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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:25:12 PM EDT
 Navy Railgun Successfully Fires Multi-Shot Salvos Put that bastard on the USS Giffords! 
If dupe, pls delete. Search yielded nothing |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:28:35 PM EDT
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It works.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:36:27 PM EDT
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I really want to know how they figured out rail erosion. The technology for guidance, capacitors, etc has been there since the 90s but rail life was awful.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:37:15 PM EDT
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That is neat. We need to get them to sea quickly.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:37:51 PM EDT
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Magnets
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:38:59 PM EDT
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I really want to know how they figured out rail erosion. The technology for guidance, capacitors, etc has been there since the 90s but rail life was awful. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:41:14 PM EDT
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OK....so where is the rapid continuous fire!!!!!!
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:42:03 PM EDT
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Yes. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:43:38 PM EDT
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That is neat. We need to get them to sea quickly. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:45:33 PM EDT
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Rock and roll!
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:46:23 PM EDT
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That thing looks big enough that we'll have to bring back battleships to mount them on. A rail gun broadside would be neat to see.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:46:31 PM EDT
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OK....so where is the rapid continuous fire!!!!!! I want to see impact on target videos. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:51:05 PM EDT
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Big woop. I can double tap faster than that.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:52:41 PM EDT
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Aren't they supposed to be doing sea trials with it this fall? At least that's what I'd heard last.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:54:31 PM EDT
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That thing looks big enough that we'll have to bring back battleships to mount them on. A rail gun broadside would be neat to see. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:54:49 PM EDT
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Outstanding! How soon can we miniaturize it?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:54:59 PM EDT
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Quoted:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_zXuOQy6A" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO_zXuOQy6A
Put that bastard on the USS Giffords! |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:55:11 PM EDT
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lol Navy...
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:58:20 PM EDT
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 3:59:48 PM EDT
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Posleen must be coming.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:01:59 PM EDT
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets? Still a hell of a lot safer than a full magazine of shells if something goes wrong or they take a hit. Then again, fuck if I know what will happen if caps that big pop off. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:04:46 PM EDT
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:08:45 PM EDT
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Outstanding! How soon can we miniaturize it?
https://thepropstop.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/new_railgun_021.jpg Were working on that though. 
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:09:18 PM EDT
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It's cool to watch the evolution into something resembling a weapon.
But why isn't this Top Secret. It's almost like the manufacturer wants us to get into a RailGun race..... 
And what are they shooting at? Where's it landing? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:11:44 PM EDT
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Why is there smoke? Like from gunpowder??
Railguns don't use chemical propellant they use magnets so??? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:11:59 PM EDT
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Potentially stupid question. Why is there a cloud of smoke after it fires when it isn't burning propellent?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:12:37 PM EDT
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That thing looks big enough that we'll have to bring back battleships to mount them on. A rail gun broadside would be neat to see. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:14:59 PM EDT
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23 mile range for surface bombardment. $500 7# steel slug hitting like a 1000# bomb at Mach 7. The idea is to put it on figures and destroyers for shallower waters for surface support or closer range fucking things up. Still a hell of a lot safer than a full magazine of shells if something goes wrong or they take a hit. Then again, fuck if I know what will happen if caps that big pop off. A capacitor that big exploding would be "exciting" though... |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:15:45 PM EDT
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Neat.
Can someone explain the muzzle report? Is it just a reaction from heat with the atmosphere? I was under the impression an inert slug was accelerated with magnets, so there wouldn't be some chemical reaction on that end. ETA: Beat by a few minutes. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:17:35 PM EDT
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Neat. Can someone explain the muzzle report? Is it just a reaction from heat with the atmosphere? I was under the impression an inert slug was accelerated with magnets, so there wouldn't be some chemical reaction on that end. supposedly it's better rail material plus metallic lubrication. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:18:13 PM EDT
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That thing looks big enough that we'll have to bring back battleships to mount them on. A rail gun broadside would be neat to see. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:18:53 PM EDT
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Neat. Can someone explain the muzzle report? Is it just a reaction from heat with the atmosphere? I was under the impression an inert slug was accelerated with magnets, so there wouldn't be some chemical reaction on that end. ETA: Beat by a few minutes. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:21:44 PM EDT
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Yes, they seem to have a different definition. I want to see impact on target videos. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:22:27 PM EDT
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:22:53 PM EDT
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But can it hit anything?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:24:22 PM EDT
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Just stop with this nonsense, you're literally bitching about the next major evolution in arms. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets?
