From:	Gian-Paolo Musumeci <musumeci@***.LIS.UIUC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: rail-gun
Date:	Sun, 10 Apr 1994 17:41:30 -0500

>> IMHO, railguns eat _waaaaay_ too much power to be feasable without carrying
>> around a small fusion reactor!

> [CoHort comments that a car battery can drive a gauss cannon]

I meant on the scale of a 155mm artillery piece, not a handheld thing.

If you've ever built one, contact me please -- I can get superconductive
materials, etc. and would like to experiment with said.
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