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A [[Mass Driver]] Gun or weapons system (also known as a [[Rail Gun]]) is an electromagnetic-propelled [[slug-thrower]]. Available beginning at [[TL-8]] for ground action as [[artillery]] or a [[Vehicle-mounted Weapon]].
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A [[Mass Driver]] Gun or weapons system (also known as a [[Rail Gun]]) is an electromagnetic-propelled [[slug-thrower]].
  
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''Non-canon:'' At higher [[TL]]'s there were bay and spinal mounted versions in development. Most navies were not impressed with the outcome, though a few vessels are so mounted for orbital bombardment.
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It is also known as ''Dyson's Slingshot''.
  
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== Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
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Device which generates a magnetic field to suspend and accelerate small masses of material along a straight track. The material is expelled at a high velocity on a straight line trajectory. Commonly used as a middle-tech artillery system. Mass drivers are often used to throw small masses over interplanetary distances, particularly in organized belt mining endeavors.
  
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At higher [[TL]]s there were bay and spinal mounted versions in development. Most navies were not impressed with the outcome, though a few vessels are so mounted for orbital bombardment.
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=== STL Drive Specifications ===
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== History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
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They are available beginning at [[TL-8]] for ground action as [[artillery]] or a [[Vehicle-mounted Weapon]].
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== References ==
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|S1= [[Referee's Manual]]
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| {{Ludography cite|name=Beltstrike | version = Classic Traveller|page=10}}
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|S2= [[User:Rycharde|Rik "Rycharde" Packham]]
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| [[User:Rycharde|Rik "Rycharde" Packham]]
 
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Latest revision as of 12:26, 30 March 2025

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A Mass Driver Gun or weapons system (also known as a Rail Gun) is an electromagnetic-propelled slug-thrower.

It is also known as Dyson's Slingshot.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

Device which generates a magnetic field to suspend and accelerate small masses of material along a straight track. The material is expelled at a high velocity on a straight line trajectory. Commonly used as a middle-tech artillery system. Mass drivers are often used to throw small masses over interplanetary distances, particularly in organized belt mining endeavors.

At higher TLs there were bay and spinal mounted versions in development. Most navies were not impressed with the outcome, though a few vessels are so mounted for orbital bombardment.

STL Drive Specifications[edit]

STL Drive Specifications (Starship Propulsion)
Category Specifications Remarks
Name TBD TBD
Drive Type TBD TBD
Velocity TBD TBD
Duration TBD TBD
Hazards TBD TBD
Physical
Constraints 		TBD TBD
Geometry TBD TBD
Levels TBD TBD
Entry TBD TBD
Exit TBD TBD
Fuel TBD TBD
Resource
Requirements 		TBD TBD
Inventor TBD TBD
Characteristics TBD TBD

History & Background (Dossier)[edit]

They are available beginning at TL-8 for ground action as artillery or a Vehicle-mounted Weapon.

References[edit]

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Mongoose Publishing or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.
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