How US Navy Tests its Super Advanced Billion $ Rail Gun Systems

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[TraktatPółnocnoatlantycki]

The mighty US Navy ❤️❤️❤️The Americans have very advanced military technologies ❤❤❤

[chazz]

Rail guns won't be ready for deployment until the durability problems of the launch mechanism can be solved.

[charlesrichardson]

I thought they shut this program down in 2021. Is this program still running?

[unhingedreality]

With the advancement of micro-nuclear reactors, the power problem on smaller vessels may be mitigated. The USN has some of the best nuclear power plant engineers.

[Jaysqualityparts]

We used to be able to throw a Volkswagen 23 miles so I guess we’re going back in time.

[SeekingTruthAnd]

I guess this railgun video has been around about 10 years now? Are there no further developments on this weapon?

[antonleimbach]

Nobody is using a .50 cal for aerial threats unless they are firing at seagulls. They use them against small boat attacks.

[tobyw]

Amazing the CWIS crew is exposed to enemy fire and the weather.

[Asymmetrical-Saggin]

USS Zumwalt is DDG-1000
USS Michael Monsoor is DDG-1001. You was showing this ship while calling it and describing it as Zumwalt. The class though, is Zumwalt. Just incase anyone gets confused. Around 6:22 until like 7:00

[caiuspostumiusturrinus]

2008 was sixteen years ago. Imagine what they have now. Likely at least something that performs triple those numbers.

[viveviveka]

Mach 7 is about 1.5 miles per second (1.492 mps).

So it will take over 60 seconds to travel 100 miles.

That is a long time for a projectile to be in the air. Gravity will have a say, and the trajectory will not be very flat.

And the air itself will also have a say.

[yogibear]

Uses just electricity...no gun powder ...meaning is carbon neutral, environmentally friendly ...new, progressive way of fighting enemy...

[davidmiller]

Didn't show much on the rail... lol.. quite a bit on other munitions though.

[heruwahyudi]

Slamat pagi saudara gimana kabarnya & jaga kesehatan Bapak & saudara yg terhormat sesuai spek dunia damai ⭐❤⭐

[omegacala]

Ok at 13:00 how is this guy a SGT. in the Navy. I served 4yrs and I never heard of a naval sgt. I was a GSM 3rd class petty officer.

[robmeyer]

A .50 cal round could destroy a battleship if it was traveling at a relativistic velocity.

[ohkey]

rail gun is difficult to hit its target if sea condition is not good.

[azarellediaz]

9:45 the phalanx is a piece of junk, it’s been proven that any ship “protected” by these can be easily overwhelmed and fail at its mission.

[fnrd-fo]

Wonder how far they can shoot a projectile in to space

[johnhopkins]

"...four-thousand, five-hundred miles-per-hour...": 6600'/sec