So, rail guns aren’t going to sea in the near future - at least with the US Navy.
>>>>So, rail guns aren’t going to sea in the near future - at least with the US Navy.<<<<<
They might. The gun that was axed was not a rail gun. While this ship was being built, it was thought the rail gun tech would be realized in time to use it on this ship. That is why this class produces so much electricity. However when the rail gun wasn’t ready a special gun was installed to use a type of ammo that had a rocket assist. The range iirc was bout 100 miles with fins and stuff and guidance to make it hit coordinates precisely. The only problem was that the ammo was so darn expensive. This is in contrast to the rail gun. Where the ammo is dirt cheap. So the ship was a fail. It was supposed to be expensive to build, but cheap to fight/train with. Now it was also expensive to fight/train with too.