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mbear

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Real world railgun infantry
« on: 16 October 2017, 07:21:11 »
A first pass at a man-portable railgun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FILJznSr6fs
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Re: Real world railgun infantry
« Reply #1 on: 16 October 2017, 09:43:43 »

I like that the circuit boards had to be hardened against the railgun's own EMP.

Range and penetration on the field test video are very underwhelming, especially given the size of the railgun and compared to a rifle, but a fun experiment nonetheless.
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