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The [[Xenon Tower]] was planned and built by [[Maximus_Terragon]] in January 2016, and finished in April 2016. | The [[Xenon Tower]] was planned and built by [[Maximus_Terragon]] in January 2016, and finished in April 2016. | ||
In January 2016, the [[Entarian Alliance]] announced plans to construct a [[Super Weapon]] capable of firing an array of cannons, at the flick of a button. These cannons could fire clusterbombs over 600 meters away. [[Entarian Orbital Bombardment System]] | In January 2016, the [[Entarian Alliance]] announced plans to construct a [[Super Weapon]] capable of firing an array of cannons, at the flick of a button. These cannons could fire clusterbombs over 600 meters away. It was first named in early 2016 as the [[Entarian Orbital Bombardment System]] | ||
Shocked by the news, some of the members of the [[League of Nations]] started planning and constructing their own [[Super Weapons]]. The [[Xenon Empire]]'s response was the [[Xenon Tower]]. Unlike the [[Entarian Alliance]]'s [[Super Weapon]], the [[Xenon Tower]] worked in practice, and was constructed. | Shocked by the news, some of the members of the [[League of Nations]] started planning and constructing their own [[Super Weapons]]. The [[Xenon Empire]]'s response was the [[Xenon Tower]]. Unlike the [[Entarian Alliance]]'s [[Super Weapon]], the [[Xenon Tower]] worked in practice, and was constructed. | ||
It saw active use in the [[Second Verussian War]], as an artillery platform. It managed to hit the Verussian capital, [[Pallivadia]] 300 meters away. The bombardment was successful, and served as a deterrent, doing | It saw active use in the [[Second Verussian War]], as an artillery platform. It managed to hit the Verussian capital, [[Pallivadia]] 300 meters away. The bombardment was successful, and served as a deterrent, doing little damage to [[Pallivadia]] itself as it was claimed. | ||
After the war it stood, mighty and strong. The cannons and mortars were removed from the tower, in conjunction with the peace agreement that followed the wars. | After the war it stood, mighty and strong. The cannons and mortars were removed from the tower, in conjunction with the peace agreement that followed the wars. | ||
However, it has since been decommissioned and has been demolished, due to its war connotations, [[Maximus_Terragon]] has however confirmed a re-construction of a tower similar to the [[Xenon Tower]] which will stand also as a memorial. | However, it has since been decommissioned and has been demolished, due to its war connotations, [[Maximus_Terragon]] has however confirmed a re-construction of a significantly smaller tower similar to the [[Xenon Tower]] which will stand also as a memorial. | ||
'''Fact''' when jumping from the top down, you have a 7 second free fall, and reach terminal velocity. The tower's design is symmetrical, and was considered revolutionary at the time. | '''Fact''' when jumping from the top down, you have a 7 second free fall, and reach terminal velocity. The tower's design is symmetrical, and was considered revolutionary at the time. | ||