Talk:Chandelier/@comment-1584932-20150614074052/@comment-25045164-20150614081749

It comes from Stauros sliding along the barrel. In a conventional firearm, recoil comes from the sliding of projectiles and explosions. Since Chandelier is an EM railgun, there's no explosion to generate recoil. So, the only thing left that can cause recoil is the projectile.