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    Quote Originally Posted by Einherjarn View Post
    Maybe this could be usefull in the military? If it's legit.
    (There is blood for the squeamish.)
    Omnigel...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealthwings View Post
    I thought I would make a thread about military technology being developed all over the world, be it planes, ships, armored vehicles, camouflage, stealth, anything to do with defence. Post links of interest about military tech, etc.
    Discuss!
    Railgun. That is all.
    This thing fires a projectile using only electricity and magnetism, no explosions involved. The fire you see is air molecules igniting from the extreme speed and friction of the projectile.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Einherjarn View Post
    Maybe this could be usefull in the military? If it's legit.
    (There is blood for the squeamish.)
    If that's real, that is really neat. Could be a huge lifesaver in an emergency situation.

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    Railgun. That is all.
    This thing fires a projectile using only electricity and magnetism, no explosions involved. The fire you see is air molecules igniting from the extreme speed and friction of the projectile.
    By god I hope we purchase a couple of those. Maybe put it on the Type 26 frigate that will be built by by 2020+. I hope we build more than 13 type 26 frigates, Labour is pretty much guaranteed to be in power then, and I know they're less vicious with the defence budget. After all, they're the ones who ordered the two aircraft carriers.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CVS401_Perseus
    Dat missile...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealthwings View Post
    By god I hope we purchase a couple of those. Maybe put it on the Type 26 frigate that will be built by by 2020+. I hope we build more than 13 type 26 frigates, Labour is pretty much guaranteed to be in power then, and I know they're less vicious with the defence budget. After all, they're the ones who ordered the two aircraft carriers.
    The first weaponized railgun planned for production, the General Atomics Blitzer system, began full system testing in September 2010. The weapon launches a streamlined discarding sabot round designed by Boeing's Phantom Works at 1600 m/s (approximately Mach 5) with accelerations exceeding 60,000 g's.[20] During one of the tests, the projectile was able to travel an additional 7km (~4 mi) downrange after penetrating a 1/8 inch (3 mm) thick steel plate. The company hopes to have an integrated demo of the system by 2016 followed by production by 2019, pending funding. Thus far, the project is self-funded.[21]
    I wonder what the power requirements will be. inc thorium (for safety) reactors on destroyers?

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    I wonder what the power requirements will be. inc thorium (for safety) reactors on destroyers?
    No idea, probably a lot. For the beginning prototypes aircraft carriers will probably be the only ships big and powerful enough to operate such a weapon, and gradually the design will improve for use on smaller ships.

    Anyway, this looks cool:
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11..._chopper_bids/
    Classified, too! Looks like there may actually be secret projects going on.
    Sounds a bit gimmicky, but overall it's pretty damn awesome. Notice how in it's helicopter form, from far away it would actually look like a full scale helicopter, if you look at it's outline.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stealthwings View Post
    No idea, probably a lot. For the beginning prototypes aircraft carriers will probably be the only ships big and powerful enough to operate such a weapon, and gradually the design will improve for use on smaller ships.

    Anyway, this looks cool:
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11..._chopper_bids/
    Classified, too! Looks like there may actually be secret projects going on.
    Sounds a bit gimmicky, but overall it's pretty damn awesome. Notice how in it's helicopter form, from far away it would actually look like a full scale helicopter, if you look at it's outline.
    DARPA has a similar project in the works. I'm skeptical, the v22 only just went operational and had a pretty rough ride. VTOL programs in general have been a clusterfuck.

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    http://en.rian.ru/video/20130310/179812650.html

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    We were too ahead of our time for this.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Noomz View Post
    Railgun. That is all.
    This thing fires a projectile using only electricity and magnetism, no explosions involved. The fire you see is air molecules igniting from the extreme speed and friction of the projectile.
    Or to make it even more striking; that's literally pretty much what the surface of the Sun is like.

    Now, regarding cartridges for assault rifles, can someone explain to a noob the essential differences between 5.56 and 6.8? What makes 6.8 so revolutionary?

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    Or to make it even more striking; that's literally pretty much what the surface of the Sun is like.

    Now, regarding cartridges for assault rifles, can someone explain to a noob the essential differences between 5.56 and 6.8? What makes 6.8 so revolutionary?
    It is halfway between the under powered 5.56 most assault rifles nowadays use and the much heavier but over powered 7.62.

    6.8 has the punch that 5.56 lacks, but is also light enough in weight that you can carry much more than you can with 7.62. recoil is also a factor, 6.8 is in the middle in this area, making it very controllable.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RICH1471 View Post
    It is halfway between the under powered 5.56 most assault rifles nowadays use and the much heavier but over powered 7.62.

    6.8 has the punch that 5.56 lacks, but is also light enough in weight that you can carry much more than you can with 7.62. recoil is also a factor, 6.8 is in the middle in this area, making it very controllable.

    not to mention they fit into STANAG's and cycle without issues, much powerful round and without spending big chunk of money on new magazines.

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    Surprised this hasn't been mentioned, but the F-35 Lightning II looks pretty flippin sweet. The seamless integration of VTOL and regular flight in one of the variants seems badass. I am thinking of joining the Air Force after I get out of college, and I would love to have one of these babies as my own personal company car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kleinlax21 View Post
    Surprised this hasn't been mentioned, but the F-35 Lightning II looks pretty flippin sweet. The seamless integration of VTOL and regular flight in one of the variants seems badass. I am thinking of joining the Air Force after I get out of college, and I would love to have one of these babies as my own personal company car.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-35_Lightning_II
    The F-35 is a beautiful aircraft although a lot of people are hating on the mono engine as well as the cost of the amount we ordered. I'm aiming at flying the F-22 Raptor when I graduate. Now that is a magnificent aircraft.
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    The F-35 is a beautiful aircraft although a lot of people are hating on the mono engine as well as the cost of the amount we ordered. I'm aiming at flying the F-22 Raptor when I graduate. Now that is a magnificent aircraft.
    Nothing beats the spitfire, the aircraft that won WW2.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TradewindNQ View Post
    it's not by sea you have to worry about...but Moose Cavalry.
    Well, have you seen Canada's king?



    It's a reigndeer, not a moose, but close enough.
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    I think the F-22 could beat a spitfire =].
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    I was a fan of the Crusader self propelled howitzer before it got canceled by Rumsfeld:


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    Quote Originally Posted by Kulanae View Post
    I was a fan of the Crusader self propelled howitzer before it got canceled by Rumsfeld:
    That thing was pretty cool but I'm sure it's cost wasn't worth it when we already had the Paladin available.
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    Nothing beats the spitfire, the aircraft that won WW2.
    I thought that was the hurricane They shot down more planes

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