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 A '''Railgun''' is a very powerful electromagnetic projectile weapon. It requires a large amount of power to use it, compared to other weapons, but can cause a devastating amount of damage to the target. This weapon has a high heat signature when used.
-Railguns are available as fixed mounted only weapons and thus it can be very difficult to hit specific ship subsystems. This weapon's damage can range considerably from 0 to 80% damage to the target ship's hull depending on the target ship type. It takes about an eighth of a second to charge and fire which can adversely affect the accuracy.
+Railguns are available as fixed mounted only weapons and they take about an eighth of a second to charge and fire, thus it can be very difficult to hit specific ship subsystems. However, their exceptional penetration allows them to hit subsystems even if punching through the wrong side of a hull in most cases. The effective damage of this weapon varies considerably based on shot placement, but generally they do either high damage to a ship's subsystem or hull.
 ==Munitions==