Thread:Ficus13/@comment-24301892-20141107001330/@comment-24142455-20141108035310

I have done my research also, coilguns are not as complex and easier to make comapred to railguns. Railguns use a lot more power in terms of voltage, and suffer wear due to friction. It can also cause three problems. From the high friction, even if cooled, can give off a lot of thermal heat and give you away to enemy forces. Coilguns like I said before lack this problem, and do not suffer from friction, and from that they virtually silent, unless going faster then the speed of sound, and in that it would not really matter. A coilgun also doesnt make a sudden flash after fired, and giving away the location of the user.