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	=Speculation=		=Speculation=

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	[[File:skoom.jpg\|left\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-15]]Most plants have automated systems which, if a fault is detected, will safely dump the neutronium pile before it has a chance to explode. If these systems fail (or fail to act quickly enough) and gravitational containment is lost, the evaporating neutronium will create a sizeable explosion. The sound of an evaporating neutronium pile is described as "skoom". The spherical vessel that contains the annie plant is incredibly durable, but is vulnerable to anti-tank weapons such as a "[[Nutcracker]]".		[[File:skoom.jpg\|left\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-15]]Most plants have automated systems which, if a fault is detected, will safely dump the neutronium pile before it has a chance to explode. If these systems fail (or fail to act quickly enough) and gravitational containment is lost, the evaporating neutronium will create a sizeable explosion. The sound of an evaporating neutronium pile is described as "skoom". The spherical vessel that contains the annie plant is incredibly durable, but is vulnerable to anti-tank weapons such as a "[[Nutcracker]]".

	[[File:~~schlockmercenary/~~annie-warbuck.png\|right\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-04]]		[[File:annie-warbuck.png\|right\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-04]]
	A less-catastrophic failure mode of an annie plant is simply to exhaust its fuel supply in too short a time, leaving insufficient resources to maintain the internal reaction. This renders the plant unable to provide power. Methods exist to safely "cold restart" a plant that has gone offline in this fashion; the process is referred to (at least in military and ship-contractor circles) as "warbucking~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~" the plant [http:''%5B%5B%20http:''www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-02-13%7C2003-02-13%5D%5D 2003-02-13], jargon likely referring to the relationship between the fictional characters ~~</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%22Daddy%22_Warbucks Daddy Warbucks]~~</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~ and the titular "~~</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie Little Orphan Annie]~~</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~" in Harold Gray's comic book series~~</span>~~<ref>http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19777&view=previous#p357139</ref~~><span style="line-height: 1.5;"~~> .~~</span>~~		A less-catastrophic failure mode of an annie plant is simply to exhaust its fuel supply in too short a time, leaving insufficient resources to maintain the internal reaction. This renders the plant unable to provide power. Methods exist to safely "cold restart" a plant that has gone offline in this fashion; the process is referred to (at least in military and ship-contractor circles) as "warbucking" the plant [http:''%5B%5B%20http:''www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-02-13%7C2003-02-13%5D%5D 2003-02-13], jargon likely referring to the relationship between the fictional characters [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%22Daddy%22_Warbucks Daddy Warbucks] and the titular "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie Little Orphan Annie]" in Harold Gray's comic book series<ref>http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19777&view=previous#p357139</ref> .
	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~ . ~~</span>~~		.


	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~ [[File:annie.PNG\|left]]An annie plant's power output increases with its diameter; a common micro-annie plant used in consumer goods might be a centimeter or less in diameter, while starships and planetary colonies commonly use annies in the tens-of-meters range. Extremely large warships such as [[Battleplate\|Battleplates]] or [[Thunderhead Superfortress\|O'benn Thunderhead Superfortresses]] often carry one or more annie plants larger than 100 meters.~~</span>~~		[[File:annie.PNG\|left]]An annie plant's power output increases with its diameter; a common micro-annie plant used in consumer goods might be a centimeter or less in diameter, while starships and planetary colonies commonly use annies in the tens-of-meters range. Extremely large warships such as [[Battleplate\|Battleplates]] or [[Thunderhead Superfortress\|O'benn Thunderhead Superfortresses]] often carry one or more annie plants larger than 100 meters.

	=Notable Examples=		=Notable Examples=
	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~Tausennigan weapon platforms such as the ''[[Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity]]'' are known to mount nearly two dozen 25km annies<ref~~></span~~>		Tausennigan weapon platforms such as the //[[Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity]]'' are known to mount nearly two dozen 25km annies<ref>
	http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?p=173625&sid=0c7945f087f54c5d2faa4906f599ec71#p173625</ref> . In 2821, the Tausennigan Kssthrata constructed a 302 km diameter annie plant. It operated for 15 seconds before experiencing catastrophic failure. It '''did''', however, demonstrate that the annie plant power curve holds true: "'''bigger is exponentially better'''". The ancient artifact known in the strip as [[~~Oisr�~~]] appears to be an annie plant over 3,000 km in diameter, and close to 1,000 times the diameter of current UNS manufacturing capabilities [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-03-18 2012-03-18].		http:''zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?p=173625&sid=0c7945f087f54c5d2faa4906f599ec71#p173625</ref> . In 2821, the Tausennigan Kssthrata constructed a 302 km diameter annie plant. It operated for 15 seconds before experiencing catastrophic failure. It '''did''', however, demonstrate that the annie plant power curve holds true: "'''bigger is exponentially better'''". The ancient artifact known in the strip as [[Oisrí]] appears to be an annie plant over 3,000 km in diameter, and close to 1,000 times the diameter of current UNS manufacturing capabilities [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-03-18 2012-03-18].

