Last I read, they have been held back by the size of the battery banks needed to create enough energy. Until they could shrink the battery bank size down it was just too big to actually put on a ship. You can imagine how much room all those batteries take if they were much too big for American naval vessels.
I'm guessing they got the battery issue handled if they are finally mounting one shipboard. They are crazy amazing weapons that fire a non explosive projectile that travels so fast and hits so hard it causes damage that, until now, has been only capable with huge explosive bombs and warheads.
I'm guessing they got the battery issue handled if they are finally mounting one shipboard. They are crazy amazing weapons that fire a non explosive projectile that travels so fast and hits so hard it causes damage that, until now, has been only capable with huge explosive bombs and warheads.
I would argue that USS Cole fell victim to her standing rules of engagement more than to a rubber dinghy.
Or lack of adherence to those rules...
Seriously, BTDT. It's amazing what a few rounds of .50 BMG will do to deter small boats.
Or lack of adherence to those rules... Seriously, BTDT. It's amazing what a few rounds of .50 BMG will do to deter small boats.
As for the Navy, if they ever do get multi-shot rail guns and the seawater to fuel conversions across the fleet, it will be a game changer.
He built it for 7K, but they offered 10k, so he spent 130k....
Sure it could be argued. It could also be argued that a Dr. Hassan type could be graduating from Navy boot camp and it's just a matter of time before a ship get sunk by sabotage.
Imagine what damage could be done to a reactor by someone with trusting access. Say a propulsion engineer. Or any of the enlisted men trained and qualified to do maintenance?
I was a corpsman and I've stumbled into some spaces I shouldn't have ever been allowed access to.
Not meaning to get off topic but it'd be unreal scary what a FA18 armed pilot could do to a carrier as it was approaching a landing. Same with a helo on a smaller ship.
Same with a sniper providing cover or the guy running a tank.
Terrorist are patient. I might have to rethink my notions about who can serve in the military. That's some scary stuff.
Same with a sniper providing cover or the guy running a tank.
Terrorist are patient. I might have to rethink my notions about who can serve in the military. That's some scary stuff.
It would be cool to hear about ships being armed with Gauss rifles.
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