Talk:Kinetic energy weapons in science fiction

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[edit] Battletech universe

I was surprised at the omission of the battletech universe from this article - 'gauss rifles' (coilguns) are a common weapon used by 'mechs and other war machines in that universe. My question is what section it should go under - Battletech began as a tabletop game, but has since spawned novels, computer games and even an animated television show. My initial inclination would be to put it under computer games or literature as that's probably where the largest amount of people know it from, but I dunno for sure. --155.68.69.246 (talk) 16:52, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The moon is a harsh mistress

somebody should add this book to the literatre section, loonies in the book use mass drivers ass weapons againts terra--189.171.170.182 07:24, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Battlestar Galactica

Please note that as of this posting, the weapons featured on the Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus in the re-imagined series "Battlestar Galactica" have never been referred to as "rail guns" in dailogue. --Peter Farago 00:12, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Spy Hunter

A rail gun in Spy Hunter?!? I very much doubt it (and I speak as someone who spent many many many quarters)... Maybe in the later remake, Spy Hunter (2001 game) though. Can anyone confirm/deny? If so, I'd think the link should really be fixed/removed. -- MyrddinEmrys 05:54, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article move

I've renamed this article; hopefully this can set a more achievable direction for the article and should also enable more room for expansion. thanks/Fenton, Matthew Lexic Dark 52278 Alpha 771 12:31, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Brute Force

The video game, Brute Force, uses railguns as weapons. It isn't mentioned in this article.

[edit] Condescending tone

I'm going to change the following in the C&C section of the article: "Though this visual effect is considered impressive by some, such smoke patterns are not representative of actual railgun operation." to "Such a visual effect, however, is not representative of actual railgun operation." as the former is slightly condescending in tone.Tormentress 09:17, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Changing with the above reason. Tormentress 09:58, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Railguns or coilguns

It's very common for coilguns, which use electromagnets, to be confused with railguns, which use conducting rails and projectile (or sabot). Ideally the article needs to state correctly which the weapon appears to be, if it's called one but then described or depicted as obviously the other. —Preceding unsigned comment added by M0ffx (talk • contribs) 21:18, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Perfect Dark

Is the farsight ever stated to be a railgun? I thought it was alien technology, mechanism unknown. Also there's no such thing as an 'x-ray scope' - just say that the device allows seeing through walls, don't add misleading mechanisms. M0ffx 21:22, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Possible rename

The name of the article would really include almost every non-explosive ballistic weapon, including standard firearms and variations of them as used in science fiction. I would propose that the name be narrowed a little bit to something like "Magnetic propulsion weapons in science fiction" or "Magnetically driven weapons ..." etc.--Oni Ookami AlfadorTalk|@ 19:31, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Resident Evil 2

In the film Resident Evil 2 I believe "the Nemesis" uses a railgun, would it be plausable to add it to this list?LordJesseD (talk) 23:08, 7 June 2008 (UTC)