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Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun by scdlbx on Saturday December 11, 2010 @04:03AM (#1994510)
It is not that big compared to the guns on a destroyer or a battleship. It is still large and bulky, but not that far off.

Current destroyer's gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5%22/54_caliber_Mark_45_gun

Iowa Class gun: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16%22/50_caliber_Mark_7_gun

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Re:Navy Sets World Record With Rail Gun by tsotha on Saturday December 11, 2010 @12:39PM (#1995230)
Yeah. The part of the turret you can see when you look at the ship is only the tip of the iceberg.
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