Monday, February 4, 2008

the New Toy

"The big gun uses electromagnetic energy instead of explosive chemical propellants to fire a projectile farther and faster. The railgun, as it is called, will ultimately fire a projectile more than 230 miles (370 kilometers) with a muzzle velocity of Mach 7."

W00T!!!

Now all we need is a dual barrel tank with two of those labeled "Mammoth Tank". :evillaugh:

The full article : http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080201/sc_livescience/navytestsincrediblescifiweapon

The video clip : http://www.livescience.com/php/video/player.php?video_id=080201-railgun

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