Talk:ARC-920 railgun

Recoilless

Is it really recoilless? Based on the preview video, it doesn't look like it. Maybe make note of this? As a trivia perhaps? — DESTINY 23:00, 8 August 2012 (EDT)

"Nothing is recoilless." - Everyone (Everywhere, anytime). :P Grizzlei ♥ ツ

That's part of the gun's name so...why not?? Watched the video, its recoilless; the gun automatically opens a port so the user can reload it, its not discharging encasement shells.--Kells [Comm|Files] 23:20, 8 August 2012 (EDT)

Uh, nope. There's a lot of recoil after the Spartan fired a round. Recoilless rifles normally eliminate or reduce recoil; this weapon, however, does not show that.— DESTINY 23:27, 8 August 2012 (EDT)

I presume you've fired a lightweight infantry railgun before, so I'll defer to your judgment. On a serious note, the discrepancy with its name and the gameplay function of the ARC-920 is probably due to the latter, knocking the player off-balance visually after using such a devastating weapon. The Onager mass driver cannon in Reach is very similar in-action with the ARC-920, including the visual hindrance. Grizzlei ♥ ツ

My bad, wasn't thinking about the definition. --Kells [Comm|Files] 00:28, 9 August 2012 (EDT)

It's a coilgun

In the recent video, you can clearly see the magnetic coil in the barrel. 98.24.14.97 22:02, 9 August 2012 (EDT)

It's clearly labeled as "railgun", though. Tuckerscreator^(stalk) 00:11, 10 August 2012 (EDT)