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2004-04-06 Home Front: WoT

Next Navy Carrier to use Electromagnetic Launcher

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Posted by Frank G 2004-04-06 2:44:25 PM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 (home on lunch)
Question is...

How does all the strong and (relatively) sustained EM pulse affect the electronics around it?

Posted by OldSpook 2004-04-06 3:09:39 PM|| 2004-04-06 3:09:39 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 OS, I would think that most carrier aircraft would have semi-shielded electronics to prevent being jammed.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-06 3:15:05 PM|| 2004-04-06 3:15:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 A shipboard accelerator will merely move a large grappling sled to which the plane is attached. There will be all sorts of below deck shielding to protect the carrier based electronics.

Plus, an aircraft catapult accelerator's EMP is nothing like that of a nuclear detonation, which most avionics is made to withstand. SNAP diodes solved a lot of the IC fan-in pulse loading problems almost 20 years ago.

I want to know when they're going to bring this sort of rail gun technology over to weapons. It can motivate large metal masses so quickly that payloads suddenly seem to "appear" at their destination.

Posted by Zenster 2004-04-06 3:44:27 PM|| 2004-04-06 3:44:27 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Hmmm, I'm ready for another comeback.

Posted by Don Garlits 2004-04-06 3:47:54 PM|| 2004-04-06 3:47:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 you'll always be Big Daddy to me, Don

Posted by Frank G 2004-04-06 4:57:36 PM|| 2004-04-06 4:57:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Holy Crap,a Rail Gun Catapult.
What the hell are they going to do launch an F-22 into orbit!

Posted by Raptor 2004-04-06 7:40:32 PM|| 2004-04-06 7:40:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Holy Crap,a Rail Gun Catapult.
What the hell are they going to do launch an F-22 into orbit!

Posted by Raptor 2004-04-06 7:40:33 PM|| 2004-04-06 7:40:33 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Another savings is water usage - a big concern on comventional ships especially in warm water where evaps don't work as efficiently.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-04-06 11:05:43 PM|| 2004-04-06 11:05:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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