Coilgun
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A coilgun, also known as a Gauss gun, is a type of mass driver weapon employed by the United Nations Space Command for both ground and space applications. Coilguns utilize electromagnetic coils to propel a hyperdense projectile to high speeds.[1] Coilguns are similar in design and function to railgun weaponry as both make use of electromagnets in their operation.
Design details[edit]
Coilguns utilize a series of electromagnetically charged coils powered in a timed sequence to propel a magnetic projectile at speeds faster than that of chemical weaponry. UNSC coilguns almost exclusively utilize Asynchronous Linear-Induction Motor (ALIM) technology which is capable of accelerating a projectile to such speeds that its impact seems instantaneous from the point of firing.[2]
Known coilguns[edit]
Mass drivers[edit]
- Main article: Mass Driver
Mass drivers are a form of typically stationary coilgun used to fire payloads at high velocities.
Magnetic Accelerator Cannons[edit]
- Main article: Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
Magnetic Accelerator Cannons are naval coilguns employed for ship-to-ship combat by the UNSC Navy.
Gauss cannons[edit]
Gauss cannons are mounted Asynchronous Linear Induction Motors (ALIMs) used by both the UNSC and CMA, generally as an armament on vehicles or static turrets used for anti-armour roles. Despite their name, they do not operate as a Gauss gun, but are instead named after the 19th century mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss - whose work led to the development of ALIM technology.[3]
When fired, a Gauss cannon's ALIM can accelerate a ferric-tungsten projectile up to velocities approaching Mach 1, appearing to the naked eye as an instantaneous flash of light.[4]
Gauss cannons are sequentially designated in a manner similar to the light railgun cannons in UNSC service. All are built by Misriah Armory.[4]
- M65 Gauss cannon - an earlier Gauss cannon model used by the CMA.[4]
- M68 Gauss cannon - Human-Covenant War-era variant used by the UNSC, bearing resemblance to the earlier M65.[4]
- M68B Gauss cannon - the most widespread and common Gauss cannon model used by the UNSC Army and UNSC Marine Corps in the Human-Covenant War.[4]
- M70 Gauss cannon - originally named the M555 during protyping, the M70 is a postwar design that uses technologies reverse-engineered from alien salvage.[4]
- M92 Principle Gauss Cannon - a specialised Gauss weapon used on the OF92 Booster Frame.
M68 Gauss cannon.
M68B Gauss cannon.
M70 Gauss cannon.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
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Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 17
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 181
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 78
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 181