	=Notable Weapons using annihilation technology=		=Notable Weapons using annihilation technology=
	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~[[include component="pageList" hideInternal="true" tag="weapons, annie app" limit="10"]] ~~</span>~~		[[include component="pageList" hideInternal="true" tag="weapons, annie app" limit="10"]]
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	=Speculation=		=Speculation=
	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~There seems to be no upper limit on annie plant size outside of practical construction concerns. The lower size limit is unknown, but no larger than a small bead.~~</span>~~		There seems to be no upper limit on annie plant size outside of practical construction concerns. The lower size limit is unknown, but no larger than a small bead.

	~~<span style="line-height: 1.5;">~~ The operating principles of the annie plant are unknown, and Howard has stated that he will never describe (or draw) what goes on inside one.~~</span>~~		The operating principles of the annie plant are unknown, and Howard has stated that he will never describe (or draw) what goes on inside one.

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	=External References=		=External References=
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	=Description=		=Description=
	[[File:annie.jpg\|right\|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-21]]The annihilation reactor or "annie plant" is the standard power source of 31st century galactic civilization. It converts a [[Neutronium\|compacted mass of neutrons]] into energy, which is captured as electricity to power everything from hand weapons to multi-kilometer-long starships.		[[File:annie.jpg\|right\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-21]]The annihilation reactor or "annie plant" is the standard power source of 31st century galactic civilization. It converts a [[Neutronium\|compacted mass of neutrons]] into energy, which is captured as electricity to power everything from hand weapons to multi-kilometer-long starships.

	An annie plant consists of a spherical vessel, usually colored light blue, which houses all its functional components. The plant maintains a powerful gravitational field which keeps its neutronium fuel compressed. The exact method of matter-energy conversion and energy capture is obscure.		An annie plant consists of a spherical vessel, usually colored light blue, which houses all its functional components. The plant maintains a powerful gravitational field which keeps its neutronium fuel compressed. The exact method of matter-energy conversion and energy capture is obscure.

	[[File:skoom.jpg\|left\|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-15]]Most plants have automated systems which, if a fault is detected, will safely dump the neutronium pile before it has a chance to explode. If these systems fail (or fail to act quickly enough) and gravitational containment is lost, the evaporating neutronium will create a sizeable explosion. The sound of an evaporating neutronium pile is described as "skoom". The spherical vessel that contains the annie plant is incredibly durable, but is vulnerable to anti-tank weapons such as a "[[Nutcracker]]".		[[File:skoom.jpg\|left\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-15]]Most plants have automated systems which, if a fault is detected, will safely dump the neutronium pile before it has a chance to explode. If these systems fail (or fail to act quickly enough) and gravitational containment is lost, the evaporating neutronium will create a sizeable explosion. The sound of an evaporating neutronium pile is described as "skoom". The spherical vessel that contains the annie plant is incredibly durable, but is vulnerable to anti-tank weapons such as a "[[Nutcracker]]".

	[[File:schlockmercenary/annie-warbuck.png\|right\|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-04]]		[[File:schlockmercenary/annie-warbuck.png\|right\|link=http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-04]]
	A less-catastrophic failure mode of an annie plant is simply to exhaust its fuel supply in too short a time, leaving insufficient resources to maintain the internal reaction. This renders the plant unable to provide power. Methods exist to safely "cold restart" a plant that has gone offline in this fashion; the process is referred to (at least in military and ship-contractor circles) as "warbucking<span style="line-height: 1.5;">" the plant [~~[[@~~http:''%5B%5B%20http:''www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-02-13%7C2003-02-13%5D%5D\|2003-02-13]]], jargon likely referring to the relationship between the fictional characters </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%22Daddy%22_Warbucks\|Daddy Warbucks]]</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and the titular "</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie\|Little Orphan Annie]]</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">" in Harold Gray's comic book series</span><ref>http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19777&view=previous#p357139</ref><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> .</span>		A less-catastrophic failure mode of an annie plant is simply to exhaust its fuel supply in too short a time, leaving insufficient resources to maintain the internal reaction. This renders the plant unable to provide power. Methods exist to safely "cold restart" a plant that has gone offline in this fashion; the process is referred to (at least in military and ship-contractor circles) as "warbucking<span style="line-height: 1.5;">" the plant [http:''%5B%5B%20http:''www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-02-13%7C2003-02-13%5D%5D 2003-02-13], jargon likely referring to the relationship between the fictional characters </span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%22Daddy%22_Warbucks Daddy Warbucks]</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> and the titular "</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie Little Orphan Annie]</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;">" in Harold Gray's comic book series</span><ref>http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19777&view=previous#p357139</ref><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> .</span>
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	=Notable Examples=		=Notable Examples=
	<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Tausennigan weapon platforms such as the ''[[Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity]]'' are known to mount nearly two dozen 25km annies<ref></span>		<span style="line-height: 1.5;">Tausennigan weapon platforms such as the ''[[Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity]]'' are known to mount nearly two dozen 25km annies<ref></span>
	http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?p=173625&sid=0c7945f087f54c5d2faa4906f599ec71#p173625</ref> . In 2821, the Tausennigan Kssthrata constructed a 302 km diameter annie plant. It operated for 15 seconds before experiencing catastrophic failure. It '''did''', however, demonstrate that the annie plant power curve holds true: "'''bigger is exponentially better'''". The ancient artifact known in the strip as [[Oisr�]] appears to be an annie plant over 3,000 km in diameter, and close to 1,000 times the diameter of current UNS manufacturing capabilities [~~[[@~~http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-03-18\|2012-03-18]]].		http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?p=173625&sid=0c7945f087f54c5d2faa4906f599ec71#p173625</ref> . In 2821, the Tausennigan Kssthrata constructed a 302 km diameter annie plant. It operated for 15 seconds before experiencing catastrophic failure. It '''did''', however, demonstrate that the annie plant power curve holds true: "'''bigger is exponentially better'''". The ancient artifact known in the strip as [[Oisr�]] appears to be an annie plant over 3,000 km in diameter, and close to 1,000 times the diameter of current UNS manufacturing capabilities [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-03-18 2012-03-18].

