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Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel (www.eurasiantimes.com)

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Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel::Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.

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[-] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You're thinking of EMALS. It's a catapult for aircraft, not a gun. Pretty close in concept though. Had some teething issues, turned out larger than expected, but works just fine now.

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

The GAO says it still has reliability issues that won’t likely be ironed out for about a decade.

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