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US Navy Tests Supersonic Heavy Gun Firing Magnetically-Propelled Shells @ Mach 7
Reaganite Republican ^
| March 2, 2012
| Reaganite Republican
Posted on 03/02/2012 5:28:46 AM PST by Reaganite Republican
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To: ken5050
To: Reaganite Republican
Wow! How many Gs do you suppose that shell endures to reach that kind of velocity in that short of distance? It must create one hell of a kick too!
Mike
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:33:36 AM PST
by
MichaelP
(The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools ~HS)
To: Reaganite Republican
Wow! How many Gs do you suppose that shell endures to reach that kind of velocity in that short of distance? It must create one hell of a kick too!
Mike
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:34:40 AM PST
by
MichaelP
(The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools ~HS)
To: Reaganite Republican
They showed this last night on Weaponology. I couldn’t believe the amount of capacitors this thing needs.
Wonder how this would fare against a target like...hmmm... an Iranian nuclear facility.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:35:42 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Most Conservative in the Primary, the Republican Nominee in the General.)
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To: MichaelP
How do you “aim” at something that is 200 nautical miles away?
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:38:44 AM PST
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
To: Reaganite Republican
I am not a physics expert as you will see from this question. How far is the horizon? If this thing is firing that fast can you actually lob a shell or would the trajectory cause it to over shoot?
To: reg45
“How do you “aim” at something that is 200 nautical miles away?”
Lasers- nothing this expensive flies ‘dumb’ anymore!
To: MichaelP
I’d guess this system had less recoil than a conventional one. But I’d hate to be anywhere near it if flooding occurs.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:42:07 AM PST
by
skeeter
To: Reaganite Republican
Will it take out Fordow in one shot?
To: Reaganite Republican
It’s like a man made meteor strike. It doesn’t even need an explosive charge. Kinetic energy will do the work.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:47:36 AM PST
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Reaganite Republican
200 nautical miles, wow!
To choose a nautical trouble spot close to my heart, it’s 250 nautical miles from the Falklands to the coast of Argentina. That’s impressive range.
Imagine you started coming under satellite-observed fire at *200 nautical miles* - with a new shell incoming every 6 seconds (!). That would be a bad, bad day.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:49:23 AM PST
by
agere_contra
("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
To: Reaganite Republican
The launcher (gun) is expensive but the projectiles are just dumb hunks of metal.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:49:37 AM PST
by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class!)
To: Reaganite Republican
Given today’s loose lipped administration, I wonder if the CHinese already have theirs up and running.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:49:49 AM PST
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
To: MichaelP
I am probably wrong, but I didn’t think rail guns had any recoil. The video simulations I saw showed the projectile gathering speed along the rail until it reached the end.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:50:46 AM PST
by
Drawsing
(The fool shows his annoyance at once. The prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16))
To: reg45
At 200 miles, you would need a guided artillery shell like
Excalibur. The trick will be making electronics and mechanisms able to survive the acceleration.
video of railgun test
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:51:12 AM PST
by
PapaBear3625
(In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
To: reg45
How do you “aim” at something that is 200 nautical miles away? Smart projectiles. BTW...I think he really meant 40 lb projectiles, not 40 foot projectiles.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:51:37 AM PST
by
6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: Reaganite Republican
5600 mph x 100 mile range = approximately a one minute flight time.
Hard to hit a moving target with a one minute lead time.
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:51:57 AM PST
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Reaganite Republican
Wonder what the power requirements are for that thing. Would it only be useable on something with a nuke power plant?
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posted on
03/02/2012 5:53:41 AM PST
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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