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To: MattMusson

Ha! I’ve not been paying attention. I was not aware that the USN was using a railgun to launch aircraft. That would generate a significant localized EMP.


19 posted on 10/10/2023 1:50:37 PM PDT by fretzer
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To: fretzer

It’s not a railgun, it’s a linear induction motor. Big difference. In early testing, it was producing a rapidly changing magnetic field that was causing trouble with F-18 electronics. It’s supposedly fixed. USS FORD’s current deployment (her first) will tell the tale.


25 posted on 10/10/2023 1:58:02 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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