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New Navy Rail Gun!!
The Navy is hoping that their newest 10 megajoule railgun (topping their old pathetic 9 megajoule) will replace the standard 5-inch guns on most of their ships. Projectiles fired at this energy level reach about 5,600 mph, but the Navy isn't stopping there. They have their
eyes set on a 64 megajoule system capable of shooting at over 13,000 mph and hitting 5 meter targets from 200 nautical miles.
"To give you a sense of scale, an 8 megajoule test shot has an impacting force that the Navy describes as being the equivalent of “hitting a target with a Ford Taurus at 380 mph.”
Well I crunched the numbers on this one and the 8 megajoule rail gun would have an FPS of 8123. Jesus, that would leave a mark!
I have a few questions for the Naval Research Department:
a- How it could shoot 200 nautical miles and it a specific target?
b- Can they make it so the rail guns round leave that cool blue con trail like in Quake 2 and Eraser? Because that would just be dope.
c- Are they working on a hand held version ;)?
I have attached a few videos of this bad boy.
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Comment by Brett "Godfather" Garner on November 18, 2008 at 2:03pm - I live right across the Potomac River from Dahlgren, Va and that shit shakes my house when it is fired! lol
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Comment by TAS on April 21, 2008 at 2:41pm - DAMN!!! thats insane
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Comment by Warmonger on March 27, 2008 at 7:42pm - Holy %$^& would that hurt! I don't want to get hit with it...but what if it falls into the wrong hands? :-0
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Comment by Malone on March 12, 2008 at 10:44pm - d. who is working on a rail-airsoft gun.... hahahahaa.... that wouldn't work.
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