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?

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.

07-24-08, 09:21 AM	#1
jeremy8529 A-ganger Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Etowah TN Posts: 79 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Navy Rail Gun Test 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? __________________

07-24-08, 06:59 PM	#2
UnderseaLcpl Silent Hunter Join Date: May 2008 Location: Storming the beaches! Posts: 4,254 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	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. __________________ I stole this sig from Task Force