Medium Gauss Cannon
Medium Gauss Cannon is a medium weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Gauss Cannon). It deals 40–115 damage every 2.5 days (25 combat ticks) at range 75, accuracy 75% and tracking 30%. It costs 88 Alloys, 0.94 Volatile Motes and uses 39 power. Unlocked by Gauss Cannons.
- Cost
88Alloys
0.94Volatile Motes- Power
- -39
- Damage
- 40–115
- Cooldown
- 2.5 days
- Range
- 75
- ID
MEDIUM_MASS_DRIVER_5
Weapon stats
From weapon_components.csv (in common/component_templates), base values before technologies and modifiers.
How it's counted
Damage multipliers against hull, shields and armor are shares of the damage. Cooldown and windup are combat ticks in the CSV, 10 a day (our reading of the defines); damage a day = (min + max) ÷ 2 ÷ cooldown in days.
- Damage
- 40–115
- Cooldown
- 2.5 days (25 ticks)
- Damage a day
- 31
- Range
- 75
- Accuracy
- 75%
- Tracking
- 30%
- Hull damage
- 100%
- Shield damage
- 150%
- Armor damage
- 50%
- Shield penetration
- 0%
- Armor penetration
- 0%
- Windup
- 0.5–1.7 days
Cost and upkeep
- Cost
- 88Alloys0.94Volatile Motes
- Upkeep a month
1.02Energy Credits0.2Alloys
Upgrade line
upgrades_to in the files: a design auto-upgrades to the next one when it is researched.
Other sizes and versions
How to get it
- Any of
- Empire
- Not: Uses bio-ships
- Is arkship ship
- Empire
In the game
This updated version of the old coilgun design is even more destructive than the latest railgun designs. It is capable of launching projectiles with incredible accuracy and speed.
ID
MEDIUM_MASS_DRIVER_5Source: common/component_templates/00_weapons_projectile.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).