Gauss Cannon

Type: Long range kinetic weapon.

For ship type: Fighter

For ranks: 3-6, 7-9, 9-13, 12-17.

Munitions:

Description

Long-range railgun with high damage.

Capable of accumulating charge.

Pirate Gauss Cannon: critical hit increases main weapon damage for 6 s. for 15%.

Characteristics

Parameters are shown without ship bonuses and modifiers for the 1 weapon.

Damage per second and per shot increase depending on the number of weapons mounted on the ship.

Some damage parameters are rounded to integer values.

Parameters	Gauss Cannon 6					Gauss Cannon 9
	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5
DPS (kinetic)	250/192 dmg./s.	+11/+9 dmg./s.	+11/+8 dmg./s.	+8.5/+7 dmg./s.	+8/+6 dmg./s.	272/209 dmg./s.	+11/+9 dmg./s.	+11/+9 dmg./s.	+9/+7 dmg./s.	+7.5/+6 dmg./s.
Damage (kinetic)	222/577 dmg.	+10/+25 dmg.	+10/+25 dmg.	+8/+20 dmg.	+7/+18 dmg.	242/628 dmg.	+10/+28 dmg.	+10/+28 dmg.	+7.5/+22 dmg.	+7/+20 dmg.
Rate of fire	68 rounds/min					68 rounds/min
Critical chance	7%					7%
Critical damage bonus	50%					50%
Projectile speed	7800 m/s					8346 m/s
Firing range (max.)	3850 m.					3850 m.
Spread	0.25 deg.					0.25 deg.
Overheating/cooling	10/2 s.					10/2 s.
Charge accumulation	3 chg.					3 chg.
Cost	18000	27000	54000	126000	Manufacturing	Can be picked up from destroyed enemies in the zone 'Northstar' Crash Site	123800	247500	577500	Manufacturing

Parameters	Gauss Cannon 13					Gauss Cannon 17					Pirate Gauss Cannon 17
	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.1	Mk.2	Mk.3	Mk.4	Mk.5	Mk.4
DPS (kinetic)	288/222 dmg./s.	+11/+8 dmg./s.	+11/+8 dmg./s.	+9/+7 dmg./s.	+8/+6 dmg./s.	299/230 dmg./s.	+11/+9 dmg./s.	+11/+8 dmg./s.	+9/+7 dmg./s.	+8/+6 dmg./s.	330/254 dmg./s.
Damage (kinetic)	256/666 dmg.	+10/+25 dmg.	+10/+25 dmg.	+8/+20 dmg.	+7/+18 dmg.	266/691 dmg.	+10/+25 dmg.	+9.5/+25 dmg.	+8/+20 dmg.	+7/+18 dmg.	293/762 dmg.
Rate of fire	68 rounds/min					68 rounds/min					68 rounds/min
Critical chance	7%					7%					7%
Critical damage bonus	50%					50%					50%
Projectile speed	8580 m/s					8970 m/s					8970 m/s
Firing range (max.)	3850 m.					3850 m.					3450 m.
Spread	0.25 deg.					0.25 deg.					0.25 deg.
Overheating/cooling	10/2 s.					10/2 s.					10/2 s.
Charge accumulation	3 chg.					3 chg.					3 chg.
Cost	Can be picked up from destroyed enemies in the zone Ice Pits	270000	540000	1260000	Manufacturing	Can be picked up from destroyed enemies in the zone Iridium Strand	900000	1800000	4200000	Manufacturing	It was possible to get it in the 'Moon Race' event

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