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| Keywords: Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - High-powered gun launch system sets world record..jpg DAHLGREN Va Dec 10 2010 The Office of Naval Research Electromagnetic Railgun located at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division fired a world-record setting 33 mega-joule shot breaking the previous record established Jan 31 2008 The railgun is a long-range high-energy gun launch system that uses electricity rather than gunpowder or rocket motors to launch projectiles capable of striking a target at a range of more than 200 nautical miles with Mach 7 velocity A future tactical railgun will hit targets at ranges almost 20 times farther than conventional surface ship combat systems U S Navy photo by John F Williams/Released http //www flickr com/photos/usnavy/5915535936/ High-powered gun launch system sets world record 2010-12-09 09 03 http //www flickr com/people/56594044 N06 Official Navy Page from United States of America John F Williams/U S Navy Attribution License IPTC Source Navy Visual News Service 38 003349 -79 77127 source Flickr PD-USGov-Military-Navy Official U S Navy Imagery http //flickr com/photos/56594044 N06/5915535936 2012-11-14 15 51 47 cc-by-2 0 Images from United States Navy to check Railguns | ||||
