Spreadfire Cannon

This fires a spread of energy at your target. ---Descent Manual description

The Spreadfire Cannon is the third primary weapon in Descent and Descent II. After selecting the weapon, it fires a horizontal 3-way spread of projectiles that slowly but continuously spread out as they travel. After the first shot, the cannon rotates 90 degrees so that the projectiles fire in a vertical pattern, then it rotates back to horizontal firing. This rotation of the cannon happens so fast that it looks like the weapon is firing a straight cross-shaped spread of projectiles. This makes the weapon ideal for taking out robots close by as well as taking out groups of robots at a small distance, due its high-speed balanced with its spread of fire.