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[[File:Markalite_Gun_Firing.jpg|right|250px]]The '''Markalite Cannon''' is a powerful weapon that somewhat resembles a cross between a Radio Telescope and a satellite used by the Japanese military that first appeared in the 1957 [[Toho Company Ltd.|Toho]] film, [[The Mysterians (1957 film)|The Mysterians]]. |
[[File:Markalite_Gun_Firing.jpg|right|250px]]The '''Markalite Cannon''' is a powerful weapon that somewhat resembles a cross between a Radio Telescope and a satellite used by the Japanese military that first appeared in the 1957 [[Toho Company Ltd.|Toho]] film, [[The Mysterians (1957 film)|The Mysterians]]. |
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==Weapons== |
==Weapons== |
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+ | A single Markalite Cannon has caterpillar tracks which grants it limited manoeuvrability, although they could be transported and dropped by rockets called [[Markalite GYRO]]s, and a small pair of which were attached to each Cannon to act as retrorockets. The weapons could only function for short periods of time before losing power, and several were lost in the battle against the [[Mysterians]] (One was washed away by a flood, and another was taken out by the second [[Moguera]]), but eventually they were able to destroy the alien's dome base and ultimately help win the battle. |
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| + | *The concept of the Markalite cannon was later utilised in the design of the [[Maser Cannon]], which closely resembles the weapon. |
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Revision as of 11:02, 4 January 2014
The Markalite Cannon is a powerful weapon that somewhat resembles a cross between a Radio Telescope and a satellite used by the Japanese military that first appeared in the 1957 Toho film, The Mysterians.
Weapons
A single Markalite Cannon has caterpillar tracks which grants it limited manoeuvrability, although they could be transported and dropped by rockets called Markalite GYROs, and a small pair of which were attached to each Cannon to act as retrorockets. The weapons could only function for short periods of time before losing power, and several were lost in the battle against the Mysterians (One was washed away by a flood, and another was taken out by the second Moguera), but eventually they were able to destroy the alien's dome base and ultimately help win the battle.
Gallery
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Trivia
- The concept of the Markalite cannon was later utilised in the design of the Maser Cannon, which closely resembles the weapon.