Ace Dreamer Wrote:Is it sensible to ask what sort of portable power system is being used for the coilguns? I'd have thought that'd put some limitations on just what you can do. Heat dissipation issues? If you've not got an atmosphere to dump energy into, that just leaves you with radiation (or ultratech), unless you plan to play fast-and-loose with the laws of thermodynamics. Or, is that too much 'hard tech'? [grin]I think different Fen factions use different styles of coilguns.
Some might just use waved capacitors (especially for handguns for cyborgs) or connect them to a ships power system. Some use just pure electromagnetic acceleration, others experimenting with more crazy stuff. e.g. CI is using their Mass Effect fields to play games with the mass of the projectile, but in 2025 they still have to show any kind of hand weapon with this tech.