Railgun
id:
railgun-204-569415
title:
Railgun
text:
A railgun or rail gun, sometimes referred to as a rail cannon, is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high-velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. The railgun uses a pair of parallel conductors (rails), along which a sliding armature is accelerated by the electromagnetic effects of a current that flows down one rail, into the a
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Electromagnetic projectile launcher
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun
date created:
2003-04-30T09:22:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T19:50:40Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Railgun_usnavy_2008.jpg","width":2091,"height":1509}
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13
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