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Rail Gun Basics - How Rail Guns Work | HowStuffWorks
A rail gun is basically a large electric circuit, made up of three parts: a power source, a pair of parallel rails and a moving armature. Let's look at each of these parts in more detail. The power supply is simply a source of electric current. Typically, the current used in medium- to large-caliber rail guns is in the millions of amps.
The U.S. Navy’s Railgun Is Nearly Dead in the Water - Popular Mechanics
The U.S. Navy’s $500 million electromagnetic railgun—capable of slinging projectiles at hypersonic speeds—lacks funding and has no coherent plan to deploy on warships.
Railguns: All you need to know about the weapon that uses ...
Railguns are some of the most technologically advanced methods of lobbing heavy projectiles over a great distance. They have a very high “muzzle velocity” and have been cited as potentially...
How Rail Guns Work | HowStuffWorks
1 2 … 4. Print | Citation. Rail guns leave gunpowder-based weapons in the dust (one can hit a target 250 miles away in six minutes). So why isn't the military using them? Find out how rail guns can be used and learn about the limitations of this technology.
Railgun - Wikipedia
A railgun or rail gun is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage.
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