US Navy Electromagnetic Railgun Cannon - Their Most Powerful Cannon

This is the US Military’s most powerful cannon the Electromagnetic Railgun, which can shoot up to 100 nautical miles at mach 7.5 and impacting the target at mach 5, using only energy as its propellant.

The high-velocity projectile will destroy land, sea, and air purely from its kinetic energy, rather than with conventional explosives warheads.

The Rail Gun is a 32 Megajoule Electro-magnetic laboratory rail gun being evaluated by the US Office of Naval Research, Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.

The US Navy is pursuing development of the launcher system through two industry teams -- General Atomics and BAE Systems - to reduce risk in the program and to foster innovation in next-generation shipboard weapons.

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*★★★ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VIDEO ★★★*


*2) What is the smoke coming out of the railgun* - That is metal on metal contact from the round going down the shaft of the gun, hence why shooting this gun starts tearing apart the barrel.

*3) At **0:50** I say "a velocity of 45 hundred mph". But the comparison photo at **1:05** show 5, 600mph* - The information in my narration was from my research, the animation in the video was from an older video, I actually did not notice the speed difference in the animation. if I had noticed it during editing I would have fixed it. my mistake.

*4) In the video I say “Using only energy as it’s propellant“ people are confused by this as even gun powder is a form of energy* - True, but when I wrote that line in my script it seemed logical to say that energy aka *(electricity)* is it's propellant. it may have been a poor choice of words, but it seemed right at the time when I was writing it. we all make mistakes. I am sure won't be my last :)

*5) What a waste of $500 Million, that money could of been used on Schools, Hospitals, Veterans or the homeless* - Yes it could have, but it wasn't, and never will, because the Government will always spend money on the military and Research and Development projects. No matter how much the general public does not like it, no matter who they vote into office, that will always stay the same. You cannot be the most powerful military in the world without spending money on R&D.

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40000 bc: man throws stone
2020 ad: man throws stone faster

[DonVigaDeFierro]

This just proves that we haven't really evolved out of throwing stones at each other.

We just became really good at it.

[enby_kensei]

You can see why this weapon is such a wet dream for sci-fi gun nerds, especially when it comes to concepts for handheld versions. That's an anti-tank rifle that does damage exclusively with the power of momentum. No fancy metals, no explosives. Just a metal dart or ball that moves extremely fast. That's insane.

[Tisrok]

Can we talk about that insane camera for a second? Tracked the projectile through the air at mach 7 perfectly smooth with extreme slow motion?

[vicentetorres]

"Most powerful railgun they're allowed to show us"

[Thecyberknight]

imagine being a fish just doing fish shit and then all of a sudden a projectile from two oceans away just obliterates you.

[callmeandoru]

That one Japanese kid with a coin: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

[Ey_SmoKrac]

“Those can put a round clean through a Covenant ship.”

[thorwrigglesworth]

"Ripping a hole through whatever it was aimed at"

*aims it at a hole*

[Jason]

When you miss the target your aiming for and end up hitting something 2 country’s away

[JingRoku]

finally a video that explains it concisely without screaming in your ears for 10 minutes, ty :)

[Sloimer]

Ship 100 miles out in the ocean: "Wow it's really nice to be all alone out here, enjoying a nice peaceful day on the ocean without a railgun in sight."

[attarvovin]

awwww, an eco friendly death machine!

[robsmith]

Superconductors are definitely in the future of practical railguns.

[SgtChip]

"MAC rounds? In atmosphere?"
"It's one way to get their attention."

[frowlinian]

"With only energy as its propellant"

I know what you're saying; but that's the description of everything that has and will ever move ever...

[henryterrell]

"The greatest advantage of an EM railgun... is the safety aspect"

[AP-dijy]

"The greatest advantage of an EM railgun... is the safety aspect"...
That's definitely "not" what the guys on the opposing end of that cannon said.

[MasteRRaiden]

Railgun in America: well this is wholesome, what an Amazing invention.
Railgun in Japan: Yamete Kudasai.
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