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
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
Mass drivers
- Main article: Mass Driver
Mass drivers are a form of typically stationary coilgun used to fire payloads at high velocities.
Magnetic Accelerator Cannons
- Main article: Magnetic Accelerator Cannon
Magnetic Accelerator Cannons are naval coilguns employed for ship-to-ship combat by the UNSC Navy.
Gauss cannons
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 40, appearing to the naked eye as an instantaneous flash of light.[2]
Gauss cannons are sequentially designated in a manner similar to the light railgun cannons in UNSC service. All are built by Misriah Armory.[2]
- M65 Gauss cannon - an earlier Gauss cannon model used by the CMA.[2]
- M68 Gauss cannon - Human-Covenant War-era variant used by the UNSC, bearing resemblance to the earlier M65.[2]
- 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.[2]
- M70 Gauss cannon - originally named the M555 during protyping, the M70 is a postwar design that uses technologies reverse-engineered from alien salvage.[2]
- 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
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
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Sources
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 17
- ^ a b c d e f g Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 181
- ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 78
