Small Gauss Cannon
Small Gauss Cannon is a small weapon component in Stellaris 4.5.2 (Gauss Cannon). It deals 16–46 damage every 2 days (20 combat ticks) at range 50, accuracy 75% and tracking 50%. It costs 35 Alloys, 0.38 Volatile Motes and uses 17 power. Unlocked by Gauss Cannons.
- Cost
35Alloys
0.38Volatile Motes- Power
- -17
- Damage
- 16–46
- Cooldown
- 2 days
- Range
- 50
- ID
SMALL_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
- 16–46
- Cooldown
- 2 days (20 ticks)
- Damage a day
- 15.5
- Range
- 50
- Accuracy
- 75%
- Tracking
- 50%
- Hull damage
- 100%
- Shield damage
- 150%
- Armor damage
- 50%
- Shield penetration
- 0%
- Armor penetration
- 0%
- Windup
- 0.4–1.4 days
Cost and upkeep
- Cost
- 35Alloys0.38Volatile Motes
- Upkeep a month
0.51Energy Credits0.1Alloys
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
SMALL_MASS_DRIVER_5Source: common/component_templates/00_weapons_projectile.txt and weapon_components.csv, Stellaris Cygnus v4.5.2 (9776).