First developed by Sir Marcus Oliphant as a scientific instrument in the twentieth century AD, the railgun is a simple, brutally effective weapon. A pellet of cheap, dense, highly conductive material (like copper) is placed between two rails. The rails are charged with a homopolar generator, and the pellet is sent crashing into anything unfortunate enough to be at the barrel's point. Railguns are primarily used by Auroran ships. They are very effective due to their extremely long range and cheap, virtually unlimited ammunition. This is the smallest version available, which fires 100mm pellets.
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| - First developed by Sir Marcus Oliphant as a scientific instrument in the twentieth century AD, the railgun is a simple, brutally effective weapon. A pellet of cheap, dense, highly conductive material (like copper) is placed between two rails. The rails are charged with a homopolar generator, and the pellet is sent crashing into anything unfortunate enough to be at the barrel's point. Railguns are primarily used by Auroran ships. They are very effective due to their extremely long range and cheap, virtually unlimited ammunition. This is the smallest version available, which fires 100mm pellets.
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| - First developed by Sir Marcus Oliphant as a scientific instrument in the twentieth century AD, the railgun is a simple, brutally effective weapon. A pellet of cheap, dense, highly conductive material (like copper) is placed between two rails. The rails are charged with a homopolar generator, and the pellet is sent crashing into anything unfortunate enough to be at the barrel's point. Railguns are primarily used by Auroran ships. They are very effective due to their extremely long range and cheap, virtually unlimited ammunition. This is the smallest version available, which fires 100mm pellets.
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