aliases:
- Coilgun Features
- Coilgun Internal Features
- CISCoilguns are a heavily modifiable group of weapons, allowing for various additional systems designed to assist the user when in combat. As such, many of them feature a range of Coilgun Integrated Systems (CIS) that carry out these tasks. The purposes of CIS can involve efficiency, safety and usability, among others. Most CIS are created so that they are compatible with the majority of coilguns, regardless of model or manufacturer. However, some are either built for use in just one type of coilgun or are made obsolete by technological developments in the future.
Some CIS work with the purpose to make the coilgun itself more efficient, whether that be in power usage, cooling, rate of fire or other function. More modern approaches to the coilgun industry have fitted systems with automatic power return and energy callback integrations in order to automate the more focus-intensive tasks related to coilgun operation.
| Usability CIS | Description |
|---|---|
| Automatic Power Return (APR) | Used in autocoils and other high fire rate coilguns, automatically readies the coilgun for another shot in the span of a few milliseconds. |
| Basic Energy Callback (BEC) | An additional power unit that captures and uses some of the wasted energy from the projectile in order to power the next. |
Since the beginning of the 20th century, coilgun safety has become a larger talking point in various areas of the industry, primarily as a result of a rising number of lethal operational incidents. As a result, newer, more modern CIS have been developed to help constitute the continued general use of coilguns.
| Safety CIS | Description |
|---|---|
| Internal Manual Disconnect Node (IMDN) | A small switch situated on the internal shell of the coilgun allowing users to quickly and safely disconnect the coils of the weapon, essentially opening the circuit and disabling the operation of coilgun systems. Sometimes also referred to as an On/Off switch. |
A key aspect that is often pioneered to improvement is the usability of coilguns. Classic designs required the user to power up the coil system between each projectile shot and the exact controls for the different functions of the weapon were complicated and unclear. Newer coilgun models have allowed for single-trigger systems, much more similar to conventional guns.
| Usability CIS | Description |
|---|---|
| Adaptable Length Barrel (ALB) | A layered barrel that can have its length be manually adjusted by hand to its user's needs. |
| Adaptable Length Coil (ALC) | A development upon the Adaptable Length Barrel (ALB), the ALC allows for the coils' lengths to be adjusted in parallel with the barrel itself. |
| Enhanced Open Trigger Control (EOTC) | A flexible system allowing for a coilgun to be operated with one trigger. Unlike the Single Trigger Circuit (STC), EOTC can be fitted with extra modifications and developments and can be disabled if needed. |
| Single Trigger Circuit (STC) | A hardwired system (cannot be changed) in which the coilgun can be operated with one trigger for fire-control. Is no longer used in modern designs due to safety concerns with it disallowing coilguns from being disabled and has since been replaced by the Enhanced Open Trigger Control (EOTC) CIS. |