Video: Watch the Navy’s futuristic railgun blow stuff up

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http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/kgQwLSk_Hpxrcf2UnmSAyQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/screenshot-2014-04-08-10-49-38.png (http://news.yahoo.com/video-watch-navy-futuristic-railgun-blow-stuff-173746428.html)The United States Navy is set to deploy its electromagnetic railgun-on one of its-joint high-speed vessels (JHSV) in 2016.-According to the Navy, the weapon-uses “an electromagnetic force – known as the Lorenz Force – to rapidly accelerate and launch a projectile between two conductive rails.” The railgun-will be able to fire projectiles-at a much higher velocity than current weaponry, obviously allowing them to travel much greater distances. The railgun ammunition is also able to maintain velocity for much longer, which means it-will not require a “high explosive payload” when it-reaches a-target. The Navy says this will make its ships safer because they won’t have to carry as many explosives on board. The railgun-has been in testing since 2005 and will



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