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A '''railgun''' is a device that uses electromagnetic repulsion to accelerate a projectile. Currently the United States military is looking into the use of | 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. | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 2 January 2008
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).