New Navy Railgun Catapult System Launches 4-ton Cart With Ease

[BlueRaider22]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a16066/navy-railgun-emals-launch/

Cool story and technology. Of course, we all await the railgun weapon system......should be cool when completed.

 

[_Chase_]

They should have used the General Lee.

 

[DSmith21]

The new Ford class aircraft carriers are going to be able to generate many times the electricity compared to the Nimitz class. This added juice is for the aircraft launch catapults and an eventual laser missile/aircraft defense system.

 

[funKYcat75]

I read the second post in Waylon Jennings' voice, then read the third. Kudos to you both.

Not sure who thought that little truck could fly, but that was a serious miscalculation.

They should have used the General Lee.

 

[maverick1_rivals376538]

The new Ford class aircraft carriers are going to be able to generate many times the electricity compared to the Nimitz class. This added juice is for the aircraft launch catapults and an eventual laser missile/aircraft defense system.

Actually, the wattage is needed to generate a cloaking device ala The Philadelphia Experiment.

 

[DSmith21]

Maybe it will help power a time travel drive.

 

[UKwizard]

Kudos in getting it to skip like a stone.

 

[We-Todd-Did]

I'm willing to bet that thing wasn't supposed to be parked there and it got caught on video.

 

[WildcatFan1982]