WASTE OF MONEY!! SHUT IT DOWN!!!
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:25:21 PM EDT
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Hey this is probably a dumb question but where is all the white smoke coming from? There is no burning propellant so is it from the heat and friction ?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:25:46 PM EDT
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Potentially stupid question. Why is there a cloud of smoke after it fires when it isn't burning propellent? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:26:14 PM EDT
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Potentially stupid question. Why is there a cloud of smoke after it fires when it isn't burning propellent? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:27:42 PM EDT
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Line up a bunch of liberals and see how many it will go through.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:29:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
23 mile range for surface bombardment. $500 7# steel slug hitting like a 1000# bomb at Mach 7. The idea is to put it on figures and destroyers for shallower waters for surface support or closer range fucking things up. Still a hell of a lot safer than a full magazine of shells if something goes wrong or they take a hit. Then again, fuck if I know what will happen if caps that big pop off. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets? Still a hell of a lot safer than a full magazine of shells if something goes wrong or they take a hit. Then again, fuck if I know what will happen if caps that big pop off. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:31:26 PM EDT
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Except for the nuke reactors needed to power it |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:32:18 PM EDT
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Could these things be made to work in a Tank?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:34:16 PM EDT
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I would assume that is from the projectile as its being propelled + friction So, when can I get my man-portable Gauss rifle?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:35:15 PM EDT
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Two questions:
1. How practical is that thing in terms of energy requirements, maintenance, etc. 2. How is it superior to conventional ordnance? Is it the answer to a Buck Rogers question that really doesn't need answering? I mean, it's cool and all, but isn't it bazillions of dollars when we already have guns? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:35:24 PM EDT
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I feel like I've spent my entire life hearing about Navy railgun tests.
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:37:36 PM EDT
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Could these things be made to work in a Tank? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:38:16 PM EDT
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Railgun or lasergun, which one will happen first?
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:39:10 PM EDT
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Two questions: 1. How practical is that thing in terms of energy requirements, maintenance, etc. 2. How is it superior to conventional ordnance? Is it the answer to a Buck Rogers question that really doesn't need answering? I mean, it's cool and all, but isn't it bazillions of dollars when we already have guns? And if it's going REALLY stupid fast, you can't shoot it down either. |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:39:34 PM EDT
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Railgun or lasergun, which one will happen first? |
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Posted: 7/22/2017 4:41:32 PM EDT
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It's cool to watch the evolution into something resembling a weapon. But why isn't this Top Secret. It's almost like the manufacturer wants us to get into a RailGun race.....
And what are they shooting at? Where's it landing? Quote HistoryQuoted:
It's cool to watch the evolution into something resembling a weapon. But why isn't this Top Secret. It's almost like the manufacturer wants us to get into a RailGun race.....
And what are they shooting at? Where's it landing? They've shot at everything from trucks to (I think) 12x foot thick reinforced concrete walls. Straight shots not lobbed though. Quoted:
Why is there smoke? Like from gunpowder?? Railguns don't use chemical propellant they use magnets so??? Quoted:
Potentially stupid question. Why is there a cloud of smoke after it fires when it isn't burning propellent? I think they solved the issue with rail erosion by ceramic coating them, but haven't really seen anything to confirm that. It was a huge issue that they seemingly got past though. Before it was one shot, replace the rails, one shot, etc because it was destroying them so fast. Quoted:
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What's the point? What do they plan to shoot, other than the taxpayer's wallets? Still a hell of a lot safer than a full magazine of shells if something goes wrong or they take a hit. Then again, fuck if I know what will happen if caps that big pop off. |
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