From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jun 22 2003 - 13:32:46 MDT
Railguns can certainly shoot projectiles beyond the horizon, more than
two times further, in fact, than current chemical gun technologies.
A rail gun does not project beams or plasma like directed energy
weapons do.
--- Andrew Clough <aclough@mit.edu> wrote:
> I heard something about this when they were designing the DD(X). I'd
> have to say that, though these are big changes, they won't eliminate
> the need for weapons that can strike beyond the horizon. Of course,
> if you're just trying to protect carriers and landing craft from
> planes and SSMs, I guess you could get rid of magazines on *this*
> class.
>
> At 05:25 PM 6/22/2003 +1000, you wrote:
> >Naval warfare at the speed of light
> >
> > Scott C Truver
> >
>
> ....
>
> > "The advent of directed-energy weapons [DEW] and
> > electromagnetic rail guns has the potential for
> > revolutionising warship design and operations,"
> > underscored Rear Adm Mike Mathis, a former
> > commander of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, now
> > Director, Joint Theater Air and Missile Defense
> > Organization. "There will be no need for explosives on
> > board, and the concept of a magazine will have to be
> > rethought... the impact will ripple throughout the ship
> and
> > the navy."
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
> Never attribute to malice what can be explained by stupidity..
> -M.N. Plano
>
>
=====
Mike Lorrey
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