Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Proton Collider

The Proton Collider is the Alliance superweapon.

History
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The concept of the collider, a particle accelerator that would collide particles with other particles at extremely high velocities, already existed by 1960. By the early sixties, the first colliders had been constructed, and the Alliance had drawn up plans for the construction of what was to be the world's largest collider at the CERN (Eorzean Organisation for Nuclear Research) laboratory, situated in Geneva.

Work had barely begun on the proposed Proton Collider when the project was abruptly interrupted in late 1965, when the Voshkod invaded Switzerland. Though Geneva didn't fall, the attack spooked the Allied Nations, who subsequently relocated CERN's scientists to the supposedly safer Greek island of Mykonos. There, the scientists continued their research, and it was decided that the Proton Collider would be constructed in Mykonos instead.

As the name would indicate, the original purpose of the Proton Collider was to collide protons and ions at relativistic velocities, around 99.995% of the speed of light. Shortly after the relocation to Mykonos, the Allied military took an interest in the Proton Collider project. Construction of the underground facility went unimpeded, with construction finished in record time thanks to additional support from the Allied Corps of Engineers, which lent their expertise and technology. The scientists were allowed to use the facility for their own research purposes, but at the same time an additional structure was constructed on top of the underground collider.

This structure would be called into action when the Voshkod attacked Mykonos, with the intent of capturing the research of the parallel Paris Project, which was also located on Mykonos. Though the Paris Project's research was lost, the success of the Proton Collider in the destruction of the Voshkod base further enthused the Alliance military, which began to deploy additional Proton Colliders around the globe.

In military operation, the Proton Collider basically works by firing off multiple bursts of hydrogen at relativistic speeds up into the atmosphere, where the protons are then redirected towards their target by ground-based gravametric lensing projectors.

Though part of the energy of the protons is lost before they even reach their target due to air resistance, the effect is still devastating, powerful enough to level entire city blocks. Upon colliding with their targets, the resultant deceleration of the protons releases an immeasurable amount of heat. The resultant transferral of energy to nearby material results in a massive thermalization and vaporization of any nearby material, creating a chain of heat and pressure-based shock waves, making the Proton Collider especially devastating to densely packed areas.

Guardians of the Tacitus

 * Particle Cannon (Aquila)
 * Proton Collider (Alliance)
 * Ion Cannon (ADI)
 * Psionic Decimator (Protectorate)
 * Solaris Array (Andora)
 * Atomic Palace (Empire)
 * Nuclear Storm
 * Hadron Collider
 * Scientifc Lab
 * Temple of Cantha (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * Vaccuum Imploder (Voshkod)
 * Temple of Asmodia (Brotherhood)
 * Soyuz Missile (Horde)
 * SCUD Storm (MLA)
 * Psychic Dominator (Collective)
 * Aurora of Etheria (Encantadia)
 * Rift Generator (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Tremor AGAS (Coalition)
 * Warp Missile (Heralds)
 * Firestorm Generator (Order)
 * Resonance Jackhammer (Survivors)
 * Weather Control Generator (Syndicate)
 * Omega Blitzer (Conglomerate)
 * Basilisk Magnus Apocalypse (Legion)

DLC

 * Orbital Bombardment (Federation)
 * Coronal Storm (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * The Icon (Skynet)
 * ICBM (Dominion)
 * ... (Elemental)
 * ... (Autocracy)
 * ... (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * ... (Pirates)
 * Temple of Elona (Elona)
 * Death Hand Tesla ICBM (Ascalia)
 * ARK Superheavy Artillery Battery (Confederation)
 * Eldritch Cannon (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * ... (Security)
 * Aggregat (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * ... (Warlords)
 * ... (Cult)
 * ... (Raiders)
 * Hammer of Sigmar (Theocracy)
 * ... (ASA)
 * ... (Insurgents)
 * Guns of Windrunner (Bastion)
 * ... (Guardians)
 * ... (Hierarchy)
 * ... (Sundered)
 * Doomfire Missile Silo (Ecumene)
 * Shrine of Sadida (Concordat)
 * ARKNIGHT Dropzone (Contingent)
 * ... (Rangers)
 * ... (Eden)
 * Meganulon Hive (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * Gandalf Scatter Launcher (Commune)
 * Stonehenge Strike Array (Clique)
 * Fugaku Air Tower (Guild)
 * Death Worm (Threat)