Gauss Rifle

Gauss Rifles are infantry fielded coilguns that appear in Fallout 2, Fallout Tactics, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76.

Background
The Gauss Rifle utilizes magnetic induction to propel projectiles to high speeds. The German M72 variant fires 2mm EC steel rounds. A U.S. Army variant was developed and used before the Great War and in the Battle of Anchorage.

M72 Gauss Rifle


The M72 has an electromagnetic accelerator, which uses an auto-loading 2mm EC cartridge (carrying both the 2mm steel slugs and the battery necessary to power it) slid into the magazine well, located in front of the trigger guard. The combination of German engineering and attention to detail make it a tremendously powerful weapon, with the slugs capable of piercing most targets at extreme ranges. It is used by Enclave soldiers.

Gauss Rifle


Advertised as the United States Army's newest weapon, the scoped Gauss rifle was originally deployed in the Resource Wars. There is a test cell Gauss rifle variant in the TestPhil cell.
 * For the unique Gauss rifle that appears in Fallout: New Vegas, see YCS/186.
 * For other versions in Fallout Shelter, see rusty Gauss rifle, enhanced Gauss rifle, hardened Gauss rifle, accelerated Gauss rifle.
 * For the unique Gauss rifle that appears in Fallout Shelter, see Magnetron 4000.

Gauss Rifle


This type of coilgun uses a series of high-powered capacitors and hypermagnetized coils to propel the projectile.

Behind the Scenes
The Gauss Rifle was set to appear in the canceled game, Fallout Extreme.