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‘Cracked Barrels’: The U.S. Navy’s Big Railgun Failure Explained in Just 2 Sad Word
Key Points and Summary – The Navy railgun advanced fast—and then vanished. The reasons were practical: barrels cracked from brutal heat and electromagnetic stress in under 30 shots, fire rates lagged, ...
Japan's railgun seen here carrying out a test firing from JS Asuka . (Japan Ministry of Defense) Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has carried out test firings of its shipboard ...
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