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Subject: Re: Rail guns vs. ordinary guns
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Date: Mon, 20-Jan-86 09:22:01 EST
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The rail guns being discussed are smaller than you think since they
are designed to shoot small projectiles as weapons, not large payloads.
A recent test was made with a plastic projectile (it must have some
iron in it?) that puched its way into a solid block of aluminum.
An issue of Spectrum covered rail guns and other weapons that might be
used in a SDI system.