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Gauss Cannon
Gauss Cannon

The Gauss Cannon is the second strongest defence structure.

Gauss Cannons are an effective early-game defence due to their high shield and weapon power, making them capable of holding their own against Cruiser-based fleets, when backed by large amounts of fodder. Gauss Cannons become less attractive as the backbone of a planet's defence as players ascend the ranks since Deathstars can rapid fire against them. In contrast, Deathstars can only target a single Plasma Turret during each round of battle.

Despite being less effective against capital ships, Gauss Cannons are more cost-effective than Plasma Turrets. They are capable of destroying Heavy Fighters in a single shot; a host of cannons are capable of wiping away a large amount of fodder for substantially fewer resources.

Requirements[]

Cost Metal: 20.000
Crystal: 15.000
Deuterium: 2.000
Structural Integrity: 35.000
Shield Power: 200
Weapon Power: 1.100
Rapid Fire Deathstar 50

Description[]

Far from being a science-fiction "weapon of tomorrow," the concept of a weapon using an electromagnetic impulse for propulsion originated as far back as the mid-to-late 1930s. Basically, the Gauss Cannon consists of a system of powerful electromagnets which fires a projectile by accelerating between a number of metal rails. Gauss Cannons fire high-density metal projectiles at extremely high velocity.

This weapon is so powerful when fired that it creates a sonic boom which is heard for miles, and the crew near the weapon must take special precautions due to the massive concussion effects generated.

Efficiency[]

Per-resource efficiency. The more the better! Shield and Weapon power are found by dividing the value by resource value. Structural Integrity does that, then divides by 100 for a more even average.

Metal Crystal Deuterium
Structural Integrity 0.023 0.0175 0.175
Shield Power 0.01 0.013 0.1
Weapon Power 0.055 0.073 0.55
Average 0.0293 0.0345 0.275


Defenses in OGame

Rocket LauncherLight LaserHeavy LaserGauss CannonIon CannonPlasma TurretSmall Shield DomeLarge Shield Dome

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