Railgun

s or rail guns are a sort of electromagnetic cannon, used when a Gauss weapon won't cut it. They fire much larger rounds compared to Gauss weapons, and are anti-vehicle, while a Gauss weapon is anti-personnel. Railguns are not usually man-portable, like miniguns, though power armored soldiers can carry and use them easily.

Types of railguns include:


 * X277 "Viper" magnetic rail cannon
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Appearances
While railguns were planned for Van Buren and J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game, they have never appeared in any game. The Viper cannon is only mentioned in Fallout 3, and is the only mention of railguns in any published game.