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U.S. Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011

Posted by michael on from the warporn dept.

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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  1. Re:US Navy to Deploy Rail Guns by 2011 by shawn(at)fsu · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Close, but it will be more like CS when you call someone an AWP whore after (s)he does a headshot.

    /system United Statxor head shot Iraq distance 250 miles with Rail Gun
    /Iraq OMFG RG wh0re!

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