Navy tests E-M rail gun - will fire shells 9K kph, 320 km (video) (reuters.com) 3 points by dctoedt 14y ago ↗ HN
[–] eof 14y ago ↗ How about a "rail gun" for shooting things into orbit? [–] Atrus6 14y ago ↗ Not much would survive that sort of acceleration.
[–] coryl 14y ago ↗ Uhh, what exactly can you accurately hit at 320km? [–] waterlesscloud 14y ago ↗ With a smart payload capable of self-adjusting? Quite a lot. [–] coryl 14y ago ↗ Well, I didn't see/hear anything about what they were firing, so I assumed they were dumb bombs or shells.Those launches look pretty violent, could a piece a with rocketry or electronic guiding systems survive a blast like that?
[–] waterlesscloud 14y ago ↗ With a smart payload capable of self-adjusting? Quite a lot. [–] coryl 14y ago ↗ Well, I didn't see/hear anything about what they were firing, so I assumed they were dumb bombs or shells.Those launches look pretty violent, could a piece a with rocketry or electronic guiding systems survive a blast like that?
[–] coryl 14y ago ↗ Well, I didn't see/hear anything about what they were firing, so I assumed they were dumb bombs or shells.Those launches look pretty violent, could a piece a with rocketry or electronic guiding systems survive a blast like that?
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 22.9 ms ] threadThose launches look pretty violent, could a piece a with rocketry or electronic guiding systems survive a blast like that?