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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2008, 03:26:47 pm » |
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Wow, talk about a new class of destroyer. Add 2 of these onto an AGEIS Destroyer or bring in a new order of battleships. It's huge, expensive, and causes tons of world suffering - but sometimes the military is just cool.
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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2008, 03:54:16 pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2008, 05:07:20 pm » |
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Test Article
Excellent article and photos. Of course, it's from Fox News so..... |
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2008, 06:10:53 pm » |
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The Third Reich didnt have time to complete it, so I guess we take up where they left off...
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2008, 08:01:43 pm » |
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The only ammo you need is solid shot with guidance fins; there's no need for tons of high-explosive warheads and low-explosive chemical propellants for regular shells and missiles.
Emphasis mine. Back to cannonballs. Sweet. |
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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2008, 05:49:56 am » |
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They aren't emphasing this, but this is the first entirely "Green" weapon that can kill you above the speed of sound. Someone should try to get greenpeace to sign off on it.
Can't wait to see this ship-mounted.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2008, 07:23:05 am » |
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The Kinetic Energy Missle (hypervelocity missle) concept has been around for a while, mainly for anti-tank warfare. I used to have a video of a test round hitting a tank. Wow! Doing the math, it hits the target at about Mach 5. It's safe since there is no explosive, just the rocket motor. They were updating it with directional fins for guidance and precision. A most fascinating weapon. LOSAT Info |
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« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2008, 07:33:07 am » |
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The Kinetic Energy Missle (hypervelocity missle) concept has been around for a while, mainly for anti-tank warfare. I used to have a video of a test round hitting a tank. Wow! Doing the math, it hits the target at about Mach 5. It's safe since there is no explosive, just the rocket motor. They were updating it with directional fins for guidance and precision.
A most fascinating weapon.
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Is it wrong that I hear Megadeth's "Crush Em" when I see see this weapon at work? |
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« Reply #10 on: February 01, 2008, 07:45:06 am » |
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Originally posted by Wingnut
The Kinetic Energy Missle (hypervelocity missle) concept has been around for a while, mainly for anti-tank warfare. I used to have a video of a test round hitting a tank. Wow! Doing the math, it hits the target at about Mach 5. It's safe since there is no explosive, just the rocket motor. They were updating it with directional fins for guidance and precision.
A most fascinating weapon.
LOSAT Info
Is it wrong that I hear Megadeth's "Crush Em" when I see see this weapon at work?
That just makes you 'merican. |
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« Reply #11 on: February 01, 2008, 07:50:32 am » |
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Wired has a piece on this in Dangeroom:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/01/video-rail-gun.html#more
Technically, it's not a firearm, so can I have one please?
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« Reply #12 on: February 01, 2008, 08:13:11 am » |
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I like this quote about a lower-power firing: quote:
For a megajoule frame-of-reference, a Navy official compared the 8-megajoule railgun shot to “hitting a target with a Ford Taurus at 380 mph.”
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« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2008, 12:01:28 pm » |
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Rail Gun detailsFrom the article.... A gun that accelerates a bullet to a speed of 13,000 miles per hour in 0.2 seconds And I thought the Powerkeg at Silver Dollar City was fast!
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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2008, 12:30:55 pm » |
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And I thought the Powerkeg at Silver Dollar City was fast!
That ride is fast. Try it when the temperature hits 45 degrees |
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