Nebular cannon

The nebular cannon was the Lefan equivalent of the turbolaser and laser cannons of the galaxy. It operated in a similar manner but used the interstellar particles as ammunition and had more charging areas which meant that its projectiles were much hotter and energetic, often with a blue or white-blue color due to the heat of the plasma. However, the operators could choose to fire on a lower energy setting which afforded weaker, orange-red projectiles but less power consumption.

Usage and history
The Lefans first used early nebular cannons in their campaign of conquest against the other natives of the Xoret Cluster (4,000 BBY–3,950 BBY) on their warships to great effect. In the millenia that followed, the technology was constantly upgraded and refined, with the multiple power settings introduced around 1 ABY. Development of various models of nebular cannons increased in 6 ABY when the Confederation of Non-Aligned Planets began to scout the cluster and colonized several planets, most notably Gakt V in the Gakt system.