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		Navy’s Mach 8 Railgun Obliterates Record (w/ video) (wired.com)
		6 points by Mithrandir on Dec 11, 2010 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

iwr on Dec 11, 2010 [–]

For a fraction of the cost of an electric gun, they could have built a light-gas gun with better capabilities.

ollysb on Dec 11, 2010 | [–]

One of the stated benefits is that they don't need to carry explosives on board. A gas gun would not have this advantage.

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