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| - Gauss Weapons are a type of projectile weapon. Essentially, gauss weapons are beefed up versions of needle weapons, operating on the same principle: a metal projectile is propelled down the barrel by a magnetic field. Performance wise, gauss weapons are otherwise similar to their conventionally-propelled counterparts. They hit slightly harder, but have similar range. They are also slightly heavier (2.5kg for a pistol and 4.5 kg for a rifle). Their ammunition is more expensive, as it requires both projectile and SEU to power the magnetic coils.
* See also:
* Gauss Pistol
* Gauss Rifle
- The design of a Gauss Weapon, with all its parameters kept dynamic to achieve maximum efficiency, is a seeming mathematical impossibility. The greatest problem encountered by the Magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus in replicating Gauss Weapon design is devising a means to safely generate and release the power of the energy discharge, which runs in the multi-megawatt range. Because the power required for Gauss Weapons is extremely high, even microscopic imperfections in their design will generate massive energy losses. If a mechanical trigger is used to deliver the firing pulse, the moment the firing mechanisms come into contact, microscopic irregularities in the material will dissipate so much energy as to completely vaporise the gun and its user. If the trigger then somehow manages to close, t
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| - Gauss Weapons are a type of projectile weapon. Essentially, gauss weapons are beefed up versions of needle weapons, operating on the same principle: a metal projectile is propelled down the barrel by a magnetic field. Performance wise, gauss weapons are otherwise similar to their conventionally-propelled counterparts. They hit slightly harder, but have similar range. They are also slightly heavier (2.5kg for a pistol and 4.5 kg for a rifle). Their ammunition is more expensive, as it requires both projectile and SEU to power the magnetic coils. Because of lack of explosive propellant, the weapons are all but silent and have no "muzzle flash" or "DEW line" to give away the presence/position of the shooter. These features make then excellent choices for agents and special operations forces. As a result, a number of jurisdictions ban or strictly regulate the possession and/or use of gauss weapons by private citizens.
* See also:
* Gauss Pistol
* Gauss Rifle
- The design of a Gauss Weapon, with all its parameters kept dynamic to achieve maximum efficiency, is a seeming mathematical impossibility. The greatest problem encountered by the Magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus in replicating Gauss Weapon design is devising a means to safely generate and release the power of the energy discharge, which runs in the multi-megawatt range. Because the power required for Gauss Weapons is extremely high, even microscopic imperfections in their design will generate massive energy losses. If a mechanical trigger is used to deliver the firing pulse, the moment the firing mechanisms come into contact, microscopic irregularities in the material will dissipate so much energy as to completely vaporise the gun and its user. If the trigger then somehow manages to close, the vaporised surfaces and the molten metal beneath them weld together, and the trigger is thus ruined. How the Necrons overcome this technological conundrum is unknown. Assuming these firing difficulties can be overcome, the final effect would be a beam capable of stripping a target down it its constituent atoms extremely rapidly, which is what Imperial forces have witnessed on the battlefield. Extensive study by the Imperium of Man on Gauss Weapons and their effects on both organic and inanimate matter has, thus far, been hampered by the lack of a working device to examine. Investigations into the remains of Necron troops and their equipment reveal a fascinating level of interaction between the Gauss field and the target's atomic structure. It appears that the unknown energy field generated by the weaponry is capable of breaking the bonds of the target material at a sub-atomic level and energising them with an opposing magnetic charge to that generated by the weapon itself. This accounts for the "flaying" effect noted in many after-action reports from Imperial commanders in the field. As each layer of skin or muscle is exposed, it is broken down by the weapon's beam and carried towards the gun. This obviously results in catastrophic failure of the biological components involved and their dissipation into vaporous form.
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