	=Notable Weapons using annihilation technology=		=Notable Weapons using annihilation technology=

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=Description=
[[File:annie.jpg|right|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-09-21]]The annihilation reactor or "annie plant" is the standard power source of 31st century galactic civilization. It converts a [[Neutronium|compacted mass of neutrons]] into energy, which is captured as electricity to power everything from hand weapons to multi-kilometer-long starships.

An annie plant consists of a spherical vessel, usually colored light blue, which houses all its functional components. The plant maintains a powerful gravitational field which keeps its neutronium fuel compressed. The exact method of matter-energy conversion and energy capture is obscure.

[[File:skoom.jpg|left|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2005-06-15]]Most plants have automated systems which, if a fault is detected, will safely dump the neutronium pile before it has a chance to explode. If these systems fail (or fail to act quickly enough) and gravitational containment is lost, the evaporating neutronium will create a sizeable explosion. The sound of an evaporating neutronium pile is described as "skoom". The spherical vessel that contains the annie plant is incredibly durable, but is vulnerable to anti-tank weapons such as a "[[Nutcracker]]".

[[File:schlockmercenary/annie-warbuck.png|right|link=@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2009-02-04]]
A less-catastrophic failure mode of an annie plant is simply to exhaust its fuel supply in too short a time, leaving insufficient resources to maintain the internal reaction. This renders the plant unable to provide power. Methods exist to safely "cold restart" a plant that has gone offline in this fashion; the process is referred to (at least in military and ship-contractor circles) as "warbucking" the plant [[[@http:''%5B%5B%20http:''www.schlockmercenary.com/2003-02-13%7C2003-02-13%5D%5D|2003-02-13]]], jargon likely referring to the relationship between the fictional characters [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_%22Daddy%22_Warbucks|Daddy Warbucks]] and the titular "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Orphan_Annie|Little Orphan Annie]]" in Harold Gray's comic book series<ref>http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=19777&view=previous#p357139</ref> .
 . 

 [[File:annie.PNG|left]]An annie plant's power output increases with its diameter; a common micro-annie plant used in consumer goods might be a centimeter or less in diameter, while starships and planetary colonies commonly use annies in the tens-of-meters range. Extremely large warships such as [[Battleplate|Battleplates]] or [[Thunderhead Superfortress|O'benn Thunderhead Superfortresses]] often carry one or more annie plants larger than 100 meters.

=Notable Examples=
Tausennigan weapon platforms such as the ''[[Cloak of Untrammeled Dignity]]'' are known to mount nearly two dozen 25km annies<ref>
http://zoo.nightstar.net/viewtopic.php?p=173625&sid=0c7945f087f54c5d2faa4906f599ec71#p173625</ref> . In 2821, the Tausennigan Kssthrata constructed a 302 km diameter annie plant. It operated for 15 seconds before experiencing catastrophic failure. It '''did''', however, demonstrate that the annie plant power curve holds true: "'''bigger is exponentially better'''". The ancient artifact known in the strip as [[Oisr�]] appears to be an annie plant over 3,000 km in diameter, and close to 1,000 times the diameter of current UNS manufacturing capabilities [[[@http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2012-03-18|2012-03-18]]].

=Notable Weapons using annihilation technology=
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=Speculation=
There seems to be no upper limit on annie plant size outside of practical construction concerns. The lower size limit is unknown, but no larger than a small bead.

 The operating principles of the annie plant are unknown, and Howard has stated that he will never describe (or draw) what goes on inside one.

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=External References=
<references/>