Railgun

2018-02-12T14:00:18Z

208.104.92.73: fixed typo

[[File:Railgun Ingame.png|300px|thumb]]

{{quote|Railguns require the trigger to be held to charge the weapon before firing. The weapon will fire automatically when the charge is complete, but fail to fire if the trigger is released early. Rail slugs are effective at ship hull penetration.|In-Game Description}}

A '''Railgun''' is a very powerful electromagnetic projectile weapon. Therefore it deals mixed thermic-kinetic damage. It requires a large amount of power to use it and generates a large amount of heat in the process, compared to other weapons but can cause severe damage to the target.

However, its exceptional penetration allows it to hit subsystems even when striking through the opposite side of a hull in most cases. The effective damage of this weapon varies considerably based on shot placement.

==Munition==
Each shot costs 200 CR. The clip size is only a single shot, which takes 1s to reload. The total capacity is 80 shots which can be altered by engineering.

As of version 2.2, the "Plasma Slug" can be added to the weapon by engineers as an experimental effect. A railgun with this effect does significantly less damage and draws a small but noticeable amount of fuel from the active reservoir (22kg class 1, 25kg class 2) to generate ammunition on demand rather than using the normal magazine.

==Specifications==
Damage begins to fall off at 1000m with a total range of 3000m.

Another vaiant is the [[Imperial Hammer|Imperial Hammer Railgun]].
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center;" border="1"
|-
! Class
! Rating
! Mass (T)
!Integrity
! Power Draw (MW)
! Weapon Mode
! Damage Type
! Damage
! Armor Pierce Rating
! ROF
! DPS
!Distributor Draw (MW)
! Thermal Load per shot
! Value (CR)
|-
| 1 || D || 2.00
|40|| 1.150 || Fixed || Thermic Kinetic || 23.34|| 100|| 1.59 / s|| 37.05
|2.69|| 12|| 51,600
|-
| 2 || B || 4.00
|51|| 1.630 || Fixed || Thermic Kinetic || 41.53|| 100|| 1.20 / s|| 50.04
|5.11|| 20|| 412,800
|}
== Engineers ==
This weapon can be modified by [[Engineers]] to enhance it's abilities.

=== Modifications ===
The following modifications can be applied to this module:
* [[High Capacity Weapon|High capacity]]
* [[Lightweight Weapon|Lightweight]]
* [[Long Range Weapon|Long range]]
* [[Short Range Weapon|Short range]]
* [[Sturdy Weapon|Sturdy]]

=== Possible Experimental Effects ===
Modifying this module can sometimes result in any one of the following special effects also being applied:
* [[Feedback Cascade]]
* [[Plasma Slug]]
* [[Super Penetrator]]

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="article-table sortable" style="text-align: center; display: inline-table;" border="1"
! Class
! Rating
! System
! Station
|-
| 1 || D || Borr || Armstrong City
|-
|1
|D
|Ngaledi
|Smith Enterprise
|-
| 1 || D || Witchhaul || Hornby Terminal
|-
| 1 || D || Aphra || Beckman Terminal
|-
|1
|D
|V1688 Aquilae
|Thompson Terminal
|-
|1
|D
|Negidals
|Dalmas Hub
|-
|1
|D
|Eravate
|Cleve Hub
|-
|1
|D
|LHS 142
|Vo Dock
|-
|1
|D
|BD+19 2511
|Lie Terminal
|-
|1
|D
|Ross 733
|Strekalov Gateway
|-
| 2 || B || Aphra || Beckman Terminal
|-
| 2 || B || Negidals || Dalmas Hub
|-
| 2 || B || Bhritzameno || Feynman Terminal
|-
|2
|B
|Liaedin
|Peters Station
|-
|2
|B
|LTT 15278
|Zholobov Enterprise
|-
|2
|B
|Montet
|Seddon Gatewa
|-
|2
|B
|LHS 142
|Vo Dock
|-
|2
|B
|31 Aquilae
|Compton Hub
|-
|2
|B
|Quan Gurus
|Russel Dock
|-
|2
|B
|Olgrea
|H.G. Wells Terminal
|-
|2
|B
|BD+19 2511
|Lie Terminal
|-
|2
|B
|Cubeo
|Medupe City
|-
|2
|B
|Wolf 397
|Chelbin Service Station
|-
|2
|B
|Ross 733
|Strekalov Gateway
|}
* This list requires expansion

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Railgun1sheet_copy.JPG|Concept Art
wpn_c1_rail.png|Class 1 Railgun
wpn_c2_rail.png|Class 2 Railgun
</gallery>

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[[Category:Weapons]]

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