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Wotta lotta flame
[edit]- There's a lot of flame in the image (File:Railgun_usnavy_2008.jpg) which doesn't somehow convey the idea that the weapon's kinetic energy is not derived explosively. 92.10.212.241 (talk) 19:50, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- It is plasma. 2804:14D:5C59:44A4:48BF:3ECE:B40B:80B2 (talk) 21:48, 17 March 2023 (UTC)
Cannot find source for Second paragraph of Tests, about the EDO-0 and EDO-1.
[edit]The paragraph
"The Yugoslavian Military Technology Institute developed, within a project named EDO-0, a railgun with 7 kJ kinetic energy, in 1985. In 1987 a successor was created, project EDO-1, that used projectile with a mass of 0.7 kg (1.5 lb) and achieved speeds of 3,000 m/s (9,800 ft/s), and with a mass of 1.1 kg (2.4 lb) reached speeds of 2,400 m/s (7,900 ft/s). It used a track length of 0.7 m (2.3 ft). According to those working on it, with other modifications it was able to achieve a speed of 4,500 m/s (14,800 ft/s). The aim was to achieve projectile speed of 7,000 m/s (23,000 ft/s). "
has no sources, and I am unable to find information that is not a copy paste of this article. Does anyone have a source for this? Cron312 (talk) 05:02, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
- Upon further investigation, that passage originated in 2008 with the claim that it was the Serbian VTI that developed it, during political tension in Serbia. There was no source at the time, and the IP address of the edit was in Serbia. It was likely propaganda. LainOfTheReal (talk) 00:54, 3 April 2024 (UTC)
Japan Railguns
[edit]Someone should update this with information on japans railgun program ~2025-34814-98 (talk) 00:54, 19 November 2025 (UTC)