Re: [HoE] FW: Question about Gauss Technology

[Darrin Bright <darrin@neobright.net>]

jason adkins wrote:
> 
> Hey John,
> 
>      Stats look about right.  I only detect one serious problem.  Ammo.
> Ammo.  Ammo.  Please be aware that the acclaimed "Guass", technology,
> involves magnetically accelerating, (at this time alluminum, I believe) to
> such a velocity, that their penetration factor is without challenge. 

Gauss weapons use magnetic fields to accelerate hunks of metal. Although
you can use aluminum, most gaming systems make the caveat that gauss
weapons can use any vaguely-ferritic metal as ammo. As in, it would be
incredibly cheap to get ahold of more gauss ammo, you just have to file
off or melt down a slug to the right size. You don't even have to worry
about shell casings, caps, fulminate, or anything else, much like the
Junk Gun. In fact, I'd say that's exactly what the offensive half of the
Junk Gun is, a gauss weapon.