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Charles Garnett, NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun system engineer, explains how electricity can launch railgun projectiles at seven times the speed of sound. The electromagnetic railgun is a long-range weapon that launches projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants and is under development by the Department of the Navy for use aboard ships.
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Nov 10, 2015
Washington DC - Charles Garnett, NSWCDD electromagnetic railgun system engineer, explains how electricity can launch railgun projectiles at seven times the speed of sound. The electromagnetic railgun is a long-range weapon that launches projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellants and is under development by the Department of the Navy for use aboard ships.


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