The Navy's New Toy

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

Does anybody have links to the more technical aspects of this experiment, like what material they used for the rails or how the recoil behaved? Also, what was the power usage? Do they honestly believe they'll be able to generate this on a ship?

[BloodBane611]

They honestly believe that in 15 years, someone will figure out that problem for them

It does seem farfetched, and a bit unnecessary, but uber-cool.

Although I must ask: Why are we spending millions to develop a railgun when our allies are complaining about having enough choppers to manage international deployments?

[Ringo876]

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Masaq

Why, did your own trials of a similar system show an intolerable degree of reduction in the structural integrety of the rails after prolonged firing, as a result of significant Delta over the T/M^X fractal friction multiplyers?

Mine did.

You're surely in a good mood today, smartass.

[BetterDeadThanRed]

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Wasteland

Does anybody have links to the more technical aspects of this experiment, like what material they used for the rails or how the recoil behaved? Also, what was the power usage? Do they honestly believe they'll be able to generate this on a ship?

Ships are floating nuclear reactors, at least the larger ones are. I don't think power is a major concern.

Is anybody else not excited that the battleship/battlecruiser is going to be making a comeback in the next few decades? Granted, its roles are changed, but still, bad ass.

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

Originally Posted by BetterDeadThanRed

Ships are floating nuclear reactors, at least the larger ones are. I don't think power is a major concern.

Is anybody else not excited that the battleship/battlecruiser is going to be making a comeback in the next few decades? Granted, its roles are changed, but still, bad ass.

Producing that much power on a ship is one of the primary problems with the practicality of rail guns. Think about how much energy has to be transferred to the projectile in how little time.

(Power = Energy / Time)

[[R-CON]Z-trooper]

now we just need to get a big enough EMP bomb and all of USA's ships will be nothing more than floating iron

[[R-MOD]Wasteland]

Not if they figure out a way to cause electrical flotation.

Then they'll be sinking iron.

[[R-MOD]Mongolian_dude]

We have the gauss cannon, now all we need is the master next new toy to go with it.



BOOOYAH!, THATS THE WAY, CHIEF!

...mongol...

[Mouse]

Arnold Swazzenegggeerrr with one of these on his back.

Unstoppable.


And priceless.

[[R-MOD]Mongolian_dude]

Originally Posted by Mouse

Arnold Swazzenegggeerrr with one of these on his back.

Unstoppable.


And priceless.

Im afraid even that cannot stop The Norris, equipped with nothing more than a pair of dominoes and a monocle.
...mongol...