Magnetic Propulsion Pellet Gun Achieves 20km/s

"Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have used their Z Accelerator, a magnetic accelerator used in equations of state research, to accelerate pellets to speeds of about 20 km/s (about twenty times faster than a high-powered rifle bullet). Full story is here." Uses projected for this technology include simulating the impact of space junk, and, Yes, as the core of a hyper-velocity weapon.

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20 million amps?

[slickwillie]

Now I know why there is an energy crisis in California.

BTW, this DOESN'T sound like a rail gun. A rail gun uses a series of magnets to propel a projectile. This sounds like it uses one rapidly expanding magnetic field.