the day of the battleship is BACK!!!

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Aquaman
This is better then a rail gun........... Say hello to the Wave Motion Gun!!!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

I'll see your wave motion gun and raise you the SDF-1 main gun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zURDyDlwg

I take that and raise you a Macross Cannon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-91q-4S0k

 

[NatePo717]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Aquaman
This is better then a rail gun........... Say hello to the Wave Motion Gun!!!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

I'll see your wave motion gun and raise you the SDF-1 main gun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zURDyDlwg

I take that and raise you a Macross Cannon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-91q-4S0k

Mako Cannon ftw!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...TCGEic&feature=related

 

[Minjin]

Closer and closer to the Glitter Boy.

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I read about Railgun battleships

wouldnt "MegaKill!" be more appropriate?

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: ViRGE

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I real about Railgun battleships

:laugh:

Specifically, the ONR wants a 64-megajoule hypervelocity job, able to lob its projectiles 200 miles or more and have them arrive still going at Mach 5-plus.

This is SOOOO COOL. Just imagine when buildings start exploding - no rockets, no fire, just exploding from supersonic blocks of metal. That's when the enemy starts going, "WTF?"

How is this any different than artillery or cruise missiles though? Both allow ships to siege land with high accuracy and destructive power as-is.

effective range of normal shells is in the neighborhood of 10 miles?

effective range of these is 200 miles. you could be in international waters, just casually flinging shells at a city, without them even knowing wtf is happening.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I read about Railgun battleships

Is that a reference to Quake 3 or Darth Vader?

 

[Raduque]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I read about Railgun battleships

Is that a reference to Quake 3 or Darth Vader?

Did quake3 have voice overs? I thought UT was the only one with an announcer. But UT didn't have a railgun.

 

[Acanthus]

The last ive heard the main issue with getting these in the field was theyll shred a barrel in under 20 rounds fired.

 

[Newbian]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Aquaman
This is better then a rail gun........... Say hello to the Wave Motion Gun!!!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

I'll see your wave motion gun and raise you the SDF-1 main gun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zURDyDlwg

I take that and raise you a Macross Cannon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-91q-4S0k

I will raise you with the death star.

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: Newbian

Originally posted by: tenshodo13

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Aquaman
This is better then a rail gun........... Say hello to the Wave Motion Gun!!!!

Cheers,
Aquaman

I'll see your wave motion gun and raise you the SDF-1 main gun:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zURDyDlwg

I take that and raise you a Macross Cannon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN-91q-4S0k

I will raise you with the death star.

Bah......... all those other guns would destroy the death star like it was a flea on my asre

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Fayd]

where's the megiddo cannon from toward the terra? :/

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
The last ive heard the main issue with getting these in the field was theyll shred a barrel in under 20 rounds fired.

The barrels do not have magnetic field setup?

 

[alkemyst]

wait until N. Korean develops the BFG9000.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
wait until N. Korean develops the BFG9000.

with what? they don't even have enough fibre to make paper marche!

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Acanthus
The last ive heard the main issue with getting these in the field was theyll shred a barrel in under 20 rounds fired.

The barrels do not have magnetic field setup?

Did you see the OP video's sparks/debris in the barrel hitting the sides?

 

[Gibsons]

This isn't the return of the battleship...

These guns are apparently suitable for the not-yet-built DDX/DDG-1000's, and or the CG(X) assuming they get built. Both are about 16,000 tons, more or less. Larger than most WWII cruisers, but still not a battleship.

The amount of power required for a railgun depends on the rate of fire. With an expected 80 megawatts of installed electrical power, electric warships such as the DDG-1000 will have ample power to supply a railgun with the 15-30 MW necessary for sustained fires at 6-12 rounds per minute.

We (or anyone) won't be building battleships for the foreseeable future. These ships are expensive enough already, so much so that maybe only two DDG-1000's will be built.

 

[DarrelSPowers]

this looks so badass.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Battleships saw amazing use during WWII and later. I'm talking about for bombardment, not necessarily naval warfare, which wasn't entirely there purpose - too large to really be an effective in surface naval warfare - big target. Though useful for destroying carriers if able to get in close enough with the air planes distracted by other planes.

escort duty and shore bombardment is hardly the 'day of the battleship.' the light cruisers philadelphia and savannah presided over one of the largest amphibious invasions of the war.

 

[Fritzo]

Yeah, I saw that a few days ago. I was going to buy some BAE shares, but saw they're around $400/share. UGH!

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Acanthus
The last ive heard the main issue with getting these in the field was theyll shred a barrel in under 20 rounds fired.

The barrels do not have magnetic field setup?

Did you see the OP video's sparks/debris in the barrel hitting the sides?

none of which touched the barrel. at least that is what I thought I saw. Besides, it's not like the barrel is doing anything other than hold form. It is not rifle lined or anything, as long as it does not leak or impact the magnetic field, who cares if it has scratches inside? Just make sure you blow out the barrel after every shot to clean it out.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: sdifox

Originally posted by: Acanthus
The last ive heard the main issue with getting these in the field was theyll shred a barrel in under 20 rounds fired.

The barrels do not have magnetic field setup?

Did you see the OP video's sparks/debris in the barrel hitting the sides?

none of which touched the barrel. at least that is what I thought I saw. Besides, it's not like the barrel is doing anything other than hold form. It is not rifle lined or anything, as long as it does not leak or impact the magnetic field, who cares if it has scratches inside? Just make sure you blow out the barrel after every shot to clean it out.

A scratch is a weakness. A weakness causes the barrel to deform. A large problem is, is that there is no known material that can reliably stand up to the magnetic fields in the barrel without buckling.

Also, alot of that stuff that was ejected was from the barrel. Current Barrels need re servicing after 1 or 2 shots

Also, 6-12 shots a minute? What happened to the 1000rpm rail guns?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJGQ_df5a34

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...SRi8qg&feature=related

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: tenshodo13
A scratch is a weakness. A weakness causes the barrel to deform. A large problem is, is that there is no known material that can reliably stand up to the magnetic fields in the barrel without buckling.

Also, alot of that stuff that was ejected was from the barrel. Current Barrels need re servicing after 1 or 2 shots

Also, 6-12 shots a minute? What happened to the 1000rpm rail guns?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJGQ_df5a34

I think the 1000rpm railgun are the rifle variety, not capital gun variety.

re-service the barrel after 2 shots? I guess the rattling gun is making a comeback. How is the debris generated?

I guess Ti can't take the heat?

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I read about Railgun battleships

holy crap, i don't think i've read userfriendly in years. TO THE ARCHIVES!

 

[DrPizza]

Why would they be more accurate than any other ballistic? Some of the same things that affect accuracy still play the same role: wind, aim, shape of object.

 

[tk149]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante

Originally posted by: Exterous
I always think of this when I real about Railgun battleships

:laugh:

Specifically, the ONR wants a 64-megajoule hypervelocity job, able to lob its projectiles 200 miles or more and have them arrive still going at Mach 5-plus.

This is SOOOO COOL. Just imagine when buildings start exploding - no rockets, no fire, just exploding from supersonic blocks of metal. That's when the enemy starts going, "WTF?"

yeah!

now imagine setting one up on a mobile platform. yeah!

then make sure that mobile platform has heavy armor and a fusion reactor. yeah!

then someone can create a fusion weapon. yeah!

we can call it a Hellbore. yeah!!!!

Das Afrika Corps, reporting!