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orkdestroyer1 wrote:
What about a railgun? as the ammunition has to be "rails" (metal poles to be exact) so the ammunition is easy to get BUT you would need a lot of energy to power the gun as it fires the rails at super-high velocity.
good points:it can penetrate though anything.
bad points:it need a LOT of energy. (nuclear reactor?)

Actually, they are called Railguns because of the magnetic rails that are used to fire the projectile. Which is a metal slug that can take on a variety of forms just like a missile warhead.

They don't require an impractical amount of energy. We actually have the technology right now. The only problem is the friction from the firing causes the barrel interior to vaporize, meaning it needs to get replaced every couple shots.

Once that problem is fixed the Railgun will become a staple of warfare. A direct fire and forget weapon that reaches its targets faster then a missile and just as accurate. Plus it will be a cheaper weapon to use compared to most missiles.

 Grey Templar wrote:

orkdestroyer1 wrote:
What about a railgun? as the ammunition has to be "rails" (metal poles to be exact) so the ammunition is easy to get BUT you would need a lot of energy to power the gun as it fires the rails at super-high velocity.
good points:it can penetrate though anything.
bad points:it need a LOT of energy. (nuclear reactor?)

Actually, they are called Railguns because of the magnetic rails that are used to fire the projectile. Which is a metal slug that can take on a variety of forms just like a missile warhead.

They don't require an impractical amount of energy. We actually have the technology right now. The only problem is the friction from the firing causes the barrel interior to vaporize, meaning it needs to get replaced every couple shots.

Once that problem is fixed the Railgun will become a staple of warfare. A direct fire and forget weapon that reaches its targets faster then a missile and just as accurate. Plus it will be a cheaper weapon to use compared to most missiles.

Except if you stick a fusion reactor as the warhead...
Then we have 40k plasma torpedoes, scaled down. And we all know how destructive those are, right?

Right, those fusion reactors that magically fit in the palm of your hand

Yep, those ones .

Now why didn't I think of this...use super compressed air to shoot the rails out of a smaller anti-personell rail gun known (as I call it) a rail driver.YES I have finally thought of a brilliant scientific theorem for weapons!

That's a really hyped paintball gun.
Except the ammunition is lethal.

Actually, its called a nail gun.
Builders use it to nail things.

How about a Failgun?

It uses Hyperplasma reactors the size of a Neutron to power itself. It shoots empty soda cans at Mach 9001

Eh, its been done. Death by soda can anyway.

 Grey Templar wrote:
How about a Failgun?

It uses Hyperplasma reactors the size of a Neutron to power itself. It shoots empty soda cans at Mach 9001

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