boyst Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Story here Man, technology is so cool! It will not be soon until the Eraser movie was right and there are portable units soldiers will carry! Though, it will probably give you a pretty sore shoulder on the recoil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Story here Man, technology is so cool! It will not be soon until the Eraser movie was right and there are portable units soldiers will carry! Though, it will probably give you a pretty sore shoulder on the recoil! Well, that part's right. The Navy isn't developing anything for soldiers to carry and fire. The thrust of the article was this new rail gun is only half the strength of what it eventually hopes to achieve. They're developing this for naval ordinance - to potentially hit targets 200 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Well, that part's right. The Navy isn't developing anything for soldiers to carry and fire. The thrust of the article was this new rail gun is only half the strength of what it eventually hopes to achieve. They're developing this for naval ordinance - to potentially hit targets 200 miles away. That's GREAT...IF... we're allowed to use it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Story here Man, technology is so cool! It will not be soon until the Eraser movie was right and there are portable units soldiers will carry! Though, it will probably give you a pretty sore shoulder on the recoil! Should the technology for the development of this weapon be kept secret or should we share it with our enemies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Should the technology for the development of this weapon be kept secret or should we share it with our enemies? Yes of course we should. We are all one world. Or if China comes up with enough cash to buy it. Or maybe they will forgive some of the debt for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxelRipper Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Hmm... Just in time for the Army Navy game.... Show of force anyone? (GO NAVY. BEAT ARMY) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Should the technology for the development of this weapon be kept secret or should we share it with our enemies? Share it, give them first hand demonstrations of its power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted December 11, 2010 Share Posted December 11, 2010 Share it, give them first hand demonstrations of its power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 11, 2010 Author Share Posted December 11, 2010 Should the technology for the development of this weapon be kept secret or should we share it with our enemies? I lauged out loud. Eventually, the technology will leak, that is just the way it goes. If you are the source for that sharing than you should be held accountable and if you are an American then that is treason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Should the technology for the development of this weapon be kept secret or should we share it with our enemies? Considering that you'd have to direct a ship's ENTIRE power output to the capacitors for ten minutes to charge the gun for one shot...by all means, share it. You can sink a hell of a lot of motionless and defenseless ships in ten minutes. A gun that shoots six shots an hour...and the original plan was to start deploying it with the Zumwalt-class DDGs in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 (edited) Considering that you'd have to direct a ship's ENTIRE power output to the capacitors for ten minutes to charge the gun for one shot...by all means, share it. You can sink a hell of a lot of motionless and defenseless ships in ten minutes. A gun that shoots six shots an hour...and the original plan was to start deploying it with the Zumwalt-class DDGs in 2012. Where did you get that figure? I thought it was supposed to be speced out for 6 a minute or some such. Is that based off the power plant? Edited December 12, 2010 by Booster4324 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Considering that you'd have to direct a ship's ENTIRE power output to the capacitors for ten minutes to charge the gun for one shot...by all means, share it. You can sink a hell of a lot of motionless and defenseless ships in ten minutes. A gun that shoots six shots an hour...and the original plan was to start deploying it with the Zumwalt-class DDGs in 2012. With those kind of power requirements, the Navy may have to replace the power systems with nuclear reactors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Incredible. What will they invent next. Large charges of smokeless powder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Where did you get that figure? I thought it was supposed to be speced out for 6 a minute or some such. Is that based off the power plant? I calculated it. I also dropped a factor of 1000 in my shp-megawatt conversion. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 I calculated it. I also dropped a factor of 1000 in my shp-megawatt conversion. Oops. So, if a portable unit were to ever come, say 1/10 the power, how much juice would it need? You know, like in the movies? Would you need a VW bus behind it for power? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 So, if a portable unit were to ever come, say 1/10 the power, how much juice would it need? You know, like in the movies? Would you need a VW bus behind it for power? No way! ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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