[lurk]

Neat technology. Pluses and minuses. We have more important things to address in our country that threaten to make this or any defense system redundant.

[Palio di Siena]

We live across the Potomac from dahlgren. That thing makes a lot of noise when they play with it.

[SubMareener]

So now we know what the mysterious J Department was doing for all those years.

[mountainlion]

It just occurred to me that this is an EMP put to a different use.

[PTBAA]

Cool on paper, but without explosives won’t this gun simply punch neat little holes in the things it hits?

[JimRed]

Requires a hit, though. A standard naval gun proximity fused can do significant damage on a near-miss.

[DaxtonBrown]

“In conventional guns, a bullet loses velocity from the moment the gunpowder ignites and sends it flying. “

If that were the case, explosive guns wouldn’t use long barrels - like rifles.

[sauropod]

read

[Mr. Blond]

Hillarious picture at article, showing ultra high-tech, 25 megawatt powered gun being loaded by hand.

[stockpirate]

Metal Storm https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiPs6aXmvvMAhVJ74MKHUggB44QtwIIJDAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwKlnMwuCZso&usg=AFQjCNF9_TzlV0ni1tSM_YzBLtvtBa3uRQ&bvm=bv.123325700,bs.2,d.eWE

[Mr. Mojo]

and keep the U.S. ahead of advancing Russian and Chinese weaponry.

IF they haven't already stolen the plans.

[McGruff]

Why am I thinking Death Star.