Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page. A lunar mass driver is basically a long tube along which a payload is accelerated using electromagnets. The helical railgun is a cross between a railgun and a coilgun. If you go low velocity, you might as well use conventional cannons. Apr 12, 2017 could moon miners use railguns to launch ore into space. Could moon miners use railguns to launch ore into space. I had railgun weapons in mind when i first wrote this question, but after reading one of the comments, i can expand the question to include mass drivers. Autocannon vs mass driver, plasma vs laser stellaris. Mass driver electromagnetic catapult coil gun gauss gun. It always pays to be prepared, and if misfortune ever does strike, youre going to be glad you have an apocalypse arms strife mass driver handy.
The mass driver is an orbital launch assembly designed to propel lowweight payloads into orbit, otherwise known as orbital lifting, or to deliver them across a planetary system. This weapon would be perfect if not for its long charging time that makes it effective only against fortresses and battleships. Third, none of them could fire at gattling gun speeds. Magnetic accelerator cannon halopedia, the halo wiki. Cains is a mass effectbased weapon and a railgun uses elecrtomagnetic energy not a mass effect field. I already know the differences regarding projectile speed and weapon winding. While they do have a similar purpose, accelerating objects to high rates of speed quickly. Hybrids between coilguns and railguns such as helical railguns are also possible. And they are pretty much completely unlike a bolt gun many orders of magnitude difference in destructive power. A report compares directedenergy and railgun weapons systems with hypersonic systems in terms of technical readiness, investment strategies, and plausible applications of these systems by the separate armed services. I recall a case a while back i cant find a link to the story about a guy who made a fully automatic weapon from among other things chainsaw parts. Coil guns on the other hand have low friction and only a medium abount of heat, and only require a hell of alot of energy at once. Mass of projectile x velocity of projectile mass of the gun x velocity of the gun recoil.
Is a mass driverrailguncoilgun legally considered a gun. In almost all coilgun configurations, the coils and the gun barrel are arranged on a common axis. Call it a railgun, a magnetic accelerator, a mass driver, a mac, a gauss cannon, whatever, they all. Due to recoil, the orbital mass driver will have the same momentum backwards as the craft will have going forwards. The mass driver is a united nations space command weapon system and orbital launch assembly. The apocalypse arms revenant ballistic gatling is a s4 ballistic ship weapon. Railgun is a web proxy system built for cloudflare, that allows dynamic content for a website such as the html to be cached, while also allowing changes to the site to appear instantly. I dont think that it makes it legal if you make it yourself. I figure that conventional mass drivers cost an insanely high amount of money to build a track long enough to get up to mach 3 or so. Coilguns and railguns are only really alike in that they use electromagnetism to accelerate their projectiles, rather than explosives as in a conventional firearm. A mass driver may also be referred to as a coil gun or gauss gun, but those devices are designed with a ferromagnetic magnetically reactive payload in mind.
They do not currently exist in a practical, usable form. In other words, what ever is being accelerated has to be affected by a magnetic field. Mass driver definition is a large electromagnetic catapult designed to hurl material as from an asteroid into space. A conventional cannon has some type of shell in a tube. A helical railgun was built at mit in 1980 and was powered by several banks of, for the time, large capacitors approximately 4 farads. The actual electromagnetic projectile device fiction wiki article mentions mass effect as it is under mass drivers not my edit. The apocalypse arms strife mass driver is a s2 physical projectile ship to ship weapon store description. I figure the railgun approach would be a lot cheaper to build than a mass driver. Electromagnetic mass drivers using solar power could provide lowcost transportation of materials to space construction sites. Mac guns are the only nonnuclear weapons in the unsc arsenal. Scientific plasma railguns are typically operated in vacuum and not at air pressure.
Early game i use missiles with lasers on my corvettes because missiles are simply great and shields are weak at this point in time so i value the extra accuracy on the lasers higher vs the higher range and onpaperdps of the mass drivers. Not picky about whether the mass drivers railguns are mounted on vehicles, on the ground, or held by people. The immense railgun fires a large rocketassisted shell. Hello there, while testing different loadouts in coriolis, i found that railguns seem to deal far more damage than plasma accelerators even when taking absolute damage into account. Feb 22, 2017 using the netherdyne mass driver mod we shoot the mun, then fly it to the mun and attempt to shoot kerbin. Coil guns or mass drivers are a series of donut shaped electromagnetic coils philip eklund calls it a centipede gun, in the traveler role playing game they are called gauss guns a projectile composed of some ferromagnetic material is introduced into the first coil. Although, for puritys sake, i tend to only use mla or massdriver for.
A mass driver, or electromagnetic catapult, is a spacelaunch. First, the giant shell is fired by the railgun and immediately afterwards. The payload does not have to generate a magnetic field. Theres no law that says this technology doesnt scale. Ideal shape for a long, skinny reaction mass for leo to cis. The mass driver md12 is by far the deadliest ballistic weapon that is legally available on the market.
