Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun
by tsotha on Saturday December 11, 2010 @03:35AM
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>So it leaves the gun traveling at Mach 7 and can go 100 miles but how fast is it going when it reaches the target 100 miles away?
The one they plan to deploy is supposed to go something like mach 20 and have a ballistic trajectory. Not something you could destroy a city with, but it'll make a bigger bang than an 8-inch shell.
The one they plan to deploy is supposed to go something like mach 20 and have a ballistic trajectory. Not something you could destroy a city with, but it'll make a bigger bang than an 8-inch shell.