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:The Sturmanderung-Camp is supposed to have a CIWS too. <strike>The current placeholder is "MARS" (mobile anti-rocket splatter).</strike> | :The Sturmanderung-Camp is supposed to have a CIWS too. <strike>The current placeholder is "MARS" (mobile anti-rocket splatter).</strike> | ||
::(MARS is already the German name for MLRS. BTW, stop making placeholder acronyms already: they suck ^_^ [[User:Geyser|geyser]]) | ::(MARS is already the German name for MLRS. BTW, stop making placeholder acronyms already: they suck ^_^ [[User:Geyser|geyser]]) | ||
==Long-range machine gun== | |||
===[[wikipedia:Railgun|Rail Gun]]=== | |||
Mechanism: A rail gun use electricity to accelerate a projectile between two rails, simply said. | |||
How it look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrpOCqwW3Rw | |||
The real speed is limited by various factors: | |||
* rail material (because of abrasion) | |||
* limited electricity | |||
* air friction (which can completely burn the projectile in worst case) | |||
'''statistics from newest test on 31.01.2008''' | |||
* the projectile reached [[wikipedia:Mach_number|Mach]] 7, that's approximate 7 x 1235 km/h, so 8645 km/h | |||
* shooting range: about 370 kilometres while the accuracy is 5 meters | |||
* projectile weight: 3 kilogrammes | |||
* rails length: 30 meters | |||
'''ammunition types''' | |||
* soft projectiles: the air friction breaks the projectile in numerous pieces which hits the target(s) like a shot gun | |||
* hard projectiles: solid materials are used to get a bullet piercing effect | |||
'''future plans''' | |||
* US-NAVY plans a public demonstration in 2016 | |||
* real military use on warships is planed for 2020 | |||
'''sources''' | |||
* A German TV news report http://www.n-tv.de/913309.html | |||
* A video from the Discovery Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40 | |||
==Fast firing rate== | ==Fast firing rate== | ||