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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Re:Holy crap..

[nyseal]

As I recall, the French were also in Vietnam; prior to the US getting involved. What happened there? Besides, I don't give a shit if you think we're "boorish and uncivilized"; especially when the only reason France (as part of the security council) didn't agree with going to war because of the vast amounts of debt owed to it by Iraq....and the possible payout afterwards. Even now that Hussein is out of power France wants in on the action to recoup some of it's losses prior to the war by "helping with reconstruction". NOW who's boorish? No wonder people hate you. You claim to embrace some form of democracy (or republicanism, whatever) while expecting to expend as little effort as possible to maintain it without outside assistance. Blech. Whatever.