Vaporizes spaceship

The Grand Moff's voice over the comm was calm but crisp: "Then fire."  The CO nodded at Tenn.

 As he had hundreds of times in simulated practice, Tenn thumbed the safety button on the shifter above his head and pulled the lever down. He counted silently:

 Four. . . three . . . two . . . one-"We have successful primary ignition," the computer's voice said.

 Tenn waited. The target was two thousand klicks away, so the time would be only-"A hit!" the targeting tech said. There was a pause as he scanned his scopes.

 "Well?" Term asked tensely.

 "It-it's . . . gone, Chief. Nothing left."  Tenn blinked at the report. He looked at the CO, who looked just as dumbfounded.

 They had vaporized a carrier three kilometers across-with four percent power on the beam. Just like that.

 A cheer went up from the men in the room. The CO thumped Tenn's back. Tenn grinned in response, but inside, he was still having trouble believing it.

 Four percent. The total destructive potential was nothing short of astronomical. The power of a star, at his command.

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Star Wars: Death Star Part 2 Chapter 49