Railgun

Railguns, also known as rail guns or rail cannons, are weapons seen throughout the Fallout series.
==Models==
===X277 "Viper" magnetic rail cannon===
Developed for the United States Armed Forces by West Tek, the only prototype was slated for display at the Museum of Technology from August 14 – December 31, 2077.Museum of Technology terminal entries; Museum of Tech Security, Security Bulletin 001 It functioned by using energy cells to propel a depleted uranium round across a series of magnets.Fallout 3 message box transcriptions; X277 "Viper" magnetic rail cannon Mass producing the weapon was cost-prohibitive, and the project ended in 2044.
==Behind the scenes==
* In Fallout: New Vegas, an unused script in the game files for the Miss Fortune perk mentions both a light and heavy rail cannon.
* A weapon called the 15mm ARTEMIS rail gun was planned for the cancelled game Van Buren.
==References==
Category:Weapons