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Rachoi
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Posted - 2013.03.03 20:52:00 -
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in space, there is no friction.
in space, there is nothing to cause the Rail gun slugs to fall apart, and nothing to make sure the rocket runs out of manuvering fuel.
now... physics 101 on this is that the slugs the rail fires are going so fast through atmosphere they turn to dust after so far away. missiles need fuel to keep flying, and will run out eventually.... do the math in your head on that
also, currently railgun tanks STILL HAVE ENOUGH RANGE TO SHOOT YOUR ASS ACROSS A MAP. that hasnt dissappeared, trust me, dont forget that railguns still have the MOST direct damage on them |
Rachoi
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Posted - 2013.03.04 01:37:00 -
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Charlotte O'Dell wrote:There are railguns TODAY capable of shooting 220 miles with a muzzle velocity of mach 8. i want that on my tank!
yes, but you also realize the railguns of today need the engine of an AIRCRAFT CARRIER to fire, and the EM feild they throw off would disable any tech within five miles, think they might have to tone it down al ittle to not em fry their own tech?
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Rachoi
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Posted - 2013.03.04 09:24:00 -
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Ulysses Knapse wrote:Rachoi wrote:Charlotte O'Dell wrote:There are railguns TODAY capable of shooting 220 miles with a muzzle velocity of mach 8. i want that on my tank! yes, but you also realize the railguns of today need the engine of an AIRCRAFT CARRIER to fire, and the EM feild they throw off would disable any tech within five miles, think they might have to tone it down al ittle to not em fry their own tech? Once again, scientific ignorance. Current railgun tech is inefficient compared to it's potential in the future. Further more, there is no "Electromagnetic Field" or EMP that wipes out circuitry, it simply doesn't work like that. And don't say engine. It's a ******* nuclear reactor, not an engine. Also, I agree with the OP. The range should be greatly increased, especially missiles. Real-life missiles generally get farther than half the length of a football field.
oh shut up you ****, its semantics, and if you have not noticed not all of the people that read these things know that nuclear aircraft carriers exist.
as for EM feilds.... what happens when you send a high enough current though a very tight metal coil? it creats an EM field, causing interferrence and damage to any unshielded tech.
now i sill say there is potenttial, when we can get efficent enough power, and a decent shielding system to keep that em feild contained, properly done it will be a juggernaut of a weapon in reality, as for now, lets leave the rails and missles the **** alone and let CCP worry about getting the new toys out before they start shifting things around.
on a personal note.. **** you tankers who need to sit behind a mountain to shoot, grow a pair, and get in the feild, you're a tank, you should not fear anything but a railgun encampment |
Rachoi
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Posted - 2013.03.05 09:30:00 -
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Charlotte O'Dell wrote:Rachoi wrote:Ulysses Knapse wrote:Rachoi wrote:Charlotte O'Dell wrote:There are railguns TODAY capable of shooting 220 miles with a muzzle velocity of mach 8. i want that on my tank! yes, but you also realize the railguns of today need the engine of an AIRCRAFT CARRIER to fire, and the EM feild they throw off would disable any tech within five miles, think they might have to tone it down al ittle to not em fry their own tech? Once again, scientific ignorance. Current railgun tech is inefficient compared to it's potential in the future. Further more, there is no "Electromagnetic Field" or EMP that wipes out circuitry, it simply doesn't work like that. And don't say engine. It's a ******* nuclear reactor, not an engine. Also, I agree with the OP. The range should be greatly increased, especially missiles. Real-life missiles generally get farther than half the length of a football field. oh shut up you ****, its semantics, and if you have not noticed not all of the people that read these things know that nuclear aircraft carriers exist. as for EM feilds.... what happens when you send a high enough current though a very tight metal coil? it creats an EM field, causing interferrence and damage to any unshielded tech. now i sill say there is potenttial, when we can get efficent enough power, and a decent shielding system to keep that em feild contained, properly done it will be a juggernaut of a weapon in reality, as for now, lets leave the rails and missles the **** alone and let CCP worry about getting the new toys out before they start shifting things around. on a personal note.. **** you tankers who need to sit behind a mountain to shoot, grow a pair, and get in the feild, you're a tank, you should not fear anything but a railgun encampment You obviously aren't a tanker yourself. Why don't you buy yourself a 2million isk tank and with a railgun and try fighting up close with it u pog boot ****
if you dont want to lose the money, leave it on the warbarge, if you call it in, use it like its ment to be used, that's the main gist of it.
after all, you're sitting in so much metal most things dont even scratch you, and its rather hard to kill tanks even with Swarms, AV, and Forge, so kindly... get in the heat of it, and stop worrying about money, you can earn it back for god's sake |
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