Railguns

Railgun is a type of beam weapon.

Description

Railguns are a type of beam weapon. Railguns fire salvos of 4 shots. They have a maximum range of

 Base Damage * Range Modifier * 10000km

Their rate of fire is

 Base Damage * 3 / Capacitor Recharge Rate * 5s

While the theoretical maximum range far exceeds 1.5m km, no Beam Fire Control is able to handle ranges beyond this limit. Longer laser ranges still lead to increased damage across their effective range. Railguns cannot be mounted in turrets

Usage

Railguns have lower range and lower damage per shot than Lasers. However they fire volleys of four shots, dealing out a third more damage than a comparable Laser system. Thus Railguns are inferior at penetrating armor and dealing Shock Damage, but superior against lightly armored or shielded opponents.

Despite the inability to be mounted in turrets, small Railguns are a popular early point defense weapon, as they are half the size of full Gauss Cannons and their high volume of fire can make up for the lack in accuracy.

Damage Profile

Example 4 Strength-2 hits

-	-	x	-	x	x	-	x	-
-	-	x	-	x	x	-	x	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Components

Railgun Size

Railgun Size

Calibre	10cm	12cm	15cm	20cm	25cm	30cm	35cm	40cm	45cm	50cm
Size (HS)	3	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	13	15
Damage per Shot	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	12	16	20
RP cost	1,000	2,500	5,000	7,500	10,000	20,000	40,000	60,000	120,000	240,000

Railgun Launch Velocity

Railgun Launch Velocity

Launch Velocity	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
RP cost	1,000	2,000	4,000	8,000	15,000	30,000	60,000	120,000	250,000

Capacitor Recharge Rate

Capacitor Recharge Rate

Recharge Rate	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	10	12	16	20	25
RP cost	1,000	2,000	4,000	8,000	15,000	30,000	60,000	125,000	250,000	500,000	1,000,000	2,000,000