Kinetic Weaponry

Projectile weapons are amongst the most common armaments of those fielded by civilizations within the Verion cluster, primarily due to their fairly well-rounded capabilities, and outstanding firepower at a none too poor range where practical combat is concerned. Over time the technology making them function changes significantly, but the the most simple function of projectile weaponry - an object propelled to extreme speeds to make whatever they're aimed at no longer be relevant - will always remain the same.

Chemical Ballistics
The term Chemical Ballistics is most commonly in reference to the fairly simple weapons generally utilized by lower tech civilizations until the advent of more advanced weaponry. These rely on a chemical reaction usually utilizing a nitrocellulose based propellant placed behind metal projectile that may or may not carry a special warhead, but despite the free reign to use virtually any payload, they simply do not match the sheer power packed by the more advanced counterparts. Muzzle velocity for chemical ballistic weapons is able to extend up to around 2km/s.

Railguns
Railguns are one of the duo of magnetic accelerator weapons. These weapons function by using an electrically charged rail to propel a conductive sabot shell. These are one of the most common weapons equipped on warships, favored by many due to the enormous amount of raw power capable of being flung at a fairly decent range. Railguns are incapable of packing a warhead within the projectile due to the exceedingly high stresses placed on the shell, leaving this as a purely kinetic kill weapon, though warheads are typically not needed. Railguns however have a substantially reduced rate of fire from their predecessors early on due to the requirement of large amounts of power per shot. The base velocity for this weapon type is 15km/s.

Gauss Guns
Gauss guns, otherwise known as coilguns, are one of the duo of magnetic accelerator weapons. Gauss weaponry utilize bands of electrical coils to pull a shell forward utilizing the magnetic field generated by the current running through these coils. They are not very common, with their counterpart being far more popular due to a higher effective range and more raw power behind its shells. The rate of fire is quite a bit higher however and these are capable of utilizing warhead equipped shells. Gauss weaponry has a base velocity of 12.5km/s.