Electromagnetic Guns

These weapons use magnetic fields to accelerate projectiles to very high velocities. This translates into high accuracy, range, and kinetic damage. They do not require chemical propellant, which makes storing ammunition safer (less risk of fire or explosion) and reduces the magazine weight and volume. They appear as heavy weapons at TL9, and personal weapons at TL10+.

The electromagnetic pulse produced when an electromagnetic gun fires may be detectable, but it will usually be difficult to localize. The only noise is the crack of the projectile breaking the sound barrier. Ammunition velocity can also be varied, exactly as for a liquid-propellant slugthrower. The primary disadvantage of electromagnetic guns is their high power consumption.

Electromagnetic guns may use Gauss guns or railgun technology. Gauss guns – also called coilguns or mass-drivers – accelerate a conductive projectile down a series of coils via a quickly changing magnetic field, and can achieve very high rates of fire. Railguns use two conductive rails to generate a current flow that accelerates a saboted projectile to high velocities. In game terms, both use the same rules, differing only in their combat statistics. Railguns usually do more damage and have superior range to equivalent-size Gauss guns, but tend to have slower rate of fire.

ARTILLERY (CANNON) (IQ-5)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
9	160mm Railgun	6d×100(3) pi++	6+6	100,000/300,000	300,000/30,000	1/4	100(4i)	750M	-24	2	$20,000,000	1	—
10	Electromag Mortar, 64mm	6d×3 pi++	4	1,000/6,000	50/10	1	4(5)	12M	-10	2	$40,000	1	[4]

GUNS (PISTOL) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Gauss Minineedler, 3mm	1d(3) pi-	1	50/200	0.1/0.03	4	25(3)	3	-1	2	$800	3	[1]
10	Gauss Pistol, 4mm	3d(3) pi-	3	500/2,100	2/0.5	3	40(3)	9	-2	2	$1,700	3	[3]

GUNS (SMG) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Gauss Machine Pistol, 4mm	3d(3) pi-	3	500/2,100	3/0.5	20	40(3)	9	-2	2	$1,700	2	[2]
10	Gauss Needler, 3mm	2d(3) pi-	2	100/300	1.5/0.5	12	100(3)	7†	-2	2	$2,000	2	[2]
10	Gauss PDW, 4mm	4d(3) pi-	6+1	700/2,900	4.6/1	16	80(3)	9†	-3	2	$3,600	2	[3]

GUNS (RIFLE) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
9	Sniper Railgun, 7mm	6d×2(3) pi	7+3	2,400/10,000	20/1.4	1	30(3)	11B†	-6	2	$18,000	2	[4]
10	Gauss Needle Rifle, 3mm	2d+1(3) pi-	4	500/2,000	6/1	20	100(3)	8†	-3	2	$3,000	2	[3]
10	Gauss Rifle, 4mm	6d+2(3) pi-	7+2	1,200/4,800	8.5/1.4	12	60(3)	10†	-4	2	$7,100	2	[3]
10	Portable Railgun, 10mm	5d×3(3) pi+	7	3,000/12,000	20/1.5	3	25(3)	10†	-6	3	$18,000	1	[3]

GUNS (SHOTGUN) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Gauss CAW, 18.5mm	8d pi++	4	200/1,000	10/1.5	15	30(3)	10†	-4	3	$2,400	2	[3]
10	Gauss Shotgun Pistol, 18.5mm	8d pi++	2	200/1,000	3/0.5	3	10(3)	10	-3	4	$2,000	3	[3]

GUNS (GRENADE LAUNCHER) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -4)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	EMGL, 40mmG	4d pi++	3	150/1,000	10/3	1	3(5)	8†	-5	2	$7,000	1	[3]
10	Underbarrel EMGL, 25mmG	4d pi++	4+2	360/2,200	2/1	1	3(3)	10	–	2	$1,000	1	[3]

GUNS (LMG) (DX-4, or most other Guns at -2)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Gauss LSW, 4mm	6d+2(3) pi-	7+2	1,200/4,800	20/7	20	300(5)	12B†	-5	2	$13,000	1	[3]

GUNNER (CANNON) (DX-4, or other Gunner at -4)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Auto EMGL, 40mmG	8d pi++	4	300/2,000	64/10	1	20(5)	14†	-8	2	$54,000	1	[4]
10	Railgun, 40mm	6d×25(3) pi++	8	8,000/29,000	4,000/150p	20	200(5)	57M	-10	2	$630,000	1	[5]

GUNNER (MACHINE GUN) (DX-4, or other Gunner at -4)

TL	Weapon	Damage	Acc	Range	Weight	RoF	Shots	ST	Bulk	Rcl	Cost	LC	Notes
10	Gauss HMG, 7mm	16d(3) pi	8	3,000/12,000	64/20	20	200(5)	20M	-8	2	$44,000	1	[4]
10	Gauss Minigun, 4mm	10d(3) pi-	8	1,800/7,200	64/20	100	1,000(5)	20M	-8	2	$44,000	1	[4]

Notes:

[1] Powered by a B cell.

[2] Powered by two B cells.

[3] Powered by a C cell.

[4] Powered by a D cell.

[5] External power.

The weapon's power cell provides enough energy for firing its specified number of Shots, and is included in the weight.

Electromagnetic Gun Ammunition Table

TL	Ammo	WPS	CPS	LC
10	3mm	0.004	$0.04	3
10	4mm	0.006	$0.06	3
10	7mm	0.024	$0.24	3
10	10mmG	0.08	$0.8	3
10	18.5mm	0.037	$0.37	3
10	25mmG	0.09	$0.9	3
10	40mmG	0.33	$5	3
10	40mm	6	$60	2
10	64mm	2	$20	2
9	160mm Railgun Shell	300	$3,000	1