US Navy creates 8-Megajoule railguns
An 8-Megajoule rail-gun has been successfully built and fired. Plans are to fit the weapon to Navy ships soon, where the 250 mile range and ‘impact damage equivalent to a tomahawk’ will be put to use. 32Mj prototypes are planned for June.
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