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Navy to Test 32 megajoule railgun in coming weeks.
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NuEM
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Navy to Test 32 megajoule railgun in coming weeks.
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That's like one regular American meal right?
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Navy to Test 32 megajoule railgun in coming weeks.
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A link on that page - guided bullets.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/u-s-military-developed-self-guided-bullet-can-travel-over-a-mile-and-change-direction-before-it-snags-its-targe t/
Holy crap.  
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Date Posted:
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Navy to Test 32 megajoule railgun in coming weeks.
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http://vnboards.ign.com/outpost/b22180/116079051/p1/
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imaloon1
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Registered: 2003-9-15 07:19:53
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Navy to Test 32 megajoule railgun in coming weeks.
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I don't think the projectile ever touches a "rail" actually. It's fired from a series of initiated magnets and travels through the field till exit.
the 32 megajoules is the amount of energy the magnets use to launch the object iirc.
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