Gauss Weapons

Gauss Weapons are a form of exotic energy weapon used exclusively by the ancient and extremely powerful xenos species called the Necrons. These weapons destroy the enemy by firing a green-tinged blast of lightning-like energy that shears apart the target's atomic bonds, literally stripping their bodies apart atom by atom and molecule by molecule. The Imperium of Man is confounded by the nature of the energy used by these weapons, not only because the most basic weaponry of the Necrons can cause great harm to even the most advanced vehicles deployed by the armed forces of the Imperium, but also because by all the physical principles known, these weapons should overheat and malfunction as a result of the tremendous energies they unleash, destroying the warrior who is firing it. This has been proven many times by the Tech-priests of the Adeptus Mechanicus who have examined captured Necron weapons, and yet the Necrons have perfected this unknown technology which is based on scientific principles that were either never discovered or have long been lost to Mankind.

Gauss Flayer
Gauss Flayers are rifle-like weapons used by Necron Warriors. They consist of a metal stock, a transparent tube containing the unholy and unknown energy the weapon fires, and an axe-like bayonet underneath the muzzle. The weapons fire green, lightning-like beams at the enemy, which strip the targets away molecule by molecule. The beams are capable of stripping away almost anything, even ceramite armour and starship hulls, with ease. It is, supposedly, extremely painful to be shot with a Gauss Flayer, and victims die as much from shock as the damage caused by the beams.

Gauss Blaster
A Gauss Blaster is essentially a heavier, double-barreled, anti-armour variant of the Gauss Flayer. It is used primarily by Necron Immortals, but can also be found incorporated into the Warscythes wielded by Necron Pariahs.

Gauss Cannon
The Gauss Cannon is a much-enlarged version of a Gauss Flayer, and is used by Necron Destroyers, which are essentially Necron Immortals mounted on anti-gravity hover platforms. The Destroyers are equipped with sophisticated targetting systems that allows them to fire their Gauss Cannons while moving. The Heavy Destroyer, a larger and better armoured Destroyer, uses an even more powerful Heavy Gauss Cannon.

Gauss Flux Arc
The Gauss Flux Arc is a weapon consisting of several Gauss Flayers that have been mounted together as a single, linked weapon. They are able to fire several flaying beams of lightning-like energy at once, at multiple targets, making them fearsome weapons to behold. They are, for the most part, mounted on Necron Monoliths and Pylons, and are used primarily to defend these highly valuable Necron objects.