Gauss Rifle

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Electromagnetic projectile launcher
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:coilgun
gptkbp:application research
demonstrations
hobbyist projects
gptkbp:canBe single-stage
multi-stage
gptkbp:category physics demonstration apparatus
electromagnetic weapon
gptkbp:foundIn science museums
educational kits
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gauss Rifle
gptkbp:inventedBy non-specific (multiple inventors)
gptkbp:launched ferromagnetic projectiles
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:notToBeConfusedWith railgun
gptkbp:operates accelerating projectiles using magnetic fields
gptkbp:powerSource electricity
gptkbp:requires capacitors
switching circuits
gptkbp:uses electromagnetic coils
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battletech_universe
gptkb:Valhalla_(BattleTech)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7