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To: Forward the Light Brigade

Very good question(s).

I suspect large ships are very near the point where they’re just really big targets.

Saw a bit about railguns. Very difficult to see how a round from one could be stopped or diverted.


33 posted on 03/04/2015 8:30:54 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan

Reactive armor might. But given a hypervocity railgun shell, it would have to be a very large charge that triggers incredibly fast. Possibly even using proximity radar, before the round makes physical contact.


34 posted on 03/04/2015 8:34:41 PM PST by tanknetter
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