Details

The Cannons pickup allows the user to fire 30 small, very fast projectiles in a straight line in from of their ship. Each projectile deals a very small amount of damage and slowdown, but if the user lands multiple rounds on target, the Cannons can deal a reasonable amount of damage and considerable slowdown. The Cannon's fire rate and bullet speed vary with the ship's damage stat, with more weapon power resulting in a slower firerate and bullet speed. Cannon's ease of aim, fast projectile speed, and high slowdown potential make them a good weapon to use over long ranges.

Trivia

During the game's development, the Cannons were generally considered overpowered, being able to stop a ship dead in its tracks with a very low number of hits. This was later changed after AI were allowed to pick up Cannons. A similar change to the slowdown strength was made once weapons were made functional in Multiplayer Races.