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2015-01-25 Science & Technology

A Navy Railgun Blasts Pure American Freedom Into the Sky While Terrorists Worldwide Soil Themsel

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Posted by Hupineger Glomomp7493 2015-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 I was thinkin they exploited the Lorenz effect for this. What's the blast about, comic effect?

Posted by Skidmark 2015-01-25 00:23|| 2015-01-25 00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 Not too long before they won't put them on ships, as they will largely obsolete the need for a navy.

Once they solve the stability problems above 8 mach, there is no real limit to the range.

And doubtless there is work on them as an ABM system.

Posted by phil_b 2015-01-25 01:27|| 2015-01-25 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Dang! Awesome headline!

Posted by Shipman 2015-01-25 06:37|| 2015-01-25 06:37|| Front Page Top

#4 All that potential energy...who needs conventional explosives...same reason even small meteors make big holes..wonder if they can fit a guidance avionics package to steer it?
As to the cost...never really about the cost, expensive weaponry is just an excuse used by REMFs to justify not having the cajones to deploy.

Posted by Warthog 2015-01-25 08:33|| 2015-01-25 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 High tech isn't boots on the ground...
A blimp with a snipers rifle would do more good. In the wars against iSlam.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2015-01-25 09:31|| 2015-01-25 09:31|| Front Page Top

#6 But it would be awesome if we could get all the ISIS guys to line up behind each other.

This thing needs a cool name, like The Eagle's Hammer or The Moorslayer.

Posted by Matt 2015-01-25 11:53|| 2015-01-25 11:53|| Front Page Top

#7 Howzabout "The Crusader," Matt? :-D

Posted by Barbara 2015-01-25 12:47|| 2015-01-25 12:47|| Front Page Top

#8 In the game "Silent Death" they had one on a capital ship called "Thor's Hammer".

Posted by DarthVader 2015-01-25 15:56|| 2015-01-25 15:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Barbara, we've already had that: the Crusader. Rumsfeld canceled it.

We also used to have a Navy plane (the F-8) called the Crusader

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2015-01-25 16:10|| 2015-01-25 16:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Methinks we should name it for either Sobieski or San Diego de Campostella...

Maybe Ferdinand of Aragon.

You know someone that beat the britches off the Moors/Turks/Arabs and whose name sending thousands to mosques in fear.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2015-01-25 16:35|| 2015-01-25 16:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Howzabout "The Charles Martel"? :-D

Posted by Barbara 2015-01-25 18:12|| 2015-01-25 18:12|| Front Page Top

#12 Charles "The Hammer" Martel.... that works for me...

Posted by Wholusing B. Hayes8806 2015-01-25 19:26|| 2015-01-25 19:26|| Front Page Top

#13 How's about Big Bertha?

Posted by badanov 2015-01-25 20:05|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2015-01-25 20:05|| Front Page Top

#14 I believe that's already been taken, Bad.

Posted by Barbara 2015-01-25 22:13|| 2015-01-25 22:13|| Front Page Top

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