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To: GeronL; C19fan
The rail gun will be tested at sea in 2016, aboard one of the new Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV). Then presuming that is successful, and I believe it will be, it will be deployed on the first US destroyer in 2018-2020.



THE US NAVY'S RAIL GUN

This will be game changing technology for close-in anti-air warfare, anti-ship warfare, and fire support for ground forces.

33 posted on 04/11/2014 6:36:48 AM PDT by Jeff Head
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To: Jeff Head

Once fielded, the only real defense will become placement of assets on reverse slopes, which will be impossible to hit (more so than standard artillery).


36 posted on 04/11/2014 6:41:59 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: Jeff Head

Just hope Obama does not hear about this - I heard they canceled the Tomahawk and Hellfire without replacements


50 posted on 04/11/2014 9:53:18 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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