Posted on 04/11/2014 5:31:07 AM PDT by C19fan
A lethal new weapon that can fire a shell at seven times the speed of sound has been successfully tested on land. Described as ‘Star Wars technology’ by researchers, such a device has belonged solely to the world of science fiction for decades. But now it is close to a reality with sea trials on a US warship planned in two years.
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LOL! Yeah, right.
You probably don’t know that drag is the square of velocity.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_equation
They’ve been test firing at Dahlgren, directly across the Potomac from where I live. They shoot into a mountain of sand, according to the local newspaper.
The thing is loud,loud,loud.
F=MA That is a crapload of power. Yeah, when you're talking power like that, you measure it in craploads.
Then it hits something.
Yup. It hits something pretty darn hard.
I believe essentially what he's saying is the gun could place a ballistic object in almost LEO. Personally, I think anything travelling 2000mi is going to see substantial effects from wind resistance. Guidance is easily dealt with, with modern electronics and GPS, but your terminal approach after travelling that far is not going to be as great I wouldn't think. Then again, dropping large rocks from space is a pretty potent weapon as well. (See The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress)
According to the Wikipedia, Das Paris-Geschütz only achieved 5400 ft/s.
It fired a 234 pound projectile 81 miles, achieving a maximum altitude of 26.3 miles, not exceeded until the V-2 in WW2. And it was about as accurate as the V-2 and ultimately achieved the same military outcome as the V-2.
The Navy should of just asked this guy.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=7d3_1395896476
Recently, Greg Schiller, a science teacher at the Los Angeles Unified School District was suspended after one his students was caught working on a project in that area.
Of course, the LA school system is fully aligned with the Regime's mission to cut the United States down to size. And the best way to do that is to start with the schools.
Yes, I corrected that in a following post.
See my # 29
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