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[Nikitian]

Also, the X3 is three times as long as a standard Gauss rifle. It's the coils of three separate civilian Gauss rifles attached one after the other, to get the smaller slug up to speeds where it does similar damage compared to the more powerful military grade Gauss rifle. Sawing it off to the point it's more easily concealable would make it about as weak as a civilian Gauss pistol. You might as well just get one of those, instead.

Ummm, I might be imagining it wrong, but did not Simus specifically choose a different coil configuration, so as to avoid an overly long weapon (and ended up with a ~3x thick one instead, I think)?
Still, that probably has one hell of a kickback. And pretty much as concealable (even in a sawn-off variant) as a small mortar.

[kj1225]

Please remember that Gauss rifles are still rail(or specifically coil)guns, and that even the UWM ones are firing a big chunk of metal at hypersonic speeds.
 I don't know what the triple-civilian one would do, but I'm fairly sure that firing the ARM gauss rifle one-handed will result in making you one-handed.

I imagine it like a triple barreled shotgun to be honest. Just one that only fires three AP slugs at once. Of course, I just have an odd fetish for shotguns I suppose.

it is a single-barreled rifle with an absurdly long barrel. it only fires one shot at a time.

Well, I suppose I'll be the one to tap three of those together to get a triple barrelled variant.

[piecewise]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcDmlNtDhs
New video up of Hammerfight, the game of melee fighting helicopters.

[Hapah]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alcDmlNtDhs
New video up of Hammerfight, the game of melee fighting helicopters.

Those words don't sound like they go together.

[syvarris]

Also, the X3 is three times as long as a standard Gauss rifle. It's the coils of three separate civilian Gauss rifles attached one after the other, to get the smaller slug up to speeds where it does similar damage compared to the more powerful military grade Gauss rifle. Sawing it off to the point it's more easily concealable would make it about as weak as a civilian Gauss pistol. You might as well just get one of those, instead.

Ummm, I might be imagining it wrong, but did not Simus specifically choose a different coil configuration, so as to avoid an overly long weapon (and ended up with a ~3x thick one instead, I think)?
Still, that probably has one hell of a kickback. And pretty much as concealable (even in a sawn-off variant) as a small mortar.

This was what I thought, so I went and checked.  We seem to be correct.

Spoiler: Quote (click to show/hide)

I meant combine the coils so that they're a set of large coils. A solenoid (which is what these coils are) with more wire loops is a more powerful electromagnet, no?

Also it would only be a gauss IED (interesting idea, magnetic bomb instead of chemical...) if the coils were working opposite to one another. If they were still separate coils, but the magnetic field matches, then they would not repulse.

Oh, combining them like that would work but it would still be pretty big. I mean, you can only squish them in so tight.

Also, kickback probably isn't a real issue, at least compared to the GR.  The X3C fires a somewhat lighter projectile at a somewhat higher velocity, so the energy is unlikely to be much higher.  In fact, since it uses most of the parts of three rifles, it's probably heavier, and therefore should have less kickback.


...I'm really, really late with this, but I think PW should play the XCOM mod Long War.  I know he has XCOM, and I think he has Enemy Within too--and if he doesn't, it's worth getting.

[Parisbre56]

I saw this gameplay vid of "Infested Planet" and it reminded me the current mission, with the way the aliens start evolving different attacks the more you fight them.

Please remember that Gauss rifles are still rail(or specifically coil)guns, and that even the UWM ones are firing a big chunk of metal at hypersonic speeds.
 I don't know what the triple-civilian one would do, but I'm fairly sure that firing the ARM gauss rifle one-handed will result in making you one-handed.

I imagine it like a triple barreled shotgun to be honest. Just one that only fires three AP slugs at once. Of course, I just have an odd fetish for shotguns I suppose.

it is a single-barreled rifle with an absurdly long barrel. it only fires one shot at a time.

Bonus innuendo points if you keep it in your pants.

[Harry Baldman]

I wonder how wild the planet's going to get when somebody starts tearing out its nerve clusters.

[Dorsidwarf]

The only question is: Will the planet react to the Mindfuck Gun if I have to use it?

And if so, will Miyamoto survive?

[Parisbre56]

I wonder how wild the planet's going to get when somebody starts tearing out its nerve clusters.

Steve said his info shows that once the nerve cluster is cut, nearby Haebi's intelligence and ability to fight and adapt will degrade. Of course, his info might be wrong or he might be lying or maybe the degradation will be negligible. And even if his info is right, the rest of the planet is probably not going to be very happy about that. That's what we're hoping to solve with the nukes.

[DoctorMcTaalik]

Also, the X3 is three times as long as a standard Gauss rifle. It's the coils of three separate civilian Gauss rifles attached one after the other, to get the smaller slug up to speeds where it does similar damage compared to the more powerful military grade Gauss rifle. Sawing it off to the point it's more easily concealable would make it about as weak as a civilian Gauss pistol. You might as well just get one of those, instead.

Ummm, I might be imagining it wrong, but did not Simus specifically choose a different coil configuration, so as to avoid an overly long weapon (and ended up with a ~3x thick one instead, I think)?
Still, that probably has one hell of a kickback. And pretty much as concealable (even in a sawn-off variant) as a small mortar.

This was what I thought, so I went and checked.  We seem to be correct.

Spoiler: Quote (click to show/hide)

I meant combine the coils so that they're a set of large coils. A solenoid (which is what these coils are) with more wire loops is a more powerful electromagnet, no?

Also it would only be a gauss IED (interesting idea, magnetic bomb instead of chemical...) if the coils were working opposite to one another. If they were still separate coils, but the magnetic field matches, then they would not repulse.

Oh, combining them like that would work but it would still be pretty big. I mean, you can only squish them in so tight.

Also, kickback probably isn't a real issue, at least compared to the GR.  The X3C fires a somewhat lighter projectile at a somewhat higher velocity, so the energy is unlikely to be much higher.  In fact, since it uses most of the parts of three rifles, it's probably heavier, and therefore should have less kickback.


...I'm really, really late with this, but I think PW should play the XCOM mod Long War.  I know he has XCOM, and I think he has Enemy Within too--and if he doesn't, it's worth getting.

So the important bits are all crammed closer to the handle? The majority of the barrel is just a tube?

[Parisbre56]

No, it has an ultra-thick and heavy barrel because the barrel contains an enormous coil that is used to accelerate the bullet and give it energy comparable to one fired out of a Gauss rifle. But the barrel is short. It's like a mini cannon.

[Gentlefish]

Oh shit, we got PvP on-ship. Xan is stabbed!

[Beirus]

It's not even over the remote this time!

[Kriellya]

Nope, it's in the name of testing! Just not the sort of testing Xan was hoping to get done this week


And now I am reminded that I need to update my death image... 4 down, 16 to go, PW!

[Toaster]

Now he has a wound he can treat!