Railguns: The Super Weapon Everyone Wants (But Might Not Happen)
Peter Suciu
Security,
An idea first proposed by the French during WWI, the railgun was in many ways a weapon ahead of its time.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The Chinese are getting closer to fielding a true railgun, while the United States Navy has continued to see the potential for such a weapon on its stealth warships—even if the expected rate of fire would be just ten rounds per minute.
While the concept of “directed-energy weapons” originated on the pages... Читать дальше...