gauss cannon

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:electromagnetic_projectile_launcher
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:coilgun
gptkbp:application gptkb:research
demonstrations
hobbyist projects
gptkbp:canBe single-stage
multi-stage
gptkbp:category electromagnetic weapon
projectile accelerator
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature railgun
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:science_fiction
movies
video games
gptkbp:firstDemonstrated 1930s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:André_Louis_Octave_Fauchon-Villeplée
gptkbp:limitation heating of coils
complexity of control electronics
efficiency loss due to eddy currents
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Carl_Friedrich_Gauss
gptkbp:operates pulsing current through coils
gptkbp:powerSource gptkb:battery
capacitor bank
gptkbp:propels ferromagnetic projectile
gptkbp:requires precise timing circuits
gptkbp:uses electromagnetic coils
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doom_(2016_video_game)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label gauss cannon