Log in

View Full Version : Navy Rail Gun Test


jeremy8529
07-24-08, 09:21 AM
Hey! I've been following Navy rail gun experiments and technology up until recently, and I was wandering if any of you fellows have heard anything new. Any idea on the status of the current best and most powerful is as of now?:know:

UnderseaLcpl
07-24-08, 06:59 PM
I always found the idea fascinating but the last test I saw, in which a bullet the size of a pencil lead punched a 4-inch deep crater into a block of steel, destroyed the gun.
It may be a while longer before we see real progress in magnetic projectile acceleration.