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Last night on the CBS news show the Navy demonstrated their new toy.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:57 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:57 am
It will be introduced over the next 6-7 years in the fleets. An electrical operated rail gun that fires a projectile that flies at Mach 7 plus speeds and delivers one hell of a punch to whatever it is aimed at up to 150 miles. Yhe results on one test showed the results of one, It looked like holes in several half inch plates cut by a plasma torch for uniformity of cuts.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:58 am to CITWTT
:boner:
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:59 am to jamboybarry
Hey Putin here it comes
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:08 am to CITWTT
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:15 am to son of arlo
Yea if there is one thing our military needs is more weaponry.
I wonder how many billions were spent on this
I wonder how many billions were spent on this
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:18 am to MJM
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Yea if there is one thing our military needs is more weaponry.
I wonder how many billions were spent on this
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:20 am to son of arlo
That's impressive
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:22 am to MJM
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I wonder how many billions were spent on this
You could get almost 300 of them for the same price as Obama's flight expenses for vacations in 2013.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:29 am to MJM
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Yea if there is one thing our military needs is more weaponry.
I wonder how many billions were spent on this
You didn't click the link and watch the video, did you? Just knee-jerked another post onto the board.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:32 am to MJM
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I wonder how many billions were spent on this
Admiral says it costs one-one hundredth of the cost of the missiles currently being used. Sounds like its wise upgrade.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 10:33 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:34 am to wickowick
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Yea if there is one thing our military needs is more weaponry. I wonder how many billions were spent on this
If I've got a choice between:
a) billions spent on bad-arse weapons that allow us to destroy our enemies
or
b) billions spent on food stamps that produces nothing more than people who do nothing except produce more people who want more food stamps
I'll take (a), please.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:38 am to son of arlo
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I wonder how many billions were spent on this
quote:Ouch.
You could get almost 300 of them for the same price as Obama's flight expenses for vacations in 2013.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:47 am to CITWTT
I remember doing a current event report on this in like sixth grade. Been waiting on them to finally make it viable to put into production and practice.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 10:48 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:48 am to navy
I got a chance to tour a facility on Eglin AFB back in 1979. It was like a 40'x40'x6000' building where they shot and photographed projectile trajectories. The day I was there, they shot a sabot-type projectile with fins out of a howitzer-like gun. In the first 50 feet, they would calculate the velocity, and that number would time about 150 cameras to take a still photo just as the projectile came abeam. Pretty cool stuff even though it was so "steam-driven." I can only imagine what they're doing today.
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:51 am to CITWTT
1.) This projectile looks like a "dumb" weapon. i.e. no guidance systems, etc., like an artillery shell.
2.) Is this a kinetic energy weapon or does it contain an explosive charge?
3.) If this is a simple kinetic energy weapon with no guidance system, why does it cost $25,000 a pop?
2.) Is this a kinetic energy weapon or does it contain an explosive charge?
3.) If this is a simple kinetic energy weapon with no guidance system, why does it cost $25,000 a pop?
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:56 am to upgrayedd
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This projectile looks like a "dumb" weapon. i.e. no guidance systems, etc., like an artillery shell.
The link says it has an "electronic guidance system." Not sure what that means. I'd guess it can do inflight corrections.
This post was edited on 4/8/14 at 10:57 am
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:57 am to upgrayedd
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3.) If this is a simple kinetic energy weapon with no guidance system, why does it cost $25,000 a pop?
people hoarding ammo...
Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:59 am to CITWTT
I believe they're using this technology on the new Ford-Class Carriers catapult launch system
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:00 am to upgrayedd
quote:
1.) This projectile looks like a "dumb" weapon. i.e. no guidance systems, etc., like an artillery shell.
2.) Is this a kinetic energy weapon or does it contain an explosive charge?
3.) If this is a simple kinetic energy weapon with no guidance system, why does it cost $25,000 a pop?
You didn't even watch did you?
Posted on 4/8/14 at 11:20 am to upgrayedd
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upgrayedd
How on Earth can you be so stupid? Watch the video. It has tracking to shoot moving targets (like a warhead moving toward the US)
And, ps, they aren't gonna tell dumb people ALL of it's capabilities..I would hope even you could understand that principle.
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