Author Topic: railguns (Read 890 times)

AKcurly · « **on:** June 22, 2004, 10:37:03 PM »

http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/may_04_10.php

and

http://www.battelle.org/navy/railguns.pdf

curly

Octavius · « **Reply #1 on:** June 22, 2004, 11:22:47 PM »

Very interesting, thanks curly.

I don't understand how they plan on achieving pinpoint accuracy with these ERGM weapons.

"A Mach 7 rail gun can deliver a lethal payload 100 nautical miles in two minutes"

Thats nuts

Of course, wind and other things that would cause 'imperfections of trajectory' are most likely already taken into account... I'd just like to know what kind of research/testing is done to achieve that kind of amazing result. In the future, ICBMs will be a thing of the past and gigantic rail guns launching tiny shells at insane Mach numbers (causing insane impacts at those speeds) will dot the globe

Another thing to consider... how can this technology be used outside of warfare and destruction in general? Can it be applicable for space travel/exploration?

Chairboy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 22, 2004, 11:44:27 PM »

High speed mail delivery?

Rino · « **Reply #3 on:** June 22, 2004, 11:52:55 PM »

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Originally posted by Chairboy
High speed mail delivery?

Wonderful, hypersonic cans of spam coming through my walls:D

Engine · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2004, 12:38:59 AM »

Magnetic acceleration is one theory on how large metallic asteroids can be moved into a closer orbit for harvesting, Oct. Plenty of other theoretical applications, as well.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2004, 12:56:37 AM »

Also, various magnetic launching technologies are being investigated for use as a zero-stage for launching cargo into space. There would be many challenges to doing this on earth because of our atmosphere, but it would certainly be a practical way to launch inert cargo from the moon.

Dune · « **Reply #6 on:** June 23, 2004, 02:16:13 AM »

Was it "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" or "Green Hills of Earth" where the Moon colonists shot rocks at the Earth?

straffo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 23, 2004, 02:38:30 AM »

sure Dune, TANSTAAFL

AKcurly · « **Reply #8 on:** June 23, 2004, 03:46:37 AM »

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Originally posted by Dune
Was it "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" or "Green Hills of Earth" where the Moon colonists shot rocks at the Earth?

"The Moon is a Harsh Mistres." Heh, Straffo read it too.

curly

straffo · « **Reply #9 on:** June 23, 2004, 03:55:56 AM »

I've a lot of malfunctions and being a scifi nerd is one of them

Nilsen · « **Reply #10 on:** June 23, 2004, 04:00:53 AM »

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Originally posted by Rino
Wonderful, hypersonic cans of spam coming through my walls:D

ROFL

rpm · « **Reply #11 on:** June 23, 2004, 04:10:39 AM »

Hello, Dominoes?

straffo · « **Reply #12 on:** June 23, 2004, 04:16:34 AM »

Banks and the culture ?

Nilsen · « **Reply #13 on:** June 23, 2004, 04:18:16 AM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Hello, Dominoes?

LoL

stiehl · « **Reply #14 on:** June 23, 2004, 05:14:35 AM »

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Originally posted by straffo
I've a lot of malfunctions and being a scifi nerd is one of them

But do you know who Bun Bun is?