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This is probably an impractical use for a rail gun, but it would be interesting nonetheless. All I can imagine is a rail gun on a ship firing artillery payloads at high speeds. I wonder if rail gun technology would make for a good stealth weapon delivery system. I would have never thought that there would have been working prototypes. I have always thought that a rail gun was purely a futuristic weapon in science fiction movies and video games. This type of rail gun would surely be a formidable force if mounted on a ship, and the lack of explosives would improve safety. It could also send projectiles at approaching ships very close to the surface of the water, and without a heat signature, tearing open a hull in seconds. The shell would release the shrapnel just before impact, sending molten cubes of tungsten flying through body and structure at Mach 5. The gun would be able to fire a tungsten shrapnel round 250 nautical miles in 7 minutes. It could use electricity generated by the ship's nuclear reactor, storing it in a capacitor to be used to fire the gun. The office Naval Research has a great diagram of how a rail gun would work mounted on a ship. Rail guns are the basis for a funny aside in Mass Effect 2. Designers from Colt also upgraded the gun by adding Novak night sights and gray g10 tactical grips.

The article pointed out the many benefits of rail gun technology, and the Navy would love to exploit these advantages. Halo Reach ends with your Spartan taking up a mounted rail gun to destroy an incoming Covenant ship. The Rail Gun got it’s name from the rail that enables attachments of various lights/lasers, this upgrades and pushes the old design into a new era competing striker-fired pistols. The Navy is pursuing rail gun technology for both long range and short range applications. January 13, Fiorite- I wouldn't be surprised if you soon find a rail gun on a nuclear powered naval craft. There are no guidance chip sets that can handle a 40g acceleration, and the sheer velocity of the projectile makes it nearly impossible to hit targets oriented on a slope reverse of the direction of the projectile. There are some very important tactical shortcomings of a rail gun as well. The other problem with these guns is the speed of the projectile. Finding a way to dissipate the heat will be important. The gun would also have a very high heat signature and would expel a very large electric flare from the muzzle. The prototype tungsten rounds that you speak of cost upwards of ten thousand dollars apiece. The cost of maintaining the weapon will likely be one of the biggest obstacles. There are also three additional details painted onto the weapon.January 14, Framemaker- a US Navy Electro-magnetic rail gun would be a formidable weapon, but the navy has identified a few very crucial shortcomings of the technology. The paint deco is the yellow striping unlocked for the DMR when the player enlists in the Wetwork specialization. His legs feature the the sprues of BrickWarrior's Greaves, however they are painted to represent the LG-50 bulk variation of leg armor.ĭefinitely one of the innovative highlights of this figure is the BrickArms XDMR (DMR) that the Spartan IV is wielding. You might notice various circular shapes attached to the helmet and torso armor, those were added to at least some what portray an Operator's armor appearance. Frequently Bought Together Brickarms - Chainblade 1.95 Brickarms - Combat PDW - Chrome Silver 3.95 Brickarms - XBR4 Battle Rifle 4 - Gunmetal Tiger Camo 2.95 Brickarms M1903 Bayonet 2. I never would have guessed for it to be the helmet with which I am most fond of in Halo 4. Brickarms -XRG Rail Gun - Black Our custom design weapons are created specifically for LEGO figures using high quality injection molded ABS plastic.

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When I had originally picked up the LEGO Minifigures Series 7 Galaxy Control figure, I knew that one day it would serve a purpose. Once again utilizing the a set of BrickWarriors Galaxy Enforcer armor, and a modified LEGO Minifigures Series 7 Galaxy Control helmet, i've assembled a Spartan IV with different patterns and designs along with an Operator helmet!

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