Talk:Gauss Weapon

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  1. EXTERNAL LINK: So do gauss rifles/pistols 1) make noise and 2) have recoil in vacuum?
- Maksim-Smelchak (talk) 09:06, 21 October 2019 (EDT)
  • Vacuum has nothing to do with the presence or absence of recoil. Momentum is a conserved vector quantity. If you send a given magnitude of momentum in one direction (via a bullet/needle for example), it must be compensated for by an equal amount of momentum in response in the opposite direction. Whether it will make a significant noise or not will depend on several design factors (including bullet shape as well as the speed of the bullet (super/sub-sonic)). This is entirely separate from the issue of whether or not the electromagnetic firring mechanism itself makes any sort of noise.
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