The Excalibur
The Excalibur is a concept chemical laser weapon.
Developed in 1981 by the extremely strong Belkan economy as a symbol of power and as a missile defence platform. Although concerns at the location of its construction (a national park) it was discovered that the flora, fauna and wildlife all adapted to the cannon rather ironically making Schayne an area of immense scientific interest for ecological research, not for the technological achievement itself.
Although rarely used before 1995, the facility was well designed and kept up-to-date with the latest technology developed by Anton Kupchenko and the South Belkan Munitions Factory which produced almost all of Belka's potential war power.
Because of the massive levels of power needed to fire the immense weapon, an underground geothermal generator, numerous solar panels and conventional power stations were positioned around the plains. Also built into the cannon were seven large cooling towers, this allowed rapid dumping of waste heat and allowed the cannon to recover to normal firing conditions in under thirty seconds, posing a threat to missiles launched in waves to avoid Excalibur's blast.