Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon

[Furtherman]

http://images.livescience.com/images/080201-navy-railgun-02.jpg

Meet the Railgun. (http://www.livescience.com/technology/080201-electromagnetic-record.html)

The big gun uses electromagnetic energy instead of explosive chemical propellants to fire a projectile farther and faster. The railgun, as it is called, will ultimately fire a projectile more than 230 miles (370 kilometers) with a muzzle velocity seven times the speed of sound (Mach 7) and a velocity of Mach 5 at impact.

That's like hitting a target in Philadelphia, shooting from New York.

The railgun has been a featured weapon in many science fiction universes, such as the new "Battlestar Galactic" series.

Note the mispelling - but I can't recall when they ever used a "railgun" or something similar in the show.

[Marc with a c]

i want one

[Furtherman]

You'll shoot your eye out.

[A.J.]

::Smiling proudly::

[mendyweiss]

Already saw one off the Belt Parkway yesterday

[Furtherman]

A.J... you gotta break that out next ronfez.net party.

[Snoogans]

While you fellas are fuckin around tryin to use that, I will have already taken out 8 bitches with this bad boy

http://www.ozarkguns.com/Customer%20Photos/DE/DE%2023a.JPG

[topless_mike]

While you fellas are fuckin around tryin to use that, I will have already taken out 8 inches with this bad boy



fixed it

[FUNKMAN]

Navy Tests Incredible Sci-Fi Weapon

http://foreignerinformosa.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/wile_e_coyote.jpg

[furie]

http://images.livescience.com/images/080201-navy-railgun-02.jpg

Meet the Railgun. (http://www.livescience.com/technology/080201-electromagnetic-record.html)



That's like hitting a target in Philadelphia, shooting from New York.



Note the mispelling - but I can't recall when they ever used a "railgun" or something similar in the show.

the reimaged Galactica uses rail guns rather than laser turrets in the original.

also, did you notice how you misspelled "misspelling"?

[furie]

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so basically we're back to cannon balls

[Furtherman]

also, did you notice how you misspelled "misspelling"?

Heh.

[Bulldogcakes]

Thank God for the 2nd ammendment.

You know, just in case the government gets too powerful and we decide to rise up and overthrow it.

[A.J.]

so basically we're back to cannon balls

Not really. Explosive ordnance is being designed as well. This was just a test of how successfully it can hurl a projectile.

[ChimneyFish]

Si I guess they're finally going to start buliding Metal Gear REX????

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6918/metalgearsolid41hl0.th.jpg (http://img229.imageshack.us/my.php?image=metalgearsolid41hl0.jpg)

[reillyluck]

Si I guess they're finally going to start buliding Metal Gear REX????

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/6918/metalgearsolid41hl0.th.jpg (http://img229.imageshack.us/my.php?image=metalgearsolid41hl0.jpg)



as long as it doesnt interfere with Rex Manning day, its cool. I mean who shoots railguns on Rex Manning day?

[ToLEEdo]

I'll get one when I can have it mounted on my Mech Warrior.

[Death Metal Moe]

They're ripping off Quake.

Hoo hoo

http://www.bluesnews.com/screenshots/q2/quake2-15.jpg