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Subject: Guass Cannon Warthog
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There has been some debate on this before, so Im posting this now to prove to you (some of you anyway) what this actually is. What I'm talking about is, what gun that is on the Warthog in the E3 2K3 demo. Some people have said it was a guass cannon (me and some other people), while some other people said it was a rocket launcher (they said there is no guass cannon Warthog in Halo 2, therefore it was a rocket launcher). The link I'm about to give you is to Joyride Studios Halo 2 section, where they have listed the series 1 (and now 2) action figures. In series 1 it shows the Warthog (with guass cannon). Maybe this doesnt prove which one that was in E3, but this shows that it is in Halo 2 :)

Oh, heres the link. There isnt a pic yet, but its listed under series 1.

BTW, they also have listed a "Top Secret Covenant Alien"
I want to know what it is! (along with everyone else)

  • 07.15.2004 11:57 AM PDT
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I think the Top Secret Covenant Alien is going to be the one that can flip the warthogs. I agree with the gauss cannon thing because on the e3 video it is not a rocket launcher.

  • 07.15.2004 12:05 PM PDT
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I think its a Rail gun. Don't ask i don't want to humiliate you.

  • 07.15.2004 12:07 PM PDT
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Whoever thought it was a rocket launcher is sadly mistaken. Notice that there no smoke trail, or explosion when it comes into contact with the road, or a building.

  • 07.15.2004 12:08 PM PDT
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There are no irrelevant quotes of historical figures here. Neither will you find any links, chain posts, memes, clan advertisements, self-promotions, or the tiniest of ASCII pictures.

So go away.

Definitely not a rocket launcher - there's no explosion.

  • 07.15.2004 12:08 PM PDT

Me: "OMFG, Dude... wtf!"
AbolitionofMan: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to betray you."
Me: "That's the 4th time in this game alone!"
Chris: "Third, besides he had the flag I was trying to stop him, how was I supposed to know you were there."
Me: "I said, 'I got the Flag, don't shoot.'"
Chris: "Well those Wraith shots take a while to reach you."
Me: "You were right next to me, I had killed him and a minute passed before you decided to shoot."
Chris: "Hahahahaha, yeah... that was great."

It's a Gauss Rifle. Not a rail gun... the actions of the gun do not show it to be a rail gun.

Achilles

  • 07.15.2004 12:09 PM PDT
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Yea, they even said in interviews or whatever that it was a Gauss gun...

  • 07.15.2004 12:10 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wra7hofAchilles
It's a Gauss Rifle. Not a rail gun... the actions of the gun do not show it to be a rail gun.

Achilles

How may i ask is it more of a Gauss Rifle than a Rail Gun?

I know what the say in interviews but im still gonna call it a Rail Gun.

[Edited on 7/15/2004 12:11:36 PM]

  • 07.15.2004 12:10 PM PDT
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I have no idea what a rail gun is...

  • 07.15.2004 12:13 PM PDT
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the gauss cannon is on half life 2
not halo 2

  • 07.15.2004 12:13 PM PDT
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Is the Gauss rifle a type of MAC gunn

  • 07.15.2004 12:14 PM PDT

Me: "OMFG, Dude... wtf!"
AbolitionofMan: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to betray you."
Me: "That's the 4th time in this game alone!"
Chris: "Third, besides he had the flag I was trying to stop him, how was I supposed to know you were there."
Me: "I said, 'I got the Flag, don't shoot.'"
Chris: "Well those Wraith shots take a while to reach you."
Me: "You were right next to me, I had killed him and a minute passed before you decided to shoot."
Chris: "Hahahahaha, yeah... that was great."

Posted by: Kamizar
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How may i ask is it more of a Gauss Rifle than a Rail Gun?


Rail Gun's don't have a discharge, (spent shell), Gauss Rifle's do or are supposed to anyway.

I know what the say in interviews but im still gonna call it a Rail Gun.

To each his own.

Achilles

  • 07.15.2004 12:14 PM PDT
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I'll explain it then:

On the back of the Hog in the video is either a Magnetic linear accelerator (a.k.a. Gauss Rifle i own one they're awesome) or a rail gun. both use the power of electromagnets and bot accelerate thing to high velocities. So high in fact that it is possible to bring down a brick wall with a paper clip(Only with the RG). The one in the video is most likely a rail gun because it shoots small strait projectiles. Because normally with a Gauss rifle you shoot large metal slugs(Because in a Gauss rifle the projectile has a electromagnetic field around it that does damage even if you dont get hit bigger slug bigger field). Also it's most likely a RG because of the rate of fire in a GR the mechanism can only be shot as fast as it can be reset but with a RG it can be shot as fast as you have another EMC ready. But it doesn't really matter which they used because each does a lot of damage and both use extreme temps in the firing process but then it makes me wonder what kind of cooling system they use.

Hope you kinda get what a Rail gun is now.

[Edited on 7/15/2004 12:16:49 PM]

  • 07.15.2004 12:15 PM PDT
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Posted by: Gunnar
Is the Gauss rifle a type of MAC gunn


No.

  • 07.15.2004 12:16 PM PDT
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Posted by: sgt jake
the gauss cannon is on half life 2
not halo 2


...and who said it cant be in both?

  • 07.15.2004 12:17 PM PDT
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Posted by: Wra7hofAchilles
Posted by: Kamizar
How may i ask is it more of a Gauss Rifle than a Rail Gun?


Rail Gun's don't have a discharge, (spent shell), Gauss Rifle's do or are supposed to anyway.

I know what the say in interviews but im still gonna call it a Rail Gun.

To each his own.

Achilles


Neither weapons have a spent shell if you've made it right.

  • 07.15.2004 12:18 PM PDT
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Posted by: Kamizar
I'll explain it then:

Also it's most likely a RG because of the rate of fire in a GR the mechanism can only be shot as fast as it can be reset but with a RG it can be shot as fast as you have another EMC ready.


It is 500 years into the future, so can it have a faster reset? I don't know. I guess it would be whichever can do the most damage.

  • 07.15.2004 12:21 PM PDT
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Still the chances of having a faster reset on the RG are higher than on the GR.
For you to get a GR running faster than a RG you need 2 things a very crappy RG and a really really good smooth running GR

  • 07.15.2004 12:23 PM PDT
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well, you know more than I do...

  • 07.15.2004 12:25 PM PDT
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I guess i'm the resisdent expert on the subject.

  • 07.15.2004 12:27 PM PDT
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Frankie in his updates said that there were 2 different covenant unknown to us the one that flips hogs and one in Frankies words "will rock harder than quarry"/

  • 07.15.2004 12:34 PM PDT
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so that top secret covenant in joyride could be either one

  • 07.15.2004 12:35 PM PDT
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Posted by: KNIGHTOFDRAGONS
so that top secret covenant in joyride could be either one

What are you talking about?

  • 07.15.2004 12:51 PM PDT
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The gauss rifle will be a great anti ghost and banshee weapon that's for sure. Whereas the rocket hog will do great against shadows and wraiths.

  • 07.15.2004 1:59 PM PDT
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what is a guass cannon?

  • 07.15.2004 2:03 PM PDT

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