Heavy Gauss: Difference between revisions

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General Information

The end development in man-portable Gauss weaponry, the Heavy Gauss fires encased anti-protons at the enemy. However, the weapon fails to impress for several reasons. It is cumbersome, slow to aim, and has a small clip. While the best man can create, it isn't good enough to work on the stronger aliens. Much apart from all that, the Sonic Pistol exceeds this weapon in almost every category, making this weapon only seldom used by X-Com.

Comparison to UFO: EUs Heavy Laser

See: Heavy Laser vs Heavy Gauss

Weapon Statistics

Heavy Gauss

Size: 3 high x 2 wide
Firing Accuracy:
- 50% Snapshot
- 90% Aimed
Firing Cost:
- 40% Snapshot
- 80% Aimed
Selling Cost: $61,000
Build Cost: $32,000
- 700 Technician Hours
- Required Workspace: 4

Ammo Statistics

Heavy Gauss Clip

Size: 1 high x 1 wide
Damage: 75 Gauss Beam
Ammo Capacity: 10
Selling Cost: $3,220
Build Cost: $4,000
- 70 Technician Hours
- Required Workspace: 4

USOpaedia

The heavy Gauss is cumbersome, but extremely effective. It operates with 3 particle accelerators and is virtually unstoppable. The anti-proton stream is confined inside a Gallium Arsenide shell that implodes on impact releasing the anti-matter.

Terror From The Deep: Equipment (TFTD)
Armor	Diving Suit • Plastic Aqua Armor • Ion Armor • Magnetic Ion Armor
Weapons	Dart Gun • Jet Harpoon • Gas Cannon • Hydro-Jet Cannon • Torpedo Launcher • Thermal Tazer Magna-Blast Grenade • Particle Disturbance Grenade • Magna-Pack Explosive Gauss Pistol • Gauss Rifle • Heavy Gauss Sonic Pistol • Sonic-Blasta Rifle • Sonic Cannon • Sonic Pulser • Thermal Shok Launcher • Disruptor Pulse Launcher Vibro Blade• Thermic Lance • Heavy Thermic Lance
Portable Equipment	Dye Grenade • Particle Disturbance Sensor • Medi-Kit • Chemical-flare • M.C. Disruptor • M.C. Reader • Zrbite
SWS	Coelacanth/G. Cannon • Coelacanth/Aqua Jet • Coelacanth/Gauss • Displacer/Sonic • Displacer/PWT
Data	Weapon Summaries • TFTD Item destruction table • SWS/Terror Unit Innate Weapons

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 ==Comparison to UFO: EUs Heavy Laser==
+See: [[Heavy Laser vs Heavy Gauss]]
-The Heavy Gauss is even worse than it's [[Heavy Laser|predecessor]], as hard as that may be to believe.  While Aimed accuracy is up by a meager 6%, firing takes longer in both modes, the shot isn't as powerful as the Heavy Laser, and the clip is small.  The weapon is also quite heavy when loaded, making it cumbersome for even a heavy weapons trooper.
 ==Weapon Statistics==