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U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011
Walter Francis writes "The U.S. Navy has apparently been busy. They have been focusing heavily on the next generation of weapons and propulsion systems, including Microwave, Laser, and Electromagnetic-Kinetic weapons, more commonly known as railguns. What specifically surprised me was the fact that the Navy plans to deploy these systems as early as 2011, on their DD(X) frigates. The range of these rail guns is estimated to be over 250 miles."
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I just know my archnemesis NoobFragger69 will be camping it the moment it's deployed.
Forget the railguns--I wanna hear more about these Dance Dance Xtreme frigates--sounds like a great way for swabbies to get in shape and destroy the enemy at the same time!
P.S. Linking to PDFs in article summaries makes baby Mozilla cry.
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Great. The next big American stereotype will be that we're all 'faggot campers'.
"Derp de derp."
Don't forget the Wave Motion Gun!
It's our only hope against Desslok and the Gamalons!
Sing it with me now... "We're off to outer space..."
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Now all they need is a plasma gun and ill join the navy!
I always thought one of these would come in as a great ending to those retarded Gap ads where everyone is dancing around in front of a white background. There are several points during the dance that they are all in a straight line. DA-DA-DA-DA-DA *FOOOM*.."Impressive"
In other news, Arnold will take a break from being the Governor of CA and will be test driving this beauty..
Seriously, what better character to fire this weapon than our very own Governator?
Alright you Illegal Aliens..line up.. preferably in a straight line..Hold...
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What? No BFG?... This is the part where I get an "overrated" or "offtopic...."
"All great things are simple & expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." --Churchill
"Our bottom line is that if we can put millions of joules of energy onto a target, something will happen."
Indeed.
I want ships...ships with freakin lasers!
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Ok lets goto war!!
Other sites are also covering this -- without needing to use acrobat reader.
I can't read the original, but according to the link I'm including, they're not just talking railguns - they're also talking free electron lasers and masers. Now, if only they'd provision a banana-fana-fo-faser, we'd be set.
Law is whatever is boldly asserted and plausibly maintained. -- Aaron Burr
"... if they miss the target..." Er... US Navy - what do you mean "if"? ;)
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"Our bottom line is that if we can put millions of joules of energy onto a target, something will happen."
Well no shit. Really?
I love my country. I hate what we have let it become
Well that's neat but I'm still not joining the army until they invent the respawn point.
"Derp de derp."
We're the best.
The range of these rail guns is estimated to be over 250 miles.
Yeah, but at that distance, the enemy will be smaller than a single pixel... you won't even be able to see him behind your little aiming dot.
I deployed rail guns in Quake almost a decade ago.
The range of these rail guns is estimated to be over 250 miles.
That is damn impressive! The railgun I used back in the mid 1990s could barely fire all the way across 2fort4!
Yeah, I'd go with Betty, but I'd be thinkin' of Wilma.
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Dude... it's only arrogance if you're wrong. So either 1) the U.S. is the most powerful, and thus it's not arrogant to state the truth, or 2) the U.S. says they are the most powerful, yet aren't: arrogant, false visions of grandeur based on the past... nope, that would be *France*.
How long till there's a 5 day waiting period and background check to purchase one of these babies for "home defense" or "sporting / hunting" purposes from your local Wal-Mart? Aside from the 250 mile range, it still sounds more sporting than your average assault rifle...
Don't be silly; our military doesn't kill civilians. If they're killed by our military, they're either "collateral damage" or "enemy combattants". Haven't you ever watched embedded coverage?
Besides, there's no way to really know how many died, so we shouldn't take the effort to count....
I just invaded Grammar Czechoslovakia and duped Grammar Neville Chamberlain; now it's on to Grammar Poland.
I hear their dancing to some kickass tracks laid down by the Party Posse. Yvan eht nioj, hctib.
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In other news, the Army plans to deploy Quad Damage by 2009.
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Don't get too proud of this technological terror you have constructed. The ability to destroy target from 250 miles is insignificant next to the power of the Force...
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You've never been to France have you?
The French special forces are highly trained, combat ready personnel. They can retreat faster than any other force on the planet.
As usual the Japanese are way ahead of us.
"Studies have shown that people who eat peanuts live longer than those who do not eat."
anybody who can do triangulation with radios will know exactly where they are.
Then what do you plan on doing? Assaulting the carrier battle group that the railgun equipped vessel would be a part of?
Good luck with that.
If you can't see the value in jet powered ants you should turn in your nerd card. - Dunbal (464142)
Rumor has it that the first draft proposed the use of giant anvils labelled with "ACME"
And all Japanese people know what happens when baby God^H^H^HMozilla isn't happy.
Spring loaded maybe?
I always knew all those late night quake 3 sessions would help me score a job.
Hey .. you ain't one of those unlawful combatants, are you?
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sigh...stop braggin about your flatulence already
In front of the cannon you'd get a hell of a lot more than a *sonic* shock when the projectile hit you in the face...
Yeah, but its just a matter of time before the army borrows the railgun technology from the Navy . After that they will come up with the idea of shooting nuclear warheads to get passed enemy radar. Then, they only need to stick it on a tank. Perhaps a walking tank with gears? Perhaps it will be called Metal Gear? A nuclear equipped all-terrain capable walking battle tank.
However, alls the terrorists have to do then is invest in some cigarettes and stinger missiles, perhaps some optical camoflauge as well...
SNAKE!!!!!!!
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The real Captain Avatar is a fictional character, so I suppose he doesn't mind if I impersonate him.
Therefore, the gun will need a really big "Point Away From Face" sign. I'm talking humongous. Really, really, really, really big lettering. Can't be too safe.:)
Is this a sigs-optional kind of place? 'Cause I am totally down with that if you know what I mean.
Military is also a really good way to get killed. Like, for real. Can't respawn from that.
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All your moon base are belong to the U.S.?