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Fri Apr-15-11 05:47 PM
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| The latest thing in naval munitions |
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Video: Railgun Blasts an Aerodynamic Round Seven Kilometers Through A Steel Plate http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/video-railgun-blasts-aerodynamic-round-seven-kilometers-through-steel-plate ... flies straight and smoothly for a distance of seven kilometers, AFTER punching through a solid steel plate ... Who are we fighting? Or is this a federal jobs program? |
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Fri Apr-15-11 05:49 PM
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| 1. Dem dere ufos won't have a chance. n/t |
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Fri Apr-15-11 05:51 PM
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| 2. Just think what USEFUL things could be accomplished... |
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Edited on Fri Apr-15-11 05:54 PM by arcane1
with the money, creativity, intelligence, and industry behind this useless freakin' waste.
(edit for spelling)
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Fri Apr-15-11 05:55 PM
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| 3. The boys are going to want to play with their new toys. I can see a naval war on the horizon. |
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Fri Apr-15-11 06:08 PM
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| 4. China sure seems to be preparing for one. nt |
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Fri Apr-15-11 06:37 PM
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They are updating certainly, spending more certainly, but a naval war beyond keeping us out of what they consider to be their backyard, I don't think so.
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Fri Apr-15-11 10:40 PM
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| 7. They're building a blue ocean navy. nt |
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Sat Apr-16-11 02:38 AM
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| 8. And while they have a whole lot of cash from us |
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they also have a long, long, long way to go along with a lack of naval tradition.
I am much more concerned with their advancing ability in cyber warfare.
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| Historic NY
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Fri Apr-15-11 08:44 PM
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| 6. Railguns???? usually turn out to be expensive failguns. |
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Sat Apr-16-11 01:36 PM
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| 9. Did you watch the video? n/t |
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Sat Apr-16-11 11:03 PM
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| 10. Yes, & I remember those of WWI & beyond...limited usefulness like the battleship. |
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Sun Apr-17-11 11:30 AM
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| 11. These velocities are DIY |
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5300 feet per second is doable with conventional propellants in off the shelf gun systems.
I played around with SABOTs that carry a 22 caliber projectile in a 30 caliber bore. It's fun to watch the bullet hit before the recoil and muzzle blast obscure the target. At those velocities, even Copper and Lead projectiles show amazing penetration, as long as they don't fly apart in midair.
I don't see why they need a rail gun and a completely new system to do something that has already been done.
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