Railgun

Railgun
Railgun M0
Information
Type	Turret
Rank Unlocked	Private
Price	250
Price	???
Upgrades info
Mk1 Rank	Warrant Officer 3
Mk1 Price	31,400
Mk2 Rank	First Lieutenant
Mk2 Price	96,100
Mk3 Rank	Marshal
Mk3 Price	226,250
Mk4 Rank	N/A
Mk4 Price	???
Mk5 Rank	N/A
Mk5 Price	???
Mk6 Rank	N/A
Mk6 Price	???
Mk7 Rank	N/A
Mk7 Price	???
Garage description
A gun for professionals. Performs well at any range. Takes a long time to reload and needs to warm up before firing, but packs a hefty punch. A good pairing for any hull, but light tanks run the risk of flipping over from the recoil! A favorite amongst clan players.

Railgun is a turret in Tanki Online, unlocked at the rank of Private. It fires high a metal projectile that instantly hits its target, and is capable of damaging a row of tanks. It is mostly effective at mid and long ranges.

Characteristics

Railgun has a very long reloading time- roughly the same time it takes Hammer to reload an empty magazine. When firing, there is a short delay until the projectile is fired, and therefore it requires practice to get used to the delay and to get the timing of shots right. However, once fired, the projectile will travel in a straight line instantaneously, hitting any target on its path, while leaving a glowing trail behind, that quickly fades away. The color of the trail is determined by the M version of Railgun.

It has a very high impact force, which can potentially get Railgun users flipped, especially if when using light hulls. On the other hand, it also has the highest impact force per projectile in the game, which mostly results in knocking off an enemy's aim.

The Railgun's rotation speed is also relatively slow. When combining the turret's rotation speed with the accumulative rotation speed of the tanker's hull, hitting targets at close-range becomes easier.

Railgun's shot do not lose power when hitting distant targets, but the minimum damage will be dealt if the target is being hit in a shallow angle. Railgun's projectile, which travels in a straight line and hits any target in its path, loses some of its power each time it hits a target. The leftover damage is determined by the penetrating power parameter, which becomes higher each M version of Railgun, and can also be micro-upgraded. In general, the leftover damage can be expressed in the following way- $D_n = D_{0} * P^{n}$, where D₀ is the initial damage, n is the number of tanks that the attack has penetrated, P is the penetrating power and D_n is the dmage that the next attacked would be dealt if hit.

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• High damage
• Can penetrate multiple tanks at once
• High impact force. Recoil can be used to achieve a soft land when jumping off high places
• Good for parkour
• Affordable (total price is almost exactly the average of all turrets' versions)
• No damage drop off (infinite range)
• Min damage only applies when hitting a target at a shallow angle

Cons:

• Long reload time
• Short delay before the projectile is fired
• Slow turret rotation speed (especially at M0)

• Equipping with light hulls will cause it to flip and(possibly) do self damage
• Hard to aim

VUses

Railgun's high damage and infinite range, along with the fact that its damage does not decrease over distance, makes it great for hitting distant target. It also comes in handy when there is need to destroy a group of tanks, thanks to its penetration power.

Due to its long-range properties, it is mainly effective in large maps, where the player can reveal himself only when shooting from the distance, hitting cover, and then take cover while the turret is reloading.

Its high impact force allows it to flip other tanks, which is useful for knocking off an enemy's aim. The enemy tank can easily get flipped, especially if the tank fires while being hit by the railgun shot. The recoil is also useful to change a tank's flipping while falling over high areas, in order to achieve a soft landing.

In addition to that, its high recoil and impact force make it used a lot in parkour battles. In format battles, it is the only turret allowed in the XP, BP and XP/BP modes, and is also widely used in the parkour mode.

Upgrades overview

• Railgun M1- is given a huge boost to all parameters. The rotation speed is increased by roughly 50%; the max damage is significantly increased, and the min damage is equal to the max damage of the M0 version; the penetration power impact force and reloading time are also drastically increased. This version allows killing M0 Hornets with a single shot. The trail color is a more intense blue.
• Railgun M2- has addition changes which makes it even more powerful. The penetration power is increased by about 20%, yet it is enough for achieving multikills in many cases. Unlike all other M versions, it is the only one that is not capable of destroying a Wasp with the same M version, yet a few micro-upgrades will allow it to kill even a Hornet M2. The color of the shots is light purple.
• Railgun M3- has a series of improvements. Its reloading time is increased by about half a second, and its impact force and rotation speed are given a decent boost. Its damage is given a high boost, and the penetration power becomes very high. The trail of its shots becomes golden.

Railgun XT

Main article: Railgun XT

During the Holiday celebrations in December 2014, a temporary rental turret was available- the Railgun XT- which is an improved version of Railgun. It was available to buy and use until the end of the event, at which it was removed from all garages. It became available a second time to Generalissimos from Daily Missions.

Table of characteristics

	M0	M1	M2	M3
Rank available	Private	Warrant Officer 3	First Lieutenant	Marshal
Price	250	31,400	96,100	226,250
Accumulative price	250	31,650	127,750	354,000
Damage	276-571	451-914	530-1070	673-1351
Impact force	233	372	435	549
Reload speed	5.46	4.97	4.75	4.35
Rotation speed	60.9	70.6	75	82.9
Penetrating power	51.5%	67.6%	75%	88.2%
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Trivia

• It is great to damage enemies enough so they are weak for your teammates to take them out faster and still get you some points.
• The turret is based on the experimental real-life gun, the railgun, which uses powerful magnetic fields to propel a projectile to speeds unreachable by current armamen

The paints Forester, Chainmail, Dirty, Corrosion, turdra, fracture, sandstone, digital, blacksmith, winter, savanna, emerald, tiger, prodigi, raccoon, Picasso, clay, premium, acid, champion, silver, bronze, veteran, star, lucky7, master of parkour, helper and lord have extra armour against the railgun.

Gallery

Railgun mounted on top of Dictator, with their old design

The glowing trail of all 4 Railgun versions' shots

Railgun XT

See also

• Railgun XT