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Railgun

A railgun or rail gun, sometimes referred to as a rail cannon, is a linear motor device, typically designed as a ranged weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. The railgun uses a pair of…

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related to history · 27
Railgun → André Louis Octave Fauchon-Villeplée, April, Armaments, By, Commission, During World War, Electric Apparatus, Fauchon-Villeplee, Fauchon-Villeplee's, French, French Director, However, In, Inventions, Jules-Louis Brenton, July, Korol'kov, Ministry, November, Propelling Projectiles
related to Major difficulties · 27
Railgun → Barrel, Capabilities Subcommittee, Chief, Developing, Emerging Threats, Further, House Armed Services Committee, However, In, Intelligence, It, Klunder, Major, March, Naval Research, Naval Research Admiral Matthew, Navy's RFP Navy SBIR, Office, ONR, Projectile
related to Weaponry · 18
Railgun → Also, Boeing's Phantom Works, By, During, For, General Atomics Blitzer, M16, Mach, Mark, MJ, Naval, Project HARP, Railguns, September, The, This, Thus, World War II American
related to Tests · 17
Railgun → Baotou, Beijing, China, Dundrennan Range, Electromagnetic Launch Technology, EML, Full-scale, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, International Symposium, Kirkcudbright, Probably, Rail, Satellite, Scotland, This, UK's Defence Research Agency, US DARPA
related to People's Republic of China · 15
Railgun → According, Between, China, China's, Chinese, Chinese Navy, CNBC, December, February, Haiyangshan, In, In March, Media, The, Type
related to United States Armed Forces · 12
Railgun → APFSDS, Army, At, Austin Center, During, Electromechanics, In, MJ, Nine, Texas, The United States, University
related to Japan · 11
Railgun → By, Defense, From FY2016, FY2022, Japan, Japanese, MJ-capacity, Test, The, The Japanese Ministry, Therefore
related to Plasma railgun · 11
Railgun → Achieve Ultra-high Directed Energy, August, However, It, Magnetically Accelerated Ring, MARAUDER, Radiation, Research Laboratory, The, United States Air Force, United States Government
related to External links · 8
Railgun → Every Angle The, Includes, March, Navy's Railgun Fire From, November, Popular Mechanics, Watch, YouTube
related to Theory · 8
Railgun → At, Electrons, In, Lorentz, Since, Then, There, This

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Railgunis across between a railgun and a coilgun0.90text
Railgunis alinear accelerator and a plasma energy weapon which0.90text
iron to enhance the magnetic fluxinstance ofthey do not use ferromagnetic materials0.80text
their one-meter railguninstance ofBRL procured their own railguns for study0.80text
their four-meter rail guninstance ofBRL procured their own railguns for study0.80text
hypersonic missilesinstance offuture railguns capable of firing hypersonic projectiles with a high fire rate to counter threats0.80text
Railgunhas applicationRailguns0.60section
Railgunhas applicationHowever0.60section
Railgunrelated to BasicsThe0.60section
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