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| Chinese military reveals rifle-sized railgun prototypes |
| 2020-06-29 |
| [DAILYTIMES.PK] The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has miniaturized an electromagnetic railgun and developed pistol- and rifle-sized synchronous induction coilgun prototypes. These weapons’ technical capabilities were recently revealed to the general public for the first time in a demonstration session. Developed by the PLA Army Logistics University, the weapons, named Small Synchronous Induction Coilguns, come with pistol-sized, rifle-sized and land robot-mounted variants, according to a report by Chinese military news website js7tv.cn last week. The coilguns are essentially miniaturized, portable electromagnetic railguns so they can be used by single foot soldiers, the report said. To deal with complicated battlefield situations, they can also be mounted on small land robots and conduct armed reconnaissance missions. According to the performance demonstration video, the coilguns use bullets stored in reloadable magazines just like a conventional gun, and they also handle like one. The coilguns can easily penetrate multiple wood plates and thin steel plates at a relatively close distance. Unlike a conventional firearm that uses the ignition of gunpowder to push a bullet slug out of a gun barrel at high velocity, a coilgun or railgun uses electromagnetic force to accelerate a projectile as it travels along the gun barrel before leaving it at an even higher velocity, military observers said. Judging from the video, the coilguns have shown a high penetration capability and did not make much sound, making them good choices for special operations like behind-enemy-line infiltration missions, a military expert who asked not to be identified told the Global Times on Sunday. It is obvious that these weapons are still in the prototype stage, as their range and impact are not optimum, very likely due to the guns’ limited battery or capacitor capacity to store and release energy, the expert said. But once this technical problem is solved, the coilguns will become much more powerful and could replace the firearms of today. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Hoping the capacitors are dollar-store quality Made in China. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2020-06-29 21:43 |
| #12 The Chinese still haven't learned the magic of Logistics. The magic magnets will not work after they lose their power sources. Not very mobile. And immobile targets are easier to counter. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-06-29 20:45 |
| #11 Limited firing rate. One shot per battery pack? 1-3 shots per day, absent a lot of loud generators. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-06-29 20:42 |
| #10 "Judging from the video, the coilguns have shown a high penetration capability and did not make much sound, making them good choices for special operations like behind-enemy-line infiltration missions, a military expert who asked not to be identified told the Global Times on Sunday." Snipers most likely. The kind of folks that set up a nest and get comfortable. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2020-06-29 11:46 |
| #9 At last a weapon for the Chinese Fap army. |
| Posted by: Thaith Elmeresing6163 2020-06-29 08:17 |
| #8 The coilguns can easily penetrate multiple wood plates and thin steel plates at a relatively close distance. I have a CO2 BB gun that will puncture a empty Coke can. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-06-29 07:47 |
| #7 1,800-Kg battery pack? |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-06-29 07:24 |
| #6 Chinese; yes, humans are merely blades of grass. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-06-29 07:18 |
| #5 Too, oh such a little thing. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-06-29 07:16 |
| #4 Unmanned, robotics. The future of conflict management. Even space travel. To bulky and waist full to warehouse humans. The Borg collective of robotics. Central AI controls with a minimal influence of human oversight due to emotional variables. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-06-29 07:15 |
| #3 "I need some extension cords...like 5 miles long?" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-06-29 06:58 |
| #2 It is the 21st century. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-06-29 02:33 |
| #1 Expect major cancers in soldiers using these. An EMF pulse that near a body is not good. One time in mission might be okay but soldiers need to train and practice... |
| Posted by: 3dc 2020-06-29 01:46 |