Video: Navy's new rail gun

[lawrnk]

http://video.ap.org/v/Legacy.aspx?g=fe7 ... ue&fg=copy

[JRG]

Now THAT would be tough to carry concealed!!

JRG

[anygunanywhere]

Now THAT would be tough to carry concealed!!

JRG

You can OC rifles in Texas and I think that would be closer to a rifle than a handgun.

Anygun

[KBCraig]

If it's a rail gun, where does the fireball come from?

[Xander]

If it's a rail gun, where does the fireball come from?

IIRC, it's the result of the ablation of both the bore and the projectile from the immense amounts of heat that are generated.

[Mike1951]

OK, had to look that one up.

Main Entry: ab·la·tion
Pronunciation: \a-ˈblÄ?-shÉ™n\
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
: the process of ablating: as a: surgical removal b: loss of a part (as ice from a glacier or the outside of a nose cone) by melting or vaporization

[anygunanywhere]

The fireball is from impact on the target. This is a kinetic energy weapon - no explosives.

Anygun

[frankie_the_yankee]

The link seems to have stopped working.

[Keith B]

The link seems to have stopped working.

Still working for me Frankie. Maybe it was just a temporary glitch.

[stevie_d_64]

I might just re-enlist just to watch this up close!

I loved NGFS...I miss it terribly...Making things go away from 20 miles plus just brings joy and happiness to this pre-middle-aged rustpicker...

This is just a slicker way to do it...