Gauss weapon

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Gauss weaponry in use.

Gauss Weaponry are horrifying devices used by the Necrons.^[1] Some Mechanicus Xenarite Techpriests have also managed to reverse engineer and create human Gauss Weapons.^[2]

The effect of Gauss Weaponry on a Guardsmen^[2]

Overview

They are magnetically based^{[Needs Citation]} weapons that break down the target into its component molecules layer by layer and attract the molecules back to the gun at incredible speed.^[1] This creates a flaying effect^[1] and can vaporise the most heavily armored warrior or blast a hole in a Land Raider. This means that even the most basic Necron Warrior has a chance to blast a hole through the heaviest armor and completely vaporise the most skilled Space Marine.

Types

Several Gauss weapons

• Gauss Annihilator
• Gauss Blaster^[1]
• Gauss Cannon^[1]
• Gauss Exterminator
• Gauss Flayer^[1]
• Gauss Reaper^[3]
• Gauss Flux Arc^[1]
• Gauss Obliterator
• Heavy Gauss Cannon^[1]

Human Gauss Weapons

• The Sufferer Shattering Axe^[4]
• Gauss Gamma Pistol^[4]

Trivia

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• Necron weaponry is not entirely understood by the Imperium, and so "gauss weapon" serves as a convenient, but not entirely accurate, description. The closest analog in human history is the M2-era Gauss rifle, which uses magnetic propulsion to accelerate a solid projectile towards the weapon's target, rather than using this force to strip away particles from the target.

See also

• Necron Armoury
• List of Lists

Sources

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• 1: Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition), pg. 14
• 2: Warhammer Community: Dissecting the Warhammer 40,000 Trailer (posted May 26 2020) (last accessed 5/27/2020)
• 3: Warhammer Community: Faction Focus: Necrons (posted 6/15/2020) (last accessed 6/15/2020)
• 4: Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus