Navy’s Mach 8 Railgun Obliterates Record (w/ video)

Posted by Mithrandir on Saturday December 11, 2010 @06:18AM
from the wired.com dept.

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Re:Navy’s Mach 8 Railgun Obliterates Record (w/ video) by iwr on Saturday December 11, 2010 @06:32AM (#1994645)

For a fraction of the cost of an electric gun, they could have built a light-gas gun with better capabilities.

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Re:Navy’s Mach 8 Railgun Obliterates Record (w/ video) by ollysb on Saturday December 11, 2010 @09:37AM (#1994864)

One of the stated benefits is that they don't need to carry explosives on board. A gas gun would not have this advantage.

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