Thread:Ficus13/@comment-24301892-20141107001330/@comment-24142455-20141108033614

Actually, Coilguns are more efficient, as they don't have to have barrels and rails replaced due to corosion, and erosion, mainly that the shell is suspended in a magnetic field, and not actually touching the barrel. Also coilguns don't use up as much power comapred to railguns

Trading power for efficiency