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A ''' | A '''railgun''' is a device that uses electromagnetic repulsion to accelerate a projectile. Currently the United States military is looking into the use of Railguns as naval weapons, although it will be some time before the first railguns are mounted aboard a US navy ship. | ||
[[Einhander]] is notable for being an avid fan of this technology. | [[Einhander]] is notable for being an avid fan of this technology. | ||
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== Railguns in Science Fiction == | == Railguns in Science Fiction == | ||
Railguns are common weapons in | Railguns are common weapons in science fiction; a few notable examples follow... | ||
*In the current | *In the current television series ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'', railguns make up thepPrimary anti-ship and point defense weapons of the Galactica, as well as being the standard weapons of [[Colonial]] and [[Cylon]] fighter craft. | ||
*In the ''[[Stargate]]'' universe, rapid fire railguns are used by the United States as point defense weapons starting some time before the second season of Stargate Atlantis, used both as ship mounted weapons and as towed AA emplacements | *In the ''[[Stargate]]'' universe, rapid fire railguns are used by the United States as point defense weapons starting some time before the second season of [[Stargate: Atlantis]], used both as ship-mounted weapons and as towed AA emplacements (distingishable by blue tracers). | ||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
*[http://youtube.com/watch?v=y54aLcC3G74 | *[http://youtube.com/watch?v=y54aLcC3G74 US Military Railgun Test] | ||
*[http://science.howstuffworks.com/rail-gun1.htm | *[http://science.howstuffworks.com/rail-gun1.htm How Stuff Works on Railguns] | ||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
[[Category:Real Technology]] | [[Category:Real Technology]] | ||
[[Category: Science Fiction]] | [[Category: Science Fiction]] | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 31 December 2007
A railgun is a device that uses electromagnetic repulsion to accelerate a projectile. Currently the United States military is looking into the use of Railguns as naval weapons, although it will be some time before the first railguns are mounted aboard a US navy ship.
Einhander is notable for being an avid fan of this technology.
Railguns in Science Fiction
Railguns are common weapons in science fiction; a few notable examples follow...
- In the current television series Battlestar Galactica, railguns make up thepPrimary anti-ship and point defense weapons of the Galactica, as well as being the standard weapons of Colonial and Cylon fighter craft.
- In the Stargate universe, rapid fire railguns are used by the United States as point defense weapons starting some time before the second season of Stargate: Atlantis, used both as ship-mounted weapons and as towed AA emplacements (distingishable by blue tracers).