BATTLETECH HEAVY METAL GAUSS AMMO DRIVERS
In the years since the Clan invasion the technology has been scaled up to the size of gigantic mass drivers and down as small as pistol sized. The Clans never lost the technology and continued to refine the Star League-era weapon. It was revived following the discovery of the Helm Memory Core. The heavy weapon scale Gauss Rifle was the first of the type and was found on a number of heavier Star League Defense Force 'Mechs, but fell out of use in the Inner Sphere during the technological decline of the Succession Wars. On lighter mechs though, similar to AC20/UAC20, it is just too heavy, leaves no room for other weapons. Depending on the scale of the Gauss system being hit, this explosion can be devastating. Other than that used one on highlander obviously (both stock and gauss + PPC sniper loadout), used 2gauss KC, used it in combination with PPC-s on A2. However, if the weapon itself is struck by enemy fire, the capacitors that power the electromagnets can release their stored energy with an effects similar to an ammo explosion. Since the Gauss Rifle fires solid metal slugs with neither propellant nor explosive, Gauss weapon magazines are not susceptible to ammunition explosions. In initial versions the sheer mass and bulk of the weapon limited application. Unlike most traditional ballistic weapons, the Gauss Rifle does not use a combustible propellant, so firing such weapons generates very little heat. Introduced in 2590 by the Terran Hegemony, Gauss weapons utilize a series of electromagnets to propel slugs of ferrous nickel-iron alloy or other materials at extremely high velocities, making it a devastating and lethal long-range weapon.
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