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MR. X 5/27/2016 12:07pm
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So what is the flame that comes out with the projectile ? Burning atmosphere ?
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FreshTopEnd 5/27/2016 12:25pm
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I think the article said aluminum bits, sloughed off the shoe enclasing the projectile, I guess ignited by heat/friction
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newmann 5/27/2016 1:09pm
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Rail gun for the win! Could make my drive in to work every morning a little more interesting.
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newmann 5/27/2016 1:58pm
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One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Better hope there is some good insulation on those wires to keep all the smoke in.Laughing
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Falcon 5/27/2016 4:17pm
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One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
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FreshTopEnd 5/27/2016 4:54pm
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Wonder how much of that 25 Megawatts of energy, however measured, remains on impact and how much is dissipated in friction. A lot left for impact apparently.
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SEEMEFIRST 5/27/2016 5:47pm
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One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Falcon wrote:
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
On a nuclear vessel? Chump change.
One Last Comeback 5/27/2016 7:31pm
5/27/2016 7:31pm Edited Date/Time 5/27/2016 7:32pm
One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Falcon wrote:
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets.
But I guess the idea is to use that power to blow an unimpressive hole in some inanimate object 10 times per minute.

Have we considered that wars are not really fought between battleships anymore? When you have a nuclear arsenal ready to turn the planet to wasteland in a few minutes?
All the macho erections about blowing a hole in some metal seem kind of dumb when you consider the way war happens today. It's surprising that some of the more intelligent people on Vital get all psyched about this silliness.

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hillbilly 5/27/2016 8:45pm
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One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Falcon wrote:
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
One Last Comeback wrote:
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets. But I guess...
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets.
But I guess the idea is to use that power to blow an unimpressive hole in some inanimate object 10 times per minute.

Have we considered that wars are not really fought between battleships anymore? When you have a nuclear arsenal ready to turn the planet to wasteland in a few minutes?
All the macho erections about blowing a hole in some metal seem kind of dumb when you consider the way war happens today. It's surprising that some of the more intelligent people on Vital get all psyched about this silliness.

Holy fuck,I'd hate to have you for a dad.
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Falcon 5/27/2016 9:41pm
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One Last Comeback wrote:
25 Megawatts of juice- holy crap that is a lot of power.
Falcon wrote:
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
One Last Comeback wrote:
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets. But I guess...
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets.
But I guess the idea is to use that power to blow an unimpressive hole in some inanimate object 10 times per minute.

Have we considered that wars are not really fought between battleships anymore? When you have a nuclear arsenal ready to turn the planet to wasteland in a few minutes?
All the macho erections about blowing a hole in some metal seem kind of dumb when you consider the way war happens today. It's surprising that some of the more intelligent people on Vital get all psyched about this silliness.

There's an application for the railgun. Not every enemy has a nuclear arsenal and even fewer have ICBMs. This weapon could be fired with a high degree of accuracy over 100 miles. It's moving faster than sound, so there would be no warning about an incoming shell. That's pretty effective against slow-moving targets of any size. (Maybe even fast-moving targets with the right kind of guidance system.)
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newmann 5/28/2016 8:01am
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Falcon wrote:
Enough to power 18,000 homes for the day I think the article said. 'Murica.
One Last Comeback wrote:
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets. But I guess...
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets.
But I guess the idea is to use that power to blow an unimpressive hole in some inanimate object 10 times per minute.

Have we considered that wars are not really fought between battleships anymore? When you have a nuclear arsenal ready to turn the planet to wasteland in a few minutes?
All the macho erections about blowing a hole in some metal seem kind of dumb when you consider the way war happens today. It's surprising that some of the more intelligent people on Vital get all psyched about this silliness.

hillbilly wrote:
Holy fuck,I'd hate to have you for a dad.
LaughingSillySidewaysLaughing I'm rolling.

Begging to differ on the unimpressive hole. I'm thinking it would seriously screw some things up.
One Last Comeback 5/28/2016 8:45am
5/28/2016 8:45am
One Last Comeback wrote:
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets. But I guess...
Yes, you could supply tens of thousands of homes with electricity with the power the railgun takes to fire off some big bullets.
But I guess the idea is to use that power to blow an unimpressive hole in some inanimate object 10 times per minute.

Have we considered that wars are not really fought between battleships anymore? When you have a nuclear arsenal ready to turn the planet to wasteland in a few minutes?
All the macho erections about blowing a hole in some metal seem kind of dumb when you consider the way war happens today. It's surprising that some of the more intelligent people on Vital get all psyched about this silliness.

hillbilly wrote:
Holy fuck,I'd hate to have you for a dad.
newmann wrote:
LaughingSillySidewaysLaughing I'm rolling.

Begging to differ on the unimpressive hole. I'm thinking it would seriously screw some things up.
My post last night was dickish...sorry.

Chalk it up to one to many beers last night and extreme fatigue.
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newmann 5/28/2016 10:15am
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hillbilly wrote:
Holy fuck,I'd hate to have you for a dad.
newmann wrote:
LaughingSillySidewaysLaughing I'm rolling.

Begging to differ on the unimpressive hole. I'm thinking it would seriously screw some things up.
One Last Comeback wrote:
My post last night was dickish...sorry.

Chalk it up to one to many beers last night and extreme fatigue.
I owed you that from the thread the other day where Aplman was concerned about what I got on his dress....I mean on my computer screen.Laughing

Many beers to be had tonight with BBQ and Texas Hold 'em!

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