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The Science of Rail Guns
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| 3/20/2012
| Keith Veronese
Posted on 03/20/2012 9:44:57 PM PDT by U-238
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To: archy; Squantos
What is all the hubbub about rail guns? Hitler had those huge guns on rails back in the ‘40s...
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03/23/2012 12:38:08 PM PDT
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MileHi
( "It's coming down to patriots vs the politicians." - ovrtaxt)
To: U-238
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03/23/2012 12:44:58 PM PDT
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Captain Beyond
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To: MileHi
What is all the hubbub about rail guns? Hitler had those huge guns on rails back in the ‘40s... The mounting of siege ordnance on railcars dates back to the U.S. Civil War, [War for Northern Dominance] at least:
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03/23/2012 1:37:29 PM PDT
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archy
(I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!)
To: archy
I always thought those pieces were funny looking, so large around for the bore size. Was the metal brittle?
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03/23/2012 2:10:59 PM PDT
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MileHi
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