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see also: [[Railgun]]
A mass driver is a weapon that propels a very massive object toward a target.  It's a "sci-fi chic" term for things like [[cannon]]s and [[Railgun]]s.
 
==Examples==
* In [[Babylon 5 (series)|[Babylon 5]], mass drivers are weapons of mass destruction used to bombard planets from orbit, using near-orbit asteroids as ammunition.
 
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A mass driver is a weapon that propels a very massive object toward a target. It's a "sci-fi chic" term for things like cannons and Railguns.

Examples

  • In [Babylon 5, mass drivers are weapons of mass destruction used to bombard planets from orbit, using near-orbit asteroids as ammunition.