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Originally Posted by privateer
So I'd expect rounds for a Rail-Gun to be higher just because the way the 'system' works.
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Its the way the system works that makes it cheap. This gun could fire bits of iron ore as long as its magnetic. And at the speeds advertised would be quite effective against soft skinned targets.
A weapon like the tomahawk is expensive but you can fire it off off anything because everything needed for firing is built in to the weapon, you just need a platform. The rail gun has everything needed to fire it built in to the system except the projectile so its cost per shot is a great deal less.