Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Riding the rails...


Rail guns use pulses of electricity to propel shells at extremely high speeds. No explosives needed - just a couple of megajoules of electricity. The US Navy has been playing with them in lab for a long time - now they're showing their first 'big prototype'. Details and video via the below link.



New Weaponized Rail Gun via The DangerRoom:
www.wired.com

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