Railgun

Railgun (Class 1)

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 powerful electromagnetic projectile weapon that inflicts both thermal and kinetic damage. Railguns consume a large amount of power and generate significant heat with each shot, but can severely damage a target.

Usage

The Railgun's exceptional penetration allows it to hit ship 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. The Railgun has an armour piercing value of 100, meaning it always does full damage to hull regardless of Armour Hardness, but it is still affected by kinetic and thermal resistances. It is also an impulse attack, causing the target to be physically pushed out of its previous trajectory. The dual kinetic and thermal damage inflicted by a Railgun slug is split, and a successful strike will deal 66.6% of its damage as thermal and 33.3% as kinetic.

In the right hands, the Railgun is a potent weapon, especially on small ships. The Diamondback Scout and Diamondback Explorer are ideal vehicles for the Railgun due to their excellent heat efficiency and agility, allowing them to easily keep a target in sight. The Railgun projectile moves fast enough that it effectively acts like a laser, with no measurable travel time; this makes it easier to use than many other fixed hardpoint weapons which would require leading the target and estimating its movement.

This weapon is only available in fixed mounts, and in class 1 and 2 hardpoints. It has a range of 3000m, but damage begins to fall off after 1000m. Railgun ammunition, ranging from basic slugs to high velocity munitions, can be Synthesized.

Commanders who support Arissa Lavigny-Duval in Powerplay gain access to a unique burst-fire variant of the Railgun named the Imperial Hammer.

Specifications

Class	Rating	Mass (T)	Integrity	Power Draw (MW)	Weapon Mode	Damage Type	Damage	Armor Piercing	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	37.05	2.69	12	51,600
2	B	4.00	51	1.630	Fixed	Thermic Kinetic	41.53	100	1.20	50.04	5.11	20	412,800

Engineering

This weapon can be modified by Engineers to enhance its abilities.

Modifications

The following modifications can be applied to this module:

• High capacity
• Lightweight
• Long range
• Short range
• Sturdy

Experimental Effects

The following Experimental Effects can be applied to this module:

• Double Braced
• Feedback Cascade
• Flow Control
• Multi-Servos
• Oversized
• Plasma Slug
• Stripped Down
• Super Penetrator

Purchase Locations

Class	Rating	System	Station
All	All	Shinrarta Dezhra	Jameson Memorial
All	All	Brestla	i Sola Prospect
All	All	Barnard's Star	Boston Base
All	All	Duamta	Polyakov Station
All	All	Altair	Solo Orbiter
All	All	Colonia	Jaques Station
All	All	Delphi	The Oracle
All	All	Cemiess	Titius Station
All	All	Atlantis	Kimura Terminal
All	All	Mizar	Judson Station
All	All	Olgrea	H. G. Wells Terminal
All	All	Exioce	Miller Terminal

Videos

Mango's Manual to the Railgun -Elite-Mango's Manual to the Railgun

Gallery

Concept Art

Class 1 Railgun

Class 2 Railgun