SQUEEEE!!! (from "The Future is Now" dept)

[Dave2]

The US Navy is four years away from having laser cannons. Hehehehehe... "Scotty, divert engine power to the weapons array!" I am such a nerd...

[sugar land dave]

Don't forget the rail gun!
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU[/youtube]

[C-dub]

All right!!!
Not too surprised with having nuclear reactors on board to supply the power and all.

Those rail guns are pretty cool too!

[C-dub]

Aww, Sugar Dave beat me to it.

[TLE2]

Now if we can just get those photon torpedoes working...

[apostate]

Don't forget the rail gun!
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"Speed Kills" - Nice

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[jmra]

I don't know, needs a little more wow factor. Maybe if the aimed at a big pile of watermelons.

[C-dub]

Don't forget the rail gun!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

"Speed Kills" - Nice

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plena anguillis est navis volans mea

That's interesting because one of the fighter pilot's motto's is "speed is life."

[The Annoyed Man]

I don't know, needs a little more wow factor. Maybe if the aimed at a big pile of watermelons.

R. Lee Ermy?

[psijac]

Don't forget the rail gun!
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU[/youtube]

They need to incorporate some kind of rifling mechanic. Without any twist the projectile looks like a third grader trying.g to pass a football

[terryg]

Awesome. I am puzzled by the fire following the rail gun projectile. It shouldn't be using any propellant - but it is probably a result of the tremendous heat generated by the EM forces. Impressive.

[Dave2]

Don't forget the rail gun!
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU[/youtube]

They need to incorporate some kind of rifling mechanic. Without any twist the projectile looks like a third grader trying.g to pass a football

There's no easy way to do that. The projectile rides on rails. They could twist the rails into a double helix, but I think they're still struggling with keeping the rails from collapsing so that problem needs to get solved first.

Awesome. I am puzzled by the fire following the rail gun projectile. It shouldn't be using any propellant - but it is probably a result of the tremendous heat generated by the EM forces. Impressive.

Yeah, kinda scary...

[Dave2]

Don't forget the rail gun!
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=-uV1SbEuzFU[/youtube]

I haven't forgotten them, I just like not having to reload until all the nuclear reactor fuel is spent. What is it, 25 years worth of fuel onboard? Of course that'll get shortened if the demand goes up, but I bet it'll still get you through the battle.

[recaffeination]

I don't know, needs a little more wow factor. Maybe if the aimed at a big pile of watermelons.

R. Lee Ermy?

It sounds more like Gallagher.

[SC1903A3]

My son's jealous. The surface ships get all the cool toys. He's stuck with Trident D5s. Here's one launched from his ship back in February.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ys1pKnifyU