Beat that mission and the 2 Gauss rifles (+ a bunch of other lostech, I think I got a + 20 dmg large laser and a bunch of double heatsinks with it as well) will be yours as the reward.Īlso they are lighter than the AC20 and still do enough damage to where the difference between them isn't much. If you go after the brother at the end instead of the sister (who gives you pulse lasers) he will be in a Jagermech with dual Gauss. I received 2 Gauss rifles with 2 sets of ammo as a flashpoint reward for killing those crime siblings. That certainly was not the case when I got a gauss rifle+ (reduced weight) on something like day 300 of my last completed campaign.
So I'm harboring a secret hypothesis that that fixed it so that if you get the gun you get the ammo too. I saw get a Gauss rifle and its ammo as a flashpoint reward recently. If you can wrap your head around all that, you should be fine since the Gauss rifle is a fan-fucking-tastic sniper rifle who's raw damage is only challenged by the LRM 20 (which is probably not going to hit with everything and even if it does it's going to splash all over the place) or AC20 (which has more damage but less range and ammo). Like the AC20 they're huge and heavy so odds are you're building your mech around this thing in order to maximize it's value.They have a minimum range and if something gets inside of that envelope you're fucked without some strong tactics modifiers.They're basically impossible to find and that goes double for their ammo the only way to get them as far as I've been able to tell is to buy the Highlander model that comes standard with them.Gauss rifles are amazing as long as you remember there key weaknesses. I'm on the fence on this, but I do love the Gauss on my Highlander and I've been stripping AC/20s from my heavies and assaults to add more armor (granted, one of them is a Victor, so.). What are your thoughts on Gauss Cannons? I'm reading some other posts where people like AC/20 better because it's more damage for less tonnage but I believe they generate more heat?