anti-aircraft particle cannon

The anti-aircraft particle cannon debuts in Iron Gold as a massive stationary defensive emplacement, underscoring the Republic's fragile grip on power amid rising insurgencies. Equipped with a dedicated Gray operator chair, it represents advanced but resource-intensive technology repurposed from Gold-era arsenals to counter aerial threats from pirates and rebels. Its deployment highlights escalating militarization across the Solar System, where such weapons become pivotal in protecting key strongholds during the chaos following the Rising.