensive. Traditional kinetics had plentiful ammunition but had an engagement range in the scale of hundreds of kilometers. Lasers had long range but required high energy input and long burn times. The Electron Beam Cannon extended the effective range of kinetic weapons out to a light second with its relativistic speeds. | EBCs were the product of early space warfare trials. Missiles had extreme range but were limited, slow, and expensive. Traditional kinetics had plentiful ammunition but had an engagement range in the scale of hundreds of kilometers. Lasers had long range but required high energy input and long burn times. The Electron Beam Cannon extended the effective range of kinetic weapons out to a light second with its relativistic speeds. | ||
| - | They were first used in the War of the Giants between Jovian and Saturnian colonies. | + | They were first used in [[war of the giants|The |
| Early starship designs incorporated EBCs into the spine of the ship, allowing it as much distance to accelerate as possible before exiting the barrel. Improvements with the EBC accelerator eventually resulted in an efficient compact cyclotron which allowed EBCs to be installed into turrets. | Early starship designs incorporated EBCs into the spine of the ship, allowing it as much distance to accelerate as possible before exiting the barrel. Improvements with the EBC accelerator eventually resulted in an efficient compact cyclotron which allowed EBCs to be installed into turrets. | ||