just things u guys need to know about railgun

[lilryan10 1]

In Tanki Online Railgun is the most powerful tier 1 weapon. Buy this baby and you'll be the toughest guy of the battlefield till mass appearance of M2 modifications of tier 2 weapons. Of course Thunder M2 is more powerful than Railgun, timely upgrading your Railgun you'll get a huge advantage over your enemies and rival teammates on earlier stages of Tanki Online. Railgun is also fun to play, so sooner or later you should taste it.

 

Railgun is the most powerful tier 1 weapon.

Huge instant damage and infinite firing range makes Railgun an ideal weapon for sniping distant enemies, so it’s an obvious choice for campers. All these come with huge recoil and physical effect on enemy tanks, which can be used for your own advantage.

 

In CTF Railgun is mostly used by defenders for sniping enemy attackers and killing enemy capers. It is also great as a support gun for selectively sniping down key enemy defenders thus helping friendly capers to capture enemy flags.

 

M0 M1 M2 M3

Price: 100 +350 +1100 +3700

Swing speed: 0.6 0.7 1.0 1.4

Damage: 30-45 34-51 42-67 55-85

Charge: 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

Reload (sec): 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.8

Best matching hulls for mounting Railgun

 

Railgun is meant for sniping, which means you'll be behind cover most of the time. You don't need much armor for standing or moving under cover, though fast hull for moving from cover to cover is recommended.

 

Playing Railgun on Wasp is not only fun, but it is also a great combination, especially for CTF and TDM modes. Small overall dimensions of Wasp combined with high speed of this tiny hull make it great for sniping enemies from a distance. Wasp and Railgun combination has two major disadvantages: firstly such tank lacks stability and can be easily flipped over because of huge recoil, and secondly Wasp seldom withstands return shots from enemy Railguns. But still I account Wasp as one of the best tank hulls in Tanki Online for mounting Railgun.

 

Hunter is also a good choice for mounting Railgun. Though it has less speed than Wasp, but at the same time it has perfect stability and enough armor to withstand shots from enemy Railguns.

 

High-end modifications of Dictator are maybe the best tank hulls for using with Railgun. Of course all their drawbacks are in place, but a combination of comparatively cheap Dictator and Railgun makes it almost perfect for those of you who are not planning to donate into Tanki Online. Which I think is a grave mistake. At the same time Dictator M0 and M1 modifications are crap.

 

Railgun + Viking is maybe the best combination without significant drawbacks. By choosing Viking you'll be able to save crystals for upgrading your hull and buying expensive protective paints. And having Viking M3 you can choose any tier 2 weapon to play. Viking is an uncompromising choice for playing with Railgun.

 

Using slow moving hulls like Titan and Mammoth never really pays off. Cos if playing a sniper you just don't need all those protection. And you'll waste too much time when relocating for better firing position. Playing Railgun with Hornet is fun, but the point is that you can always find a better weapon for fast-moving Hornet.

 

Railgun: PROs and CONs

 

(+) PROs

 

Effectively snipes enemies from safe distance with no penalties.

Railgun (and Dictator hull) is still the official turret used in Clan Championship. Just in case you're planning to participate.

(-) CONs

 

Slow reload and low damage per minute.

Railgun M3 is a dead end. It costs almost as Thunder M2, but it is still enferior to it.

Railgun is maybe the worst turret for capturing enemy flags

 

i hope it help u guys.. P.S if u guys want to learn more about other guns and hull contact me

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

Cool.

[Dihos 2]

I picked M3 Railgun over M2 Thunder because people get super annoyed when I kill them in one hit that they cuss at me. Railgun= Trollgun.

[splitterpoint 10,986]

I picked M3 Railgun over M2 Thunder because people get super annoyed when I kill them in one hit that they cuss at me. Railgun= Trollgun.

