Laser cannon
Some Transformers—most notably the Decepticon Laserbeak—are specifically armed with laser cannons, although this can also be a generic term for any large ranged laser weapon.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Laserbeak is armed with two independently targetable laser cannons, empowered by ruby crystals, that can fly on their own. Laserbeak's Universe profile The Autobot Seaspray is equipped with underwater and surface-to-air laser cannons in hovercraft mode, and in robot mode he can fire the laser cannons through his hands. Seaspray's Universe profile Omega Supreme's tank mode is armed with a laser cannon, which in robot mode is mounted on his head. Omega Supreme's Universe profile In battle station mode, Trypticon has a flashing laser cannon. Trypticon's Universe profile Sureshot once owned a twin laser cannon that formed the basis for the Nebulan Spoilsport's bio-engineered Targetmaster mode. Sureshot's Universe profile Snapdragon has four independently targetable laser cannons mounted on his tailwings in jet mode. Snapdragon's Universe profile In both modes, Windsweeper can utilise two powerful, lock-target, long-range laser cannons. Windsweeper's Universe profile
During the Decepticons' initial attack on the Harrison Nuclear Power Plant, Laserbeak fired his laser cannons with uncanny precision. Power Play! Later, during the battle for Stansham Castle, all that could be heard was "the scream of laser cannon and the howl of rockets". Man of Iron
When Megatron led his troops to seize the apparently vulnerable Ark he didn't count on Omega Supreme, who took out Skywarp with one shot from his laser cannon in tank mode. Transforming to robot mode to meet the rest of the Decepticons in battle, he blew Buzzsaw to smithereens with his now head-mounted laser cannon but only grazed one of Laserbeak's wings, and the avian Decepticon was able to retreat along with the defeated Megatron. Command Performances!
Toys
The Transformers
Laserbeak was first made available in Hasbro markets in a two-pack with Frenzy, and was packaged with two chromed silver laser cannons (as identified in his instructions and Tech Specs bio) that are frankly indistinguishable from Buzzsaw's mortar cannons.
This mold was redecoed to make Buzzsaw, Garboil, and Sundor, and would be reissued many, many times; see Laserbeak (G1)/toys for more details.
