Rail gun Prototype

[EL Conquistador]

I don't know if this is a repost or not but i thought it was cool and worth posting. It's the the navy's new rail gun prototype that they claim can shoot a 40 pound projectile over 100 miles at Mach 7 (about 5,600 MPH)

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[truebluedevil02]

Saw this on yahoo new the other day, crazy tech were playing with. A 40lb "bullet" at speeds of over 7500FPS is just nuts. Hope they actually get these put on the destroyers.

 

[SVTPete83]

Wasn't this on transformers like 4 years ago?

 

[93_408_LX]

That is insane. I love stuff like that.

 

[Fade 2 Black]

Dayum!!

 

[NyteByte]

Would not want to get shot with that!

 

[rfat16]

How much fun would the navy get to have if they play a game of tag with these off the horn of africa. You could wipe out countless pirates without them knowing what the hell even happen.

Why does it look like an engine rod???? Looks like a steroided up lightning rod at 30lbs of boost coming out the side of a stock motor.

 

[mysterio]

Chuck Norris already has one.

 

[Wildpony_2]

Wasn't this on transformers like 4 years ago?

Yeah it was, but I figured it was movie fiction, didnt know it was real, woot!!

 

[thomas91169]

Wasn't this on transformers like 4 years ago?

You mean "Wasnt this in Eraser back in 1995?"

 

[TRXboy]

You mean "Wasnt this in Eraser back in 1995?"

Arnold reference and a half right here. Well done.

 

[SVTPete83]

Oh yeah!! Eraser lol. I forgot about that movie!

 

[truebluedevil02]

How much fun would the navy get to have if they play a game of tag with these off the horn of africa. You could wipe out countless pirates without them knowing what the hell even happen.

Why does it look like an engine rod???? Looks like a steroided up lightning rod at 30lbs of boost coming out the side of a stock motor.

They are blanks, right now used for testing, they are shaped the way they are so they slow down faster once fired.

 

[Sonic605hp]

Bfg.

 

[BlackHrtStang]

whats the flame? does it still use some sort of black powder? i guess im just confused on the electromagnetic part.

 

[rfat16]

Hasnt there been a rail gun in video games aswell? like perfect dark or unreal tournament......I remember something in a game that went through walls.

97svt- Thanks i was pretty sure that wasn't the actual "bullet" if you want to call it that, but was trying to figure out what it was and why it was used.

 

[Sonic605hp]

Quake II & III had a railgun. God I miss those games.

Hasnt there been a rail gun in video games aswell? like perfect dark or unreal tournament......I remember something in a game that went through walls.

97svt- Thanks i was pretty sure that wasn't the actual "bullet" if you want to call it that, but was trying to figure out what it was and why it was used.

 

[CobraBob]

For those looking for more info. Interesting weapon technology. I saw another video a couple of years ago. Nice that they're progressing towards a working system.

Ruin on Rails: The US Navy’s Rail Gun Project

http://defensetech.org/2012/02/28/video-baes-new-railgun-firing-for-first-time/

[ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun]Railgun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

 

[EL Conquistador]

whats the flame? does it still use some sort of black powder? i guess im just confused on the electromagnetic part.

According to the Wikipedia page the flame isn't any kind of powder it's a plasma trail...

 

[Blown_By_You]

Yeah it was, but I figured it was movie fiction, didnt know it was real, woot!!

All movie fiction has to come from somewhere. The rail gun has been under development for more than 10 years