U.S. Navy: "This is a game changer!"

obieone
obieone Posts: 5,077
edited December 2010 in The Clubhouse
The Battleship platform may not be so obsolete after all:eek:.
I'd love to see the NJ, and the Wisconsin cruising around again.
For those that have never seen an Iowa class up close and in person, it's awe inspiring. Pic's and video just don't do it justice:wink:


http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/10/navy-railgun-shoots-bullets-electromagnet/?test=faces
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited December 2010
    Wow wee that's impressive. Too bad we have to wait another 15 years for it to become practical . . . by then it may be obsolete.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited December 2010
    The mission of the Battleship is definitely not obsolete. This is the short term replacement for that role. Unfortunately, like many weapon systems, the funding has been severely cut and the number of ships being produced has been sliced from 11 to 3 due to the cost of the two wars we are currently fighting.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zumwalt_class_destroyer

    http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dd21/

    A crew of only 142 and guns with a range of 100 nm. Stealth capabilities also. Pretty Bad A$$ platform!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited December 2010
    obieone wrote: »
    The Battleship platform may not be so obsolete after all:eek:.
    I'd love to see the NJ, and the Wisconsin cruising around again.
    For those that have never seen an Iowa class up close and in person, it's awe inspiring. Pic's and video just don't do it justice:wink:


    http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/12/10/navy-railgun-shoots-bullets-electromagnet/?test=faces

    I'll second that. I got to work on the USS Iowa back in the 80's as a defense contractor in Norfolk, VA. I still remeber getting a chill walking up the gangplank which was decorated with banners that read "The Big Stick is Back !". Truly something I will never forget and impressive to say the least. The Iowa, the New Jersey, the Misoouri and the Wisconsin they don't build them like that anymore. :cool:
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  • thuffman03
    thuffman03 Posts: 1,325
    edited December 2010
    I would think that this new weapon would be better suited for use in space.
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  • amulford
    amulford Posts: 5,020
    edited December 2010
    You wouldn't have to worry about projectile deformation or velocity loss because of friction...
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited December 2010
    How did you guys get onto battleships from an article on rail guns? Any boat can have these weapons. That, along with the speed, is the benefit.
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  • Outfitter03
    Outfitter03 Posts: 563
    edited December 2010
    BlueFox wrote: »
    How did you guys get onto battleships from an article on rail guns? Any boat can have these weapons. That, along with the speed, is the benefit.


    Unfortunately not all ships can have rail guns. They lack the electrical power to rapidly recharge the capacitor banks for a rapid fire rate. The Zumwalt class destroyer was designed with this capacity in mind with huge power generating capabilities and all electric propulsion (Main Engines). Even this is limited so may require shifting power from Main Engines to Weapons or power allocation somewhat similar to Star Trek and charging the phaser banks. Rail guns utilize massive capacitor banks for the rapid power discharge when fired.

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  • newrival
    newrival Posts: 2,017
    edited December 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Wow wee that's impressive. Too bad we have to wait another 15 years for it to become practical . . . by then it may be obsolete.

    An actual war-able railgun would not be obsolete in 15 years. No one that we no of is any closer to having an operational version of any level. Additionally, we've been using combustion propelled projectiles for over a century without that becoming obsolete.
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  • warren
    warren Posts: 756
    edited December 2010
    Surfacecraft has their purpose, the silent service out dose them all...
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    you're going to have headaches."
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited December 2010
    I would like to see how they could use electrically fired weapons on a diesel ship.

    Cool nonetheless.
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited December 2010
    Is this thread about guns? I thought that was against the rules.
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