The US Navy the first of what it hopes to be a whole new type of gun. Call the RAIL GUN, the unit fires nonexplosive projectiles at incredible speeds, using electricity rather than gun powder. With the added advantage of extending the reach of naval guns more than ten times the current distance!
The railgun works by sending electric current along parallel rails, creating an electromagnetic force so powerful it can fire a projectile at tremendous speed.
Because the gun uses electricity and not gunpowder to fire projectiles, it's safer, eliminating the possibility of explosions on ships and vehicles equipped with it.
The test model of the gun can deliver about the same energy to a projectile as present naval guns, however once the gun is put into production, the output is very likely to be 6 or 7 times as much energy.
Even though the warheads won't be very large, they will be able to hit targets 200 to 250 miles away and hit with the power of a Tomahawk rocket due to the fact that they will impact with tremendous force.
Even though the warheads won't be very large, they will be able to hit targets 200 to 250 miles away and hit with the power of a Tomahawk rocket due to the fact that they will impact with tremendous force.