The heat from a plasma and the cap draw has longer to recover between shots due to its low rate of fire, not so much with the rail gun that if you fire continually will cook you, at least in any quantity. In 1974, princeton professor and space visionary gerard oneill first proposed using an electromagnetic railgun to lob payloads from the moon. A mass driver, or electromagnetic catapult, is a spacelaunch method that uses a linear motor to accelerate payloads to extremely high speeds. A lunar mass driver is, of course, something very much still in a concept stage. Technology type mass driver research cost prerequisites mass drivers ii tech leads to singularity driver tech provides railgun mk v long description these potent weapons take ever so slightly less space than the previous generation. Ac are for corvettes and dd that rush in and circle the enemy, albeit i never use stuff like that. They use electromagnetic fields like a railgun, so a real world equivalent type note might be useful. Navy is tapping the power of the force to wage war its latest weapon is an electromagnetic railgun launcher. Both deadly from a distance, these turrets have the edge in immediate shot impact over a strikers limited projectile speed. Rather than relying on expendable fuel like rocket propellant, a mass driver. Whats the difference between a railgun and a plasma gun. Helical railgun military wiki fandom powered by wikia. All existing and contemplated mass drivers use coils of wire energized by electricity to make electromagnets. Apr 28, 2005 mass drivers and coil guns are the same thing just mass drivers are very big.
Well mass drivers are real, but they dont use eezo or mass effect fields. Sequential firing of a row of electromagnets accelerates the payload along a path. First, the giant shell is fired by the railgun and immediately afterwards the shell splits into three parts. Mass drivers and coil guns are the same thing just mass drivers are very big. Rail guns railgun coilgun systems prototype pistol linear induction motor linear induction motor the basic coilguns rules coilgun theinfo.
The only thing which is not even similar cain is 2 times faster is speed and thats not enough. A mass driver or an electromagnetic catapult use linear motors to accelerate and catapult objects to high speeds. Comparing lasers, railguns and hypersonic weapons as potential gamechangers. Why is no agency actively building a coilgun or other. The mass driver md 12, is the successor weapon of the earlier mass driver md 10. Im sure a mass driver could be made to provide such delta vs, though it would have to be rather long in order to not smush the payload with its massive acceleration. And, if youve read any science fiction or played any sciencefiction games, you might be asking whats the difference between a railgun, a coil gun, a magnetic linear accelerator mla, massdriver, and a gauss gun. How effective is a railgun compared to a conventional gun. The magnetic accelerator cannon, also known as mass accelerator cannon, mac gun and mac cannon, is a large coilgun that serves as the primary offensive weapon for unsc warships.
The lisolette uses a special railgun as main cannon, made with the special technology held by the mass driver conglomerate. Very high energy cost and the fact that weapon can be placed only in large slots forces most of the battleships to have a large weapon slot in frontal section. Mass driver vs laser ship discussion star citizen base. Very often it seems that people confuse a mass driver, and a rail gun. Can you please explain me the differences damage wise. The 325a page of the brochure mentioned that the mass driver could be used to bore through asteroids or something like that, so i. Een hybride ontwerp is eveneens mogelijk, zie ook spoelgeweer, railgun, of helical. Larger versions are used as orbital defense platforms. You must there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one thats only. Clearly other factors super ability, racial abilities and other parts of the tech tree economic, production, research, to name a few are important for actual play. Apr 11, 2020 the apocalypse arms scourge rail gun is a personal antivehicle weapon for use while on foot or in eva. Not picky about whether the mass driversrailguns are mounted on vehicles, on the ground, or held by people.
Concepts for mass drivers or railguns situated on the moon exist what youre asking about is a mass driver space station in low earth orbit that a payload or ship launched from earth can dock with, and then be propelled into deep space. With a plasma gun you get hit with plasma negligible mass that is decelerating from relativistic speed. Rail gun definition is an electromagnetic catapult designed to hurl projectiles at extremely high speeds. A mass driver or an electromagnetic catapult use linear motors to accelerate and catapult objects to. Hence i dont understand why pa are often chosen over railguns in loadouts. Railgun is currently available to customers with the business and enterprise plan, or. In short links to follow as i find time to put them in. In almost all coilgun configurations, the coils and the gun barrel are arranged. Mass drivers are like the jack of all trade weapon useful when fighting in wars with muti empires which will happen as soon you take one empire out when ai starts dog piling you in wars.
Apr 07, 2016 conventional artillery munitions use either explosive or amour piercing explosive projectiles. A coilgun, also known as a gauss rifle is a type of projectile accelerator consisting of one or more coils used as electromagnets in the configuration of a linear motor that accelerate a ferromagnetic or conducting projectile to high velocity. Een mass driver of elektromagnetische katapult is een concept voor een. Ideal shape for a long, skinny reaction mass for leo to. It was about 3 meters long, consisting of 2 meters of accelerating coil and 1 meter of. Rail gun have high friction, high heat, require a whole hell of alot of energy at once, and the rail wear out quickly. Call it a railgun, a magnetic accelerator, a mass driver, a mac, a gauss cannon, whatever, they all refer to the same thing. Technology name mass drivers iii short description latest generation of mass driver technology. By being mainly located slightly above, on or beneath the ground, a mass driver may be easier to maintain compared with many other structures. What size payloads could we feasibly launch from the moon with a. Mass driver definition of mass driver by merriamwebster.
