Railguns: Not just for games anymore!

Until recently Magnetic Railguns were only available to players of games such as QUAKE 4; but not anymore!  The United States Navy just tested its new railgun, and this 10 megajoule weapon may be the future of death-delivery systems.  Rather than using gunpowder like most guns, this thing powers projectiles via magnetic waves, allowing you to launch stuff at enormous speeds over great distances and with extraordinary accuracy (or so they claim).

For more information on railgun technology:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun

http://www.powerlabs.org/railgun.htm

http://www.railgun.org/

 

Posted by CyberWolves on Thu Feb 7, 2008 @ 7:47 am EDT | 0 Comments