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Lasers; Lock and Load
Topic Started: Sep 24 2006, 12:30 AM (1,328 Views)
Gri3vous
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We don't need lasers if it hurts it works so we stay with bullets.
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Moose
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Railguns and/or coilguns are probably going to be the next big step in firearms. An M16 fires a bullet at about 1000 meters per second, a railgun can propel a similar projectile at 3500 meters per second with better accuracy. As a hand held weapon, they would not be particularly "game-breaking," but on a tank, ship, submarine, or perhaps an orbital station, could be deadly. No reason to blow a ship up when you can punch a hole straight through it. They could also be used to destroy enemy missiles, as a fairly small projectile could inflict substantial internal damage.
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