Rail Driver (RF:A): Difference between revisions

The Rail driver was first brought to Mars by Masako. The housing of this gun was substantially altered by the EDF in the ensuring years, but its inner workings remained the same. The weapon works via complex web of interconnected magnets that propel a depleted uranium shell at 3,500 metres per second. The blast is enough to pound through nearly one-and-a-half metres of cement using its biometric scope, highly trained marksmen can punch a hole through a wall, armour, and bone before the target even hears the retort of the driver itself.

The Rail Driver is essentially a powerful sniper rifle capable of punching through light cover, leaving your enemies nowhere to hide. The weapon is best deployed at long range, preferably before you're detected by hostile forces. Aiming brings up the weapon's magnified scope view, allowing you to see the heat signatures of enemies even if they're obscured by cover. Simply place the crosshairs over your target and squeeze the trigger. Although the shell is capable of penetrating pieces of metal and concrete, this slows down the round, causing it to do less damage to the target. However, if you hit the targets head, any loss in velocity makes no difference - your target will drop. Be cautious whilst peering through the scope, as this limits your field of vision, making you vulnerable to flanking attacks. For this reason, the Rail Driver is best deployed against distant cultists. There are very few situations where you'll be able to get the jump on aliens, so avoid using it in such fights.