Is the ammo just solid metal like from a rail gun or is it explosive. You asked for a railgun firing 1 kg slugs and you expected something practical. The scourge is fired from the shoulder due to its great size and recoil, and lacks any form of targeting sight or scope. The device would be a mass driver or linear synchronous motor with the propulsion energy. Apr 06, 2017 this episode feature mass drivers, space guns, and other means of rapidly accelerating a spaceship up to orbital speeds without a rocket. Navys new railgun can hurl a shell over 5,000 mph wired. And if you have both a high muzzle velocity and a high projectile mass, your ke per shot tends to be north of ridiculous. However, in a plasma railgun, the armature and ejected projectile consists of plasma, or hot, ionized, gaslike particles, instead of a solid slug of material. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectiles high speed and kinetic energy to inflict damage. Navys highly touted electromagnetic railgun weapon system, which can fire a projectile traveling 4,800 miles an hour at distances of up to 100 miles away, will likely never see combat. Mass drivers iii galactic civilizations wiki fandom. Once the payload has been accelerated, the two separate, and the holder is slowed and recycled for another payload. Comparing lasers, railguns and hypersonic weapons as.
Few actual experiments have been carried out on the possibility of building any sort of mass driver, but if we are to one day colonise the moon building such a structure could be imperative for the transportation of useful material to earth. The mass driver on harvest was originally used for firing nuclear waste into epsilon indi, harvests sun, and also used during solstice celebrations on harvest. A place to share content, ask questions andor talk about the 4x grand strategy game stellaris by paradox development studio. It fires a 20mm tungsten round capable of punching through armor. How a magnetic railgun could one day launch material from the moon to earth. Second, both a coilgun and a railgun have one single barrel. A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a proposed method of nonrocket spacelaunch which would use a linear motor to accelerate and catapult payloads up to high speeds. Mass driver is a prototype electromagnetic weapon manufactured by information unlimited. Kolm and a group of student volunteers to construct a mass driver prototype.
The ap shell has a hardened case to penetrate a tank or bunker and a delayed, smaller explosive to det. What is the difference between a coilgun and a railgun. Symbalooers that viewed the webmix above, also viewed. Note the devices closer resemblance to a railgun than to a coilgun. If such a gun was optimized as a propulsion system it is called a mass driver. This means your barrel and capacitor tend to be insane.
A mass driver is essentially a coilgun that magnetically accelerates a package consisting of a magnetizable holder containing a payload. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. A mass driver or electromagnetic catapult is a proposed method of nonrocket spacelaunch. Missiles take much longer to travel than electromagnetically ejected shells or energybased mass drivers, and as such, distance is. A plasma railgun is a linear accelerator which, like a projectile railgun, uses two long parallel electrodes to accelerate a sliding short armature. Due to recoil, the orbital mass driver will have the same. For a rail gun where the slug was accelerated by lorentz forces and electromagnetism between two parallel rails there was no real limit except the speed of light. A railgun is a device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high velocity projectiles. This demo is safe for you to try at home if you have an actual magnetic compass. The mass driver weapon in the first game is suggested to be a railgun or coilgun, and in nova railguns are one of the primary weapons of the aurorans.
The coilgun, mla, massdriver and gauss gun are all the same thing. The highest muzzle velocity created by a railgun is 2. Magnetic weapons show up throughout the escape velocity series. The operating principle of the mass driver is essentially the same as that of the magnetic accelerator cannon. A mass driver is a magnetic levitator coupled to a linear motor. Though facing the challenge of competitiveness versus conventional guns and sometimes railgun alternatives, coilguns are being. Mass driver railgun afaik there no such thing as a manportable version of either one. Massdriver is a prototype electromagnetic weapon manufactured by information unlimited. The magnetic weapons trope as used in popular culture. A coilgun, also known as a gauss rifle is a type of projectile accelerator consisting of one or. It uses a form of electromagnetic energy known as the lorentz force to hurl. Using the netherdyne mass driver mod we shoot the mun, then fly it to the mun and attempt to shoot kerbin. Learn how our customers achieved a 50% increase in sending speed, 817% increase in unique click rate, and other great results. It is in the supernova dlc pack, but in order to buy it, you dont need the dlc.
This is in no way the limit of the railguns capabilities. These weapon systems may not be sufficient by themselves to accomplish a revolutionary change in american military operations. With a railgun you get hit with a chunk of metal large mass that is trying to hit relativistic speed, but cant. We will explore the basic concepts, the engineering issues. Solidly built on a foundation of centuriesold tech, apocalypse arms puts an innovative spin on battletested designs to create a rugged ballistic gatling that can steadily hurtle death across the void.
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