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To: ProfessorGoldiloxx

The Navy killed the railgun program, unfortunately.


The materials science is not up to the task. Maybe in the coming decades new materials will become available negating the replacement of the barrels after a handful of shots. Also rail guns are limited to line of sight, while most new weapons systems are over-the-horizon and beyond visual range (BVR).


12 posted on 12/15/2021 12:14:29 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF

Yes, they work better in Quake III Arena.


23 posted on 12/15/2021 1:31:58 PM PST by ProfessorGoldiloxx
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