SMALL ARMS OF THE 30TH CENTURY - COILGUNS AND PHOTOARMS
First row: 3mm 3kJ light gauss rifle 4.5mm 5kJ heavy gauss rifle Second row: 3mm 0.7kJ compact gauss pistol 4.5mm 1.5kJ magnum gauss pistol EM incendiary projector (gauss flamer) Third row: 5cm 3kJ light infantry laser 7.5cm 5kJ heavy infantry laser Bottom row: 1.25cm 0.7kJ compact hand laser 2.5cm 1kJ standard hand laser 3.75cm 1.5kJ magnum hand laser (Example weapons shown produced by the Schilling & Campbell Arms Co. of Luna) By the 30th century, chemical propellant firearms have been rendered totally obsolete by vastly more efficient coilguns and lasers. Coilguns: Electromagnetic mass drivers are the primary projectile weapon of the 30th century. High density batteries permit the propulsive energy for hundreds of shots worth of ammunition to be stored in a convenient belt or backpack module, while the bulky magnetic acceleration coils can provide a higher projectile velocity for a given barrel length than any traditiona...