Kendal Black
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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/military-tests-new-game-changer-10073014?service=responsive
You thought your Super Belchfire Magnum's muzzle velocity was impressive?
Battery technology will need to get better before electromagnetic guns are replacements for the chemically powered rifles we now use. There will be big advantages. You will be able to dial your rifle's power level seamlessly from squirrel to big game. Ammo will be just the bullet, greatly simplifying supply and manufacturing questions. The lack of a backpressure pulse will change how guns are designed.
That's science fiction for now, but so far as cannon type stuff the Navy seems to be on top of the matter.
You thought your Super Belchfire Magnum's muzzle velocity was impressive?
Battery technology will need to get better before electromagnetic guns are replacements for the chemically powered rifles we now use. There will be big advantages. You will be able to dial your rifle's power level seamlessly from squirrel to big game. Ammo will be just the bullet, greatly simplifying supply and manufacturing questions. The lack of a backpressure pulse will change how guns are designed.
That's science fiction for now, but so far as cannon type stuff the Navy seems to be on top of the matter.