Talk:M72 Gauss Rifle

(where does the energy for the coils come from, if not from an energy cell in the clip magazine?)

The answer can be found at Sawyer's PnP.--dotz 09:50, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Rail Gun (Gauss Gun) in Fallout 3
I'm not at home and don't have access to the game right now, but I know there is a part of Fallout 3 that is pertinent to this article and maybe could get its own listing (it may be foreshadowing by Bethesda).

In the Museum of Technology there is a display case with a plaque that describes a kinetic energy weapon that uses electromagnetic fields to propel slugs (a rail/gauss gun). Unfortunately the case is empty! I'll come back here after I get to the game to copy down the plaque.

I'm a huge fan of the M72 from F2 and FT and was somewhat saddened by its exclusion from F3. But I am happy to see that Lincoln's Repeater fits nicely into the niche that M72s may have filled. Antimike 23:53, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

Okay, here is what it says in the Museum of Technology (just inside the door from the Mall to the right):

X277 'Viper' Magnetic Rail Cannon

Clicking the plaque yields:

'''This is the only known prototype of the X277 "Viper" Magnetic Rail Cannon developed for the U.S. Military by West-Tek. Also commonly referred to as a "Railgun", the weapon uses energy cells to propel a depleted uranium round across a series of magnets discharging it at extremely high velocity. Deemed too costly to produce on a mass scale the project was abandoned in 2044.'''

On loan from the International Ordnance Museum these cases display the various types of weapons and ammunition used by the military in past conflicts all over the globe.

This may be just an easter egg or a prelude to it showing up in a patch or expansion. But that's just speculation on my part ;) Antimike 04:27, 18 November 2008 (UTC)

Is it just me or this weapon has no critical damage? I can't kill a super mutant with a sneak attack critical on the head on normal(100 energy weapons skill). I do that with a laser pistol, Jesus.BSMaker 17:27, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

ur energy weps skill is irrelevant, its a small guns, an besides, u got the wrong gauss rifle, u want the scoped one69.140.35.147 03:28, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

Repair
Has anyone found a way to repair the Gauss Rifle? Paul (Evil) 19:25, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Crazy Wolfgang with a robco jumpsuit can repair it to 88%(96 damage.) Since it has a really high durability, it shouldn't be too costful.BSMaker 19:31, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

Glad I didn't kill him then. I'm going to try deleting/re-downloading and see if I can get a second Gauss Rifle or Winterized T-51b. Paul (Evil) 19:49, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

You can get a second gauss rifle but not another set of T-51b sadly. I would recommend getting the gauss rifle from the sim though, it has unlimited CND so it will never need to be repaired, which is good because theres nothing to repair it with anyway.--Greig91 21:02, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

u got the wrong gauss rifle, u want the scoped gauss rifle article69.140.35.147 03:29, 19 June 2009 (UTC)