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Originally Posted by antikristuseke
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Originally Posted by P_Funk
Yes that does seem to be the case. Usually ideas for technology far outstrip the availability of necessary materials. A good example is railguns. Those things are insane (using electrical current like in electro-magnets to propel projectiles to really high speed without a conventional propellant). The only problem is that one or two shots wears out the rails!
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No, the real problems are recoil, cost effectiveness and an enegry source. |
Are you sure?
Energy sources shouldn't be a problem for any rail gun. With a large enough compasitor bank you can get extreemely high voltage
from just a few small batterys if you only need it for a fraction of a second.
I don't know about millitary projects, but in amature rail gun projects (there are plenty)
the big problem is that the projectiles try to fuse with the rails so you get nasty weld
scars all along the rails.
I belive the millitary is looking at "one shot" rail guns for very heavy projectiles as an
alternative to cruise missiles.