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To: Seruzawa
Yes but those still require mechanical fitting pins to touch off the rounds.

No. These are electrically primed as well. An electric current makes contact with the primer to initiate it.

16 posted on 10/13/2023 12:41:20 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
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To: Drew68
"However, unlike present-day artillery shells, railgun projectiles are just that – projectiles.

They contain no explosives, relying on the kinetic energy imparted by the projectile,"

This "rail gun projectile" contains explosives!


36 posted on 10/13/2023 1:06:19 PM PDT by TexasGator
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