Warp ray is a capital ship designed against large targets. It´s a result of unification of both Aiur and Shakuras technologies. Many believe will eventually replace the venerable protoss carrier [...] as flagship of the protoss fleet. A warp ray is a ship virtually built around a single gigantic power source: the prismatic core. This device seethes with energy drawn from two realms: the Void, which is truly understood only by the dark templar, and the psionic matrix, which underpins the technologies of the Aiur protoss. In combination these two energies form a self-sustaining reaction of terrifying potential. The bow of the ship is basically a giant crystal, which can focus and concentrate energy into the devastating beam. When firing the ships hull part like the petals of a flower. A complex array of rotating warp lenses and phase-crystals works to focus the energies of the prismatic core into the crystal. As the prismatic beam is held on the target, more of the focusing array becomes aligned, and up to three individual power streams combine together. Over a few seconds the beam's intensity and power grow exponentially. Few enemies can withstand the awful power of the prismatic beam for long: even large and heavily armored targets like buildings or battlecruisers are incinerated in moments. [1]

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