That being said I do expect a major overhaul of a majority of the fleet that won't be scrapped. Or retired

Oh that reminds me

the A-10's can carry more than Maverick's, they can carry a host of Rockets, Gun Pods, and JDaM 1,000 pound bombs

I foresee railguns being a very popular armament on Warships very soon

I know that. I didn't say it in my previous message but I mean as in the only precision guided AGM missile.

ah

> I foresee railguns being a very popular armament on Warships very soon
@ThiccSpicyGenderRevealParty They already are, its just software bugs and glitches that are being worked out

currently the Zumwalt is being fitted with Railguns as a replacement for its underfunded Smart cannon

also Gauss Guns are being considered as a next gen efficient upgrade to Railguns

When they enter widespread service, i assume they'll primarily be mounted on Carriers asides from ships like the Zumwalt and essentially turn the carriers into Modern Day Battleships

any yall remember when Railguns popped up in the 80's and then disapeared for like 30 years?

> any yall remember when Railguns popped up in the 80's and then disapeared for like 30 years?
@Zilla yup

Nah, Cruisers and DD's only

wtf is a gauss gun

too bulky for now

Gauss Guns are essentially Coil Guns, which operate on a similar principle to Railguns except they do not have a sabot carrier

> wtf is a gauss gun
@BitsBytes Similar to a Railgun except more efficient with timed electromagnets isntead of resistors

> Gauss Guns are essentially Coil Guns, which operate on a similar principle to Railguns except they do not have a sabot carrier
@Zilla Think the MACs from Halo

yeah

When that happens, when something "disappears" that means it didn't fail, that just means they do more secret development of it.

aka they're gonna use it

i think i know what you're talking about

https://youtu.be/mdZo_keUoEs

how a simple coilgun looks

Coilgun go uh boom

a primitive one, but yeah, thats essentially how it works

actually, i think i posted a video of some guys who made a working one chambered in .50 cal

as in the diameter of the round, not actual .50 cal ammunition

frankly i think the biggest issue concerning Coil Guns is that, due to not having a sabot carrier to assist in moving the projectile, the projectiles muzzle velocity is a fair bit lower, plus requires a great deal more of energy because it doesnt have a sabot carrier doing some of the moving

but it does allow for more rapid firing so that is an upside to it

I think we should use both, with coilguns arming the more frontline ships, and railguns being mounted behind the frontline for designated "sniper ships" and Carriers

also is is so much cheaer than a missle

vastly more cheaper

tho not initially, railguns and coil guns are still very expensive to produce, because both are still fairly new technologies

actually, if big enough, you could theoretically shoot tanks at people with mass accelerators as ammunition

lol

best part is, ammo is just basically hunks of metal

yeah

tho a penetrator rod is the most ideal ammunition

especially in atmosphere

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