 

And kill stealing was never easier. 8)

[Valletta 834]

railgun is a pesc, many people really do hate being shot at by railgun, so it might as well be called "trollgun" (nice one)

 

But you forgot one of the major drawbacks of railgun: aiming. It is true that you have to be a complete ****** to not be able to aim with railgun on a clean field in front of you, but things get a bit worse after you try playing in a larger CTF/TDM or DM. The thing is that even a shot by smoky at the right spot is able to deflect the shot of your railgun with up to 90 degrees... People are aware of that and as soon as they see your laser starting to flash, they shoot at you, pushing you so that you can't fix your aim within the 1.1 seconds of warm-up. This drawback practically takes away your chance of safely walking in the middle of a battle and shooting. No, now you are left with the only possibility of peeking around a corner in order to successfully shoot. And that on the other hand causes even more problems connected to the type of hull you use and its drawbacks.

 

sorry for the wall of text :wink:

[Vikingsrallentando 3,058]

Do i really need to know this? no did i read this? no though it does look like a guide

[tankcalm 324]

Playing Railgun with Hornet is fun' date=' but the point is that you can always find a better weapon for fast-moving Hornet.[/quote']

 

You have some good points, but this one it's not one of them. Hornet m3 + rail it's a very good combination. It's very hard hit hornet m3, specially if he goes on nitro. You can cap a lot of flags in a bunch of maps(there are exceptions, like Silence) and the rails usually allows you destroy tanks that chasing you.

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

But imagine you in the air...And a Rail/Shaft/Smoky/Thunder hits you... :mrgreen:

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

But think about it, if a Hornet M2 with Spark comes at you and you shoot it, it wont die and it'll kill you before you can reload. c:

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

Not sure.

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

http://www.fail.brm.sk/not_sure/not_so_sure_about_that.jpg

 

I've done it before i works xD

 

Hornet M2 + Freeze M3 + Spark :3

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

What if I have Shaft (fully charged)?

 

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

What if I have Jade instead? cx

[FederalBureauFBI 2,881]

Nothing :lol:

But what if I have Mammoth M3+DA?And Shaft M3+DD?

[HichigoShiiro 4,378]

WHAT IF I HAD A MAMMOTH M3+JADE+DA+DP+DS+THUNDERM3? YOU DIE.

[splitterpoint 10,986]

WHAT IF I HAD A MAMMOTH M3+JADE+DA+DP+DS+THUNDERM3? YOU DIE.

 

Not If I leave and you having your drugs wasted.

[lilryan10 1]

hey guys um yea some people call it the trollgun but troll is a whole other word hope u guys learned some stuff

[Fjelstad1678 186]

hey guys um yea some people call it the trollgun but troll is a whole other word hope u guys learned some stuff

[CHUCK_NORRlS 0]

^The deal is I already have all that junk and don't need to say "what if I had.."

 

But seriously stay on topic guys, this is a really good guide all though there have been countless railgun guides on this forum.

 

Just one mistake, railgun DOES NOT have infinite firing range, try playing a long map such as "kolhoz" and you won't be able to kill an enemy on the other end of the map.

 

Also I was a bit disapointed to see that the guide didn't mention anything about railgun's penetration ability, which is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzing!!

[r_RomanianCasual0 2]

I always disagreed with railgun I do prefer thunder even M0 modification to fight cos is much easier to kill even against M3 railgun

[ultrabear 3]

You guys DO realize that this is totally copied and pasted from playtanki.com, right?

 

Sorry for spoiling your day, OP :twisted:

[Dvan123 2]

You guys DO realize that this is totally copied and pasted from playtanki.com, right?

 

Sorry for spoiling your day, OP :twisted:

I did. End of my story. :mrgreen:

[lilryan10 1]

for my opinion i dont like hornet with railgun because hornet have less armor and its fast but i like to camp and use mammoth or something.

[lilryan10 1]

Do i really need to know this? no did i read this? no though it does look like a guide

then why did u come here? to act like a dumb hater? dont start wiht me