All I can say is ......Damn.

[Russianwolf]

And as a Navy man, all I can do is smile. And we thought the 15 inchers were powerful

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/12/10/5626100-railgun-shot-heard-round-the-world

 

[ctubbs]

Thank you Mike, I had almost forgotten about that research. They have been playing with that concept for a long time. Did you single frame the time around 12 to 15 sec? Watch the fan louvers slam closed and back open as the air is sucked into the building as the projectile leaves. Way cool. And just think, no powder!
Charles

 

[parawood]

Go Navy! Beat Army!

Parawood

 

[ThomJ]

Nice squirrel gun

 

[chiefgreen]

WHEW!!!!!

 

[hebertjo]

That was interesting! If there were no explosives involved why was there so much, well, explosion?

 

[Russianwolf]

That was interesting! If there were no explosives involved why was there so much, well, explosion?

air displacement, and I think they had it punch through a target

 

[aggromere]

That's amazing. Many years ago I was in Andros Island in the Bahamas fishing. There was a Navy base of some kind. They had a huge trench they dug out underwater to test fire torpedos. It seemed to go on forever. Never saw them fire one though. Go Navy!

 

[Scout52]

back in '70 I was quite content to lay in a spider hole and shoot at things with my 7mm mag. Thought that was pretty good. How things have changed.

 

[Russell Eaton]

Mike thanks for posting that. I am just glad we are on the SAME TEAM...lol

 

[Rfturner]

that is pretty impressive, it is funny though it reminds me of the jetsens and all the futuristic gadgets most of which are